February 9, 2022 Lady Chatterley’s Lover – D.H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley’s Lover has been one of the most controversial books of 20th-century classical literature. Branded as pornography and called “the foulest book in…
February 9, 2022 A Vindication of the Rights of Woman – Mary Wollstonecraft A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is an early work of the feminist canon. Written in the late 18th century, this work brings…
January 30, 2022 Nausea – Jean-Paul Sartre Nausea brings to us a man’s struggle to come to terms with his own existence. Antoine Roquentin is disgusted with his everyday existence. Being…
January 17, 2022 Aurora Leigh – Elizabeth Barrett Browning Aurora Leigh is an epic poem which Elizabeth Barrett Browning herself styled as a “novel in verse” to which she has poured her profound…
January 10, 2022 Frenchman’s Creek – Daphne du Maurier Frenchman’s Creek is the third book I read of Daphne du Maurier following My Cousin Rachel and Rebecca . And naturally, I expected a…
January 10, 2022 Thérèse Raquin – Émile Zola Thérèse Raquin is another version of the age-old story of love, lust, adultery, and murder. Yet, Émile Zola’s presentation of the story of this…
January 3, 2022 The Gambler – Fyodor Dostoevsky After this second reading, I’m forced to change my entire opinion on this book. This was my introduction to Dostoevsky, so I didn’t know…
January 1, 2022 Winter of Our Discontent – John Steinbeck The Winter of Our Discontent is the grand finale of John Steinbeck’s fictitious creation. Deriving the title from William Shakespeare’s Richard III opening lines…
December 29, 2021 Candide – Voltaire It seems that I haven’t known or understood Voltaire enough to appreciate his most acclaimed work. This reading put me straight since I’ve revisited…
December 15, 2021 Letters on England – Voltaire Letters on England, a collection of letters written by Voltaire while living in exile in England, comprises Voltaire’s observations on English politics, governance, religion,…