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March 31, 2025

The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit is the forerunner to the The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It gives the first glimpse to the world of hobbits, dwarfs,…

March 31, 2025

Fire in the Thatch (Robert McDonald #27) – E.C.R. Lorac

When a blaze destroys Little Thatch and its tenant, Nicholas Vaughn, perishes in the blaze, it is ruled that the cause of death is…

March 31, 2025

Fell Murder (Robert McDonald #24) – E.C.R. Lorac

Fell Murder is a grim murder-mystery story penned by Lorac. I say “grim” only relating to the murder-mystery. The story isn’t grim, far from…

March 31, 2025

Checkmate to Murder (Robert McDonald #25) – E.C.R. Lorac

Of all the murder mysteries I’ve read of E.C.R. Lorac, Checkmate to Murder is the best one. It is very cleverly written, with a…

March 31, 2025

Murder in the Mill-Race (Robert McDonald #37) – E.C.R. Lorac

When a murder takes place in a village, don’t expect to find the culprit if he is a villager. If he is an outsider,…

March 25, 2025

Othello – William Shakespeare

Othello is one of Shakespeare’s popular tragedies. Its main themes are jealousy, treachery and revenge, but race, too, plays a vital role. Othello is…

March 25, 2025

Macbeth – William Shakespeare

Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a dark tale of bloodshed, superstition, and doom. Macbeth, a general of King Duncan, driven by ambition and encouraged by false…

March 13, 2025

If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler – Italo Calvino

Please don’t ask me what this novel is about, for my interpretation will differ from yours. But if you are the kind of reader…

March 13, 2025

The Braon In The Trees (Our Ancestors #2) – Italo Calvino

What I’ve come to realize about Italo Calvino is that he never disappoints the reader no matter what he writes. This is my third…

March 13, 2025

The Brothers Karamazov – Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Karamazov Brothers is a challenging novel to review because of its complex nature. Thus my review of the novel is based on my…