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….
February 9, 2026 Under the Net – Iris Murdoch After my fallout with Iris Murdoch about a year ago, I was of two minds whether to continue with her or not. When I…
November 16, 2025 The Years – Virginia Woolf I always say that Virginia Woolf doesn’t write stories, at least not in the conventional sense we know. She doesn’t have a proper plot….
October 18, 2025 The Library of Babel – Jorge Luis Borges I’m new to Jorge Luis Borges. The Library of Babel was my first time reading him, and so, my mind was a blank canvas….
October 18, 2025 Oresteia – Aeschylus With The Oresteia, I begin my journey of Greek dramatists. I’ve only read Homer, and both his works are epic poems, not plays. I…
October 18, 2025 Antigone – Sophocles Antigone is another great play I have come across in my journey with Greek dramatists. This is my second play by Sophocles, and it…
October 18, 2025 Oedipus Rex – Sophocles Oedipus Rex by Sophocles was the next stop in my reading journey of Greek dramatists. After reading Oresteia, I have already fallen in love…
October 18, 2025 Medea – Euripides Medea is my first dramatic experience of Euripides. The play touches on the themes of infanticide, so I was rather apprehensive of reading it….