Sign in with Facebook
32,448 books
—
69,710 voters
“We’re at the crematorium having lunch,”—which struck Torn as a darkly funny thing to say—“but I’m glad you called.”
― Bottled Lightning
― Bottled Lightning
“She had that look again—taut jaw, pursed lips and angry eyes—the look her face assumed when her borderline personality had crossed the border.”
― Bottled Lightning
― Bottled Lightning
“After purifying himself he walked through a small red gate to the shrine, dropped a goen, or five yen coin, the Japanese word for which also means good luck, into the wooden collection box in front of the shrine.”
― Bottled Lightning
― Bottled Lightning
“To describe Mayumi’s demeanor towards Kiwako as frosty would be like describing an ice age as minor climate change.”
― Bottled Lightning
― Bottled Lightning
“Kumakura’s use of the word sensei, reserved for professionals, including doctors and lawyers, but which Japanese doctors tried to reserve to themselves, was tacit acknowledgment that Kumakura knew the hierarchy had changed.”
― Bottled Lightning
― Bottled Lightning
Alyce’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alyce’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Alyce
Lists liked by Alyce
