Tag: literary
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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…
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Book Review: Other Worlds Were Possible by Joss Sheldon
I love thought-provoking works of literary fiction, especially when it pulls me out of my comfort zone. Eloquently written, Other Worlds Were Possible poses many questions about society as we know it today…
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Book Review: We Are the Light by Matthew Quick
I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this. I loved the notion of a book that included the presence of guardian angels, so I took the chance…
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Book Review: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is such a touching, human story about the ups and downs of friendship. It’s been a long time since I’ve been so deeply captivated by a storyline…
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Book Review: All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
At this point in my reading life, I’m no longer shocked when I don’t fall head over heels in love with a book that the majority raves about. While I did enjoy All the Light We Cannot See, that enjoyment only came well into the second half of the book…
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ARC Review: The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
Full disclosure, I have no knowledge of the real-life aspects of this story portrayed in this book. I think if it was something I was well-versed in I might have enjoyed it a bit more…
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Book Review: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
At first, I found the book painfully slow (and admittedly uninteresting). Though I can’t say it exactly picked up the pace, I got more invested…