Tag: penguin classics
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Book Review: Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali
How have I gone so long without this classic in my life? It’s been a while since I’ve read something so poignant and deeply human. I had high expectations going into this, and those expectations were exceeded…
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Book Review: Selected Writings by Thomas Aquinas
Having read two of St. Augustine’s key works (City of God and Confessions) the past two Lenten seasons, I felt that it was time to read from another saint. I wasn’t intimidated by the size after City of God, but as soon as I started reading, I realized that I’d picked up a heavy work…
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Book Review: The Roosevelt I Knew by Frances Perkins
Despite having grown up interested in the Great Depression and World War II eras, I never did much research on Franklin Roosevelt as a person. I came across this book secondhand around the time I read Becoming Madam Secretary (a fictionalized account of Frances Perkins’ life), and I thought it would be fascinating to read about FDR…
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Book Review: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
After hearing so many wonderful things about this book, how could I not pick it up? Otherwise, this is a classic that hasn’t particularly been on my radar, though of course I’d heard the title countless times…
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Book Review: Complete Short Stories by Graham Greene
I saw this in the bookstore shortly after I finished reading The End of the Affair. I was entranced with Graham Greene’s writing. This book has a variety of different stories…
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Book Review: The End of the Affair by Graham Greene
Even though this book is a mere 160 pages, I took months to get through it — in a good way! I read Graham Greene’s The Power and the Glory last year and the experience hadn’t been what I’d hoped it would be. I lowered my expectations this time and tried not to make any assumptions about…