Aug 23, 2026
Laughable Loves was a colorful, entertaining collection of short stories from acclaimed Czech-French writer Milan Kundera. In quintessential Kundera style every story by hook or crook has some connection to the hedonistic “pursuit of pleasure” (to put it...
Dec 14, 2025
This story turned out quite differently from what I had expected when I first picked it out at the bookstore. I’ve previously read and thoroughly enjoyed, The Housekeeper and the Professor from Yoko Ogawa, so I had somehow conjured up in my head that this one...
May 25, 2025
The White Book is a wonderful masterpiece of poetry melded with storytelling. Honestly, this anthology/poetry collection was unlike anything that I have read before. The depth of emotion that Han Kang skillfully distills on paper is astounding and heartwrenching....
Dec 21, 2024
Reflections by fellow Gooodreads author, Joe Krakovsky, was a delightful, entertaining read from start to finish. From the get go the story had me hooked, with its exquisite historical detail and compelling plot. An adventure involving Egyptian mummies, a young...
Aug 12, 2024
Sometimes I forget what’s its like to be free. I do not mean freedom in the sense of physical captivity, but rather to be mentally free and unburdened from the hustle and bustle of modern urban life. Lately it seems like I have been on a constant treadmill, with...