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A glimpse at life in Oxford

A glimpse at life in Oxford

This is where I live: Oxford. It’s really very lovely.

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Author NaomiPosted on February 22, 2016April 22, 2018Categories Life in England, Photography, Thoughts, TravelTags architecture, culture, England, history, Oxford, Oxfordshire, photography, travel, UK, University4 Comments on A glimpse at life in Oxford

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Naomi is British and Japanese. She is a recent MA graduate of Contemporary Literature, Culture and Theory at King's College London in the UK.

Likes: World literature, snow, and watching drama (on and offstage).

Dislikes: Learning Kanji, mustard, and being told that she looks twelve.

Twitter: @Naomified

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I adored Children of Blood and Bone – I’d highly recommend it if you enjoy SFF. The intricate world that Tomi Adeyemi has created is so absorbing. When dark magic is outlawed by the king in Orïsha, loyalties of love and blood are put under intense pressure. What are your thoughts if you’ve read it? ▫️ I’m really enjoying bookstagram – it’s so wonderful how friendly everyone is! Thank you for such a warm welcome ☺️ What are you reading at the moment? [#gifted] ▫️ ▫️ ▫️ ▫️ #bookstagram #igreads #bookish #bookshelf #shelfie #bookcommunity #bookphotography #bookrecs #diversevoices #sff #ya #childrenofbloodandbone #tomiadeyemi #writersofcolour #diversebooks

I’m taking part in the #APICelebrAsian tag to celebrate Asian Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month. This weekend’s prompt is to rep your heritage! So, I’m posting about a book from Japan – Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata. (Btw - also feat. some green tea and cheesecake kitkats - have you tried them? 😋) ▫️ This is a heartwarming look at identity, societal expectations and pressures on women. It shares the story of a woman called Keiko who works at a convenience store in Japan – or, as most people in Japan know them, the conbini (the Japanese title actually means ‘conbini human’). Unlike most convenience store employees though, she has been working there for 18 years – since she left University in 1998. Keiko has seen seven managers pass by and her career there has outlived all of them. ▫️ One main frustration for Keiko is that although she is happy working at a convenience store, other people are dissatisfied with her position. She still receives looks of pity and confusion – everyone is desperate to ‘fix’ her. All Keiko really wants is to be left alone. ▫️ Convenience Store Woman struck a chord with me on so many different levels. Everyone probably experiences those kinds of identity crises at some point in their life. Everyone else is doing this or that – shouldn’t I be doing the same? Moments of self-doubt creep upon you, triggered by trends or other people’s opinions. Aren’t we all a bit like Keiko, trying to work out what we should do in order to be accepted by society? This book certainly makes you question that impulse. ▫️ Have you read this book or any Japanese translated fiction? Lmk in the comments! ⬇️ ▫️ Full review on my blog (link in bio) ▫️ ▫️ ▫️ ▫️ #bookstagram #igreads #bookish #bookrecs #books #writersofcolour #diversebooks #bookcommunity #favouritebooks #becoming #bookphotography #conveniencestorewoman #sayakamurata #api #japan #japaneseliterature #translatedfiction #witfiction #diversifybookstagram

Hey 👋🏼 I’m Naomi 💃🏻 I love to read and I work in publishing – so I live and breath books all day long. And what better thing to do with an obsession than to exhibit it on social media? Although I’ve been following bookstagram accounts for ages, I’ve only just decided to venture out into this corner of the digital world. Welcome to my little virtual book nook! On here you’ll find snippets of my reading, books that I love, and on stories, snapshots of what it’s like to work in publishing as I document some of my experiences. To start off – here are some of my recent reads. I read across a variety of genres. Have you read any of these books, or are they on your TBR? Let me know and feel free to say hi and introduce yourself, I’m keen to meet new bookish people 👋🏼📚 [#gifted] ▫️ ▫️ ▫️ ▫️ ▫️ #bookstagram #igreads #bookish #bookrecs #queenie #books #writersofcolour #diversebooks #diversevoices #sff #childrenofbloodandbone #ya #shelfie #bookshelf #bookstacks #bookpiles #bookcommunity #favouritebooks #tokyouenostation #starlingdays #becoming #bookphotography

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