May 31, 2026
In many ways Anna Karenina is quintessential Tolstoy. A lengthy, gradually building complex narrative with a bevy of colorful characters set in a seminal period in Russian history (notably post emancipation of the serfs, in 1861). At the same time the crux of the...
Nov 16, 2025
Until August, is a critically acclaimed novella by renowned Colombian author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez (commonly known as Gabo), which was posthumously published by his family on the 97th anniversary of his birth. Interestingly, Gabo wrote this story in his dying days...
Aug 23, 2025
A solid 4 🌟 Half a Life is certainly not my favorite novel by V.S. Naipaul, however, it is arguably far from my least favorite. Having recently read The Mimic Men by Naipaul, I was relieved to read this novel, which showcases the further evolution of Naipaul...
Mar 30, 2025
The Vegetarian by Han Kang, was a very gripping, emotionally charged novella about the vicissitudes of life. From a seemingly innocuous starting point, a housewife who decides one day to become vegetarian, the story spirals in many unforeseen directions. Kang...
Dec 28, 2024
It is hard for me to put into words everything that I experienced during the roughly month-long period in which I read Demons, by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was a masterfully written, extraordinary novel which engrossed me completely from start to finish, despite its...
