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November 23, 2021

Crooked House – Agatha Christie

This standalone murder mystery by Agatha Christie was quite an unusual one. It certainly has “Christie elements” with family drama thrown in, but I…

November 23, 2021

The Mirror Cracked from Side to Side (Miss Marple #8) – Agatha Christie

The Mirror Cracked from Side to Side is one of the most cleverly written murder mysteries in the Marple series. In fact, it falls…

November 23, 2021

The Paradiso – Dante Alighieri (La Divina Commedia #3)

Paradiso is the third and final part of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri which describes Dante’s version of Paradise. Dante’s Paradise is influenced…

November 23, 2021

The Purgatorio – Dante Alighieri (La Divina Commedia #2)

The Purgatorio is the second part of Dante’s masterpiece, The Divine Comedy. This is where according to Dante the sinners purge their sins by…

November 23, 2021

The Inferno – Dante Alighieri (La Divina Commedia #1)

The Inferno, part one of Dante’s epic poem, The Divine Comedy, is the most imaginative poem that I’ve read in my life. I’m yet…

November 23, 2021

A Midsummer Night’s Dream – William Shakespeare

This is one of the most hilarious comedies of Shakespeare that I have read, even funnier than A Comedy of Errors . Combining fantasy…

November 23, 2021

The Secret of Chimneys (Superintendent Battle #1) – Agatha Christie

The Secret of Chimneys, the first Superintendent Battle novel, is more a thriller than a murder mystery. I’m a mystery fan, so I’m a…

November 23, 2021

The Picture of Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only novel written by Oscar Wilde. The story is about a young and handsome man who exchanges…

November 23, 2021

The House of the Dead – Fyodor Dostoevsky

“Here there is a world’s apart, unlike everything else, with laws of its own, its own dress, its own manners and customs, and here…

November 23, 2021

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot #4) – Agatha Christie

This is another brilliantly written murder mystery by Agatha Christie. The plot is well structured with a mind-blowing twist at the end which will…