Jul 23, 2025
The Mimic Men by V.S. Naipaul was unfortunately not my cup of tea. From start to finish I struggled with this one. To be honest I nearly DNF’d this book after 50 pages, since I could not get into the story or connect with the protagonist, Ralph Singh. Somehow I...
Jul 9, 2025
This was my first book from celebrated Trinbagonian author, Earl Lovelace. At the recently concluded Bocas Literature Festival in Trinidad he was honored for his contribution to the literary world in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean region as a novelist,...
Dec 22, 2023
Here is my ‘rundown’ on Pimp: The Story of My life by notorious pimp turned writer, Iceberg Slim. First, I must confess that this is one of the most unusual memoirs I have ever read, in large part since the story focuses on what many might...
Nov 19, 2023
Until now I have only read James Baldwin’s nonfiction works, which have largely been focused on racism and the civil rights movement in the United States. Giovanni’s Room therefore represents my first foray into Baldwin’s literary fiction repertoire....
Jun 27, 2023
“The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.” The Catcher in the Rye is a colorful rant cum novel written from the perspective of a spoiled,...
