Category: essays
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Book Review: Education and History by C.S. Lewis
Aside from The Chronicles of Narnia, I haven’t read much of C.S. Lewis’ writing. It’s something that I’ve been meaning to remedy and I finally got around to listening to this audiobook that’s been sitting in my library…
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Book Review: The Essays by George Orwell
The fact that I didn’t eat up every word of this book was a major disappointment. 1984 and Animal Farm are among my all-time favorite books. I was ready for another mind-blowing reading experience…
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Closer Look: Again. Again and Again. by Mathias B. Freese [SPOILERS]
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Again. Again and Again. is a collection of short stories and essays that ponder life, death, art, events past and present, and the human condition in general. There is a lot to unpack for a book that’s under 200 pages…
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Book Review: Tales from the Secret Annex by Anne Frank
It was wonderful revisiting Anne Frank’s writing. I’ve been meaning to read this since I read her diary in 2020…
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Book Review: Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
This was an interesting read given it was originally published in 1835. It offers an impartial point of view of life and politics in America at that time…
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Book Review: Again. Again and Again. by Mathias B. Freese
Mathias Freese’s writing is intelligent and thought-provoking. This compilation of speculative stories and essays touches upon matters of life, death, art, and events past and present…