Book Reviews & Essays on Literature
This is one those novels that will change the way you look at death and burial methods – and Beirut.Continue Reading
I have never written an easier review of a novel, than this one. Why? Because it does not need reviewingContinue Reading
“Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” – “the more things change, the more they stay the same”, said by French critic Alphonse Karr,Continue Reading
The novel is downbeat and intense, but demonstrates that what matters is love, what keeps people going is love, andContinue Reading
What is the connection between Mining Engineering and writing fiction? None. In fact, the minds of Mining Engineers often workContinue Reading
Julian Barnes’ latest novel is called The Only Story and, despite the subject (the “scandalous” love affair between a manContinue Reading
Compact Crit. #10 – On the Bright Side – The New Diary of Hendrik Groen (a.k.a. Zolang Er Leven IsContinue Reading
I have been to Australia twice, once on a holiday with a mishap and a second time on a holidayContinue Reading
The mystery over who “Hendrik Groen” is, continues. Groen is the pseudonym of a Dutch author who has produced twoContinue Reading
Taking a lesson from one of my favourite bloggers, Seth Godin, I am from now on going to compact myContinue Reading
