February 15, 2022 The Fellowship of the Ring (LOTR #1) – J.R.R. Tolkien “One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.” Synopsis…
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…