April 11, 2025 Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen This debut publication of Jane Austen is, in my opinion, a complete book in itself, an excellent introduction to the world of Jane Austen….
April 3, 2025 Conclave – Robert Harris I picked up this novel because it was about the conclave. My first knowledge of it comes from Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons, and…
March 31, 2025 The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes #2) – Arthur Conan Doyle The Sign of Four is another interesting Sherlock Holmes novel. In his second act of presenting our beloved detective, Conan Doyle fares better. Structure-wise,…
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…