Literature Discussions and Book Reviews
For the first time in a very long while, I could feel tears coming to my eyes while I wasContinue Reading
All the Aging Groovies like me out there would know the name Pete Townshend, the Pete Townshend – a.k.a. Peter DennisContinue Reading
Do you where Lampedusa is? Or what it is? Steven Price’s historical novel, Lampedusa, is not actually about the islandContinue Reading
One of the enjoyable aspects of reading, is that in the process of sniffing out a particular book or authorContinue Reading
Some books have exotic contexts – there is a story about the story, and it helps the promotion of theContinue Reading
“Künstlerromane” are fictional depictions of the coming-of-age of artists or art prodigies – real or imagined, and their personal andContinue Reading
Killing Commendatore was published in Japanese with the title 騎士団長殺し (Kishidancho Goroshi) in 2017, and the English translation came outContinue Reading
A reader should approach with caution any book that has won a whole bunch of awards. A reader should alsoContinue Reading
It says on the cover that The Family Fang is a comedy – but I did not find it funny.Continue Reading
To give some background on this peculiar novella, The Last Days of New Paris, consider this: No dedicated Science FictionContinue Reading
Julian Barnes is a writer who does not waste words. While his subjects are often difficult and his novels contain references to specializedContinue Reading
A nocturne, as in the title of this novel, is a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of,Continue Reading
Update The Goldfinch won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Amazon selected the novel as the 2013 Best Book ofContinue Reading
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