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War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy

This Tolstoyan masterpiece is one of the best-written books on War and its effect on people’s lives. The War is the Napoleonic war where Russia was invaded by a strong French army conquering Moscow, and the subsequent defeat and flight of the conquering army.

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Maurice – E.M. Forster

Maurice is said to be Forster’s homage to same-sex love. It is so. Belonging to the same lot, Forster must have felt a strong need to express himself through fiction.

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Les Misérables – Victor Hugo

This is one of the most beautiful and best books that is ever written about human suffering; a true masterpiece.

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May 30, 2026

The Lost Steps – Alejo Carpentier

The Lost Steps by Alejo Carpentier is my first novel by the author, and it rather disappointed my expectations. The novel tells the story…

May 18, 2026

The Second Sex – Simone de Beauvoir

The Second Sex was considered a revolutionary text when it was written. The content was such that only a bold author would dare to…

May 8, 2026

The House on the Strand – Daphne du Maurier

I’m not a fan of time-travel fiction. I’ve read some as a young adult, but have long ago given up. So, I was of…

April 3, 2026

The House of Mirth – Edith Wharton

The House of Mirth is a tragic story of the life of Miss Lily Bart, a beautiful young girl who is raised to aspire…

March 14, 2026

Between the Acts – Virginia Woolf

Written from 1939 to 1941, Between the Acts was the final novel produced by Virginia Woolf. The novel explores survival amidst loss. It was…

March 9, 2026

Armadale – Wilkie Collins

Dear Collins, I didn’t think a day would come for me to write a direct letter to you, although I have done it previously…

February 14, 2026

The Stranger – Albert Camus

The Stranger was my first introduction to Albert Camus. It was nearly a decade ago. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get past the protagonist, Meursault, so…

February 9, 2026

The Adolescent – Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Adolescent narrates the story of Arkady Makarovich Dolgurky, the protagonist, who matures from a naive 19-year-old adolescent to a more understanding adult. Dostoevsky…

February 9, 2026

The Metamorphosis – Franz Kafka

The Metamorphosis by Kafka is a complex work that explores multiple themes. I read it, however, as a work that exposes an ugly and…

February 9, 2026

The Grand Sophy – Georgette Heyer

Georgette Heyer’s The Grand Sophy is the best of her novels I have read so far. It is also her most popular, I think….

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