Tag: literary
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Book Review: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
I tried reading Frankenstein several years ago but didn’t get past the first few pages. Attempting it again, I was surprised at how absorbed I became. Not so much in the story itself, but the questions pondered, particularly involving the ‘being’…
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Book Review: After the Barricades by Jessica Stilling
Though I can’t personally vouch for it, history tells us that 1968 was a year of mayhem around the world. This book takes us to Paris during the Spring-Summer of that year through protests, strikes, and all of the devastation in between…
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Book Review: Dreams of Arcadia by Brian Porter
With a mysterious overtone and a literary delivery, Dreams of Arcadia is a spectacular and unique read…
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Book Review: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
I know this is a classic and hailed as a great literary achievement… but I just wasn’t feeling it…
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Book Review: Kafka in Tangier by Mohammed Said Hjiouij
This was such an interesting read for me. It was unlike anything else I’ve read and a glimpse at a different culture than my own…
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Book Review: Violeta by Isabel Allende
Normally I really love deeply character-driven stories such as this. While there were parts I did enjoy, something didn’t sit right for some reason…
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Book Review: The Man Without Shelter by Indrajit Garai
Another interesting work of fiction from Indrajit Garai. I recently read The Bridge of Little Jeremy and despite it being a different kind of story, I enjoyed this one just as much…
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Book Review: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
A lot of thought went into this book and it shows. At another time I might have been more in a place to absorb the complexity, but as my final read of the year, it had my head spinning a little bit…
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Book Review: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
This book has an interesting concept and poses a lot of intriguing questions about life and creativity. I only wish I’d latched onto it more…
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Book Review: The Child in Time by Ian McEwan
This is the second book I’ve read recently that I was made aware of from the movie adaptation. Though this book is a rare case where I like the movie better, I still enjoyed the book immensely…