Aldous Huxley “Brave New World” – book review
Though the Brave New World was written in 1932, its unashamed dualism feels eerily contemporary. Continue reading Aldous Huxley “Brave New World” – book review
Tag: back to the classics
Choderlos de Laclos “Les Liaisons Dangerouses” – book review
It took me half a year- but I finally did it! I finished reading Les Liaisons Dangereuses ! Continue reading Choderlos de Laclos “Les Liaisons Dangerouses” – book review
Virginia Woolf’s “Night and Day”- book review
It took me a long time to get through “Night and Day”. Continue reading Virginia Woolf’s “Night and Day”- book review
Mary Wollstonecraft’s “Vindication of the Rights of Woman” – book review
The book is a very rational argument about the importance of educating women – in order to make them better wives and mothers. Continue reading Mary Wollstonecraft’s “Vindication of the Rights of Woman” – book review
The panic about my TBRs…
I’ve signed up for two challenges in January of 2019. The Back to the Classics Challenge 2019 and The 2019 TBR Pile Challenge! #TBR2019RBR. The sum total of those challenges is 22 books. So far I’ve read exactly 5 of them (!) and it is now the end of October. This post is an attempt to regain some control. The sections are: The books that I’ve read so … Continue reading The panic about my TBRs…
George Orwell “Animal Farm” – book review
I added Animal Farm to my Back to the Classics Challenge, in the full knowledge that it is a classic that happens to be short. Continue reading George Orwell “Animal Farm” – book review
Henry James’s “Princess Casamassima” – book review
When I finished reading this book, I looked at the world in a bemused daze… Continue reading Henry James’s “Princess Casamassima” – book review
Herodotus “The Histories” – book review
Herodotus The Histories is a brick of a book. It’s 750 pages of history and ethnography with a loose Greek- Persian theme to it. It’s definitely not always a page-turner. But I am so glad I read it, because there are moments in it that absolutely illuminated my understanding of ancient Greece. The reason I reached for Herodotus is Ryszard Kapuściński’s Travels with Herodotus. I took … Continue reading Herodotus “The Histories” – book review
Back to the Classics Challenge 2019
Here’s my list for 2019 Continue reading Back to the Classics Challenge 2019
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