The Meaning of Home in A House for Mr. Biswas
byI want to say upfront that A House for Mr. Biswas by V.S. Naipaul has been one of the most sublime reading experiences I…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’ve been avoiding
byTop Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It…
8.2 Unveiling Secrets: A Review of The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
byIf you are a regular reader of this blog, you would have come to know that I am on a bit of a John…
My Family and Other Animals
byI first read My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell as a pre-teen, just when I was beginning to leave my childhood infatuation…
8 The Bluest Eye
byThis book is Toni Morrison’s first novel. In it, the Nobel Prize winner tells the story of a girl called Pecola who is convinced…
8 Washington Square
byThe shy and sweet daughter of a well-to-do physician, Catherine Sloper seems destined for lifelong spinsterhood until the sudden appearance of a dashing suitor…
1 Captains Courageous: A Tale of Adventure and Survival at Sea
byHarvey Cheyne is fifteen years old and the spoiled son of a railway tycoon – a combination that is not conducive to pleasantness. He’s…
0 To Have and Have Not
byBefore I started reading this book, I browsed online for a few reviews and saw that many people consider To Have and Have Not…
The Classics Club – August Meme Question #13
byThe Classics Club monthly meme is another way to bring members of The Classics Club together. The meme question for this month is: Do…
8 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: A Classic of the Spy Genre
byThis is one book that is very difficult to review. It’s full of contradictions. I love the book but it was also incredibly slow…