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 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….
February 9, 2026 The Trial – Franz Kafka When I first read The Trial, I disliked it. The story felt so tiresome. I hated the protagonist, Joseph K, and his egotistical behaviour….