Book Reviews – PiyangieJay

August 23, 2026

The Splendid and the Vile – Erik Larson

The Splendid and the Vile provides a great insight into a man who held his ground fast amidst danger and despair, a man who…

August 8, 2026

The Periodic Table – Primo Levi

The Periodic Table is a unique work. I say this not because a Holocaust survivor wrote it but because it was written in an…

July 8, 2026

Babbitt -Sinclair Lewis

Babbitt is a biting critique of living the “American Dream”, which Sinclair Lewis interprets as chasing after material wealth and social status. Lewis’s protagonist,…

June 24, 2026

Ariel: The Restored Edition – Sylvia Plath

What can I say about this poetry collection by Sylvia Plath? Shall I say, come and see the beauty in suffering? Because that’s what…

June 12, 2026

Chronicle of a Death Foretold – Gabriel García Márquez

There had never been a death more foretold. So begins a brutal tale of honour killing. Santiaago Nasar became a victim of honour killing….

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…