I have mixed feelings about The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste. On the one hand I thoroughly enjoyed the exquisite lyrical prose of Mengiste’s writing, which roped me into the story almost from the very beginning. She is able to express seemingly indescribable...
I picked up Klara and the Sun on a whim at a local bookstore. While browsing through various titles, the bright red, blue and yellow book cover from Klara and the Sun caught my eye. In a flash I recognized Kazuo Ishiguro’s name and made a spot decision to purchase a...
As someone who has long pondered life’s deeper questions and mysteries I was quite curious to read How will you measure your life? I found it to be an intriguing take on a timeless question. While I am unsure that I am sold completely on the approach of the (main)...
Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent by Eduardo Galeano is a must read for anyone interested in understanding Latin America through the crucible of its history from European colonization until the present day. Galeano, without a...
To fully comprehend that the roots of the human soul extend all the way to hell, as Jung implied, is to grasp the essence of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. This seemingly mundane tale, by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, recounts a single day in the life of Ivan...
This was my third Murakami book (after Kafka on the Shore and What I Talk About When I Talk About Running), and I found it to be quite a departure from the dream-like fantasy and World War II themes for which he is renowned. South of the Border, West of the Sun is...