The Classics Club Reading List
A list of 50 + classics that I intend to read in the next 5 years Continue reading The Classics Club Reading List
Category: books
Viktor E. Frankl “Man’s Search for Meaning” – book review
I’ve been planning to read this book for quite some time. I heard it was an essay about the meaning of life written by a psychiatrist (or logotherapist as he calls himself) who was also an Auschwitz survivor. As such, my expectations were sky high and so perhaps easily disappointed. After all, if any one book explained the meaning of life, wouldn’t everything be solved? … Continue reading Viktor E. Frankl “Man’s Search for Meaning” – book review
Top Ten Books I Hope Santa Brings -Top Ten Tuesday
Be it Christmas or any other occasion, these books are definitely on my wishlist: Continue reading Top Ten Books I Hope Santa Brings -Top Ten Tuesday
Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton – book review
I did it! I finished reading Ron Chernow’s massive biography of Alexander Hamilton with 4 more days to spare before I go to see the musical. I’m not going to pretend this was a very easy feat for me – the first few hundred pages were quite uphill, perhaps because the stories about Hamilton’s distant relatives were not quite as interesting as the author … Continue reading Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton – book review
Wednesday Martin’s “Primates of Park Avenue” – book review
I know that I just published a reading list of things to read this winter and this book is demonstrably not on it. In my defense, I can only say that I felt in the mood for reading Wednesday Martin’s Primates of Park Avenue. You do have to be in the mood for it. I’m the kind of person who really enjoys watching Sex and … Continue reading Wednesday Martin’s “Primates of Park Avenue” – book review
Top Ten Tuesday – Books on my Winter TBR
It’s all about Hamilton… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – Books on my Winter TBR
Mary Beard’s SPQR – book review
It took me two years to finally read my chunky hardback copy (signed) of Mary Beard’s SPQR, but it was definitely worth it. Continue reading Mary Beard’s SPQR – book review
Top Ten Books I’m Thankful For – Top Ten Tuesdays
A rather eclectic mix of books… Continue reading Top Ten Books I’m Thankful For – Top Ten Tuesdays
Zadie Smith’s “NW” – book review
Zadie Smith’s NW is a novel about three people who grew up in Willesden, North-West London. Continue reading Zadie Smith’s “NW” – book review
Joseph Conrad “Typhoon and Other Tales” – book review
Joseph Conrad’s Typhoon and Other Tales – a book review This short Oxford University Press edition includes four short stories by Joseph Conrad: Typhoon, Falk, Amy Foster and The Secret Sharer, and a very useful introduction. I loved it. I do not typically read shorter fiction, but these stories were incredibly satisfying in their sense of completeness and wholenesss as works of art. Nabokov once said in his Lectures … Continue reading Joseph Conrad “Typhoon and Other Tales” – book review
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