Although I have heard for some time about The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, I have only recently managed to get around to reading this critically acclaimed novel. In fact, what prompted me to dive into it was another book that I recently read, Norwegian Wood,...
I have discovered through the course of my painstaking research for my upcoming historical fiction novel, Children of the Ocean God, that Caribbean history is littered with countless tragic stories of injustice, suffering and genocide. None moreso than the fascinating...
From start to finish Haruki Murakami had me enthralled by his novel Norwegian Wood. I literally could not put this book down until I finished it. In fact, after a slow start due to business related travel, I completed the remaining three quarters of Norwegian Wood in...
I must preface my review of the anthology, The Thing Around Your Neck, by stating that I have previously read Half of a Yellow Sun by the author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Therefore, my expectations were perhaps a bit lofty going into reading this collection of short...
Today I would like to share a reflection on “memento mori,” which is a Latin phrase meaning “remember that you have to die.” This injunction is a powerful reminder about the inevitability of death. According to some accounts of the Roman...
