The God of Small Things is the winner of the 1997 Booker Prize, by Arundhati Roy, a renowned author and activist from India.It is a family saga that follows a multigenerational cast of characters from the same family living in Ayemenem, a small village in Kerala, south India. Complex, Shocking and Beautiful. I sailed through the last half in one sitting and even though one … Continue reading The God of Small Things – Arundhati Roy
Hamlet is a name widely recognized and celebrated. It is the name of one of the most noteworthy works of Shakespeare, the world’s greatest playwright. But Hamlet/Hamnet (Interchangeable in the middle ages) was also the name of Shakespeare’s long forgotten son who tragically died when he was just 11. This book is Hament’s story from what little of it is known and the rest interpreted … Continue reading Hamnet – Maggie O’ Farrel
The Picture of Dorian Gray begins with a young innocent and beautiful Dorian Gray, living in late 19th century high society Britain. When his new friend and painter Basil paints a picture of him that ages instead of him, Dorian is blessed with the gift of remaining young and beautiful forever. This novel follows Dorian Gray’s moral degeneration and corruption arc. The Picture of Dorian … Continue reading The Picture of Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde
I would recommend this book to someone who wants to send themselves into an existential crisis Homo Deus is an exceptional introduction to the ideas of technology, the human mind, consciousness, AI and other modern problems that are exponentially gaining importance and slowly taking over our lives. However, if one is already well-read and well researched in these fields this book might be surface level … Continue reading Homo Deus – Yuval Noah Harari
One of the most famous and revered pieces of literature, The Great Gatsby is a book almost everyone has read. It is not as inaccessible as most classics, since it was written fairly recently (for a classic, it’s still over 100 years old) the language in this book wasn’t a barrier. Nick Gatsby, the narrator of the book, is self-describes himself as “unbiased” but that … Continue reading The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
At school Connell and Marianne pretend not to know each other. He’s popular and well-adjusted, star of the school soccer team while she is lonely, proud, and intensely private. But when Connell comes to pick his mother up from her housekeeping job at Marianne’s house, a strange and indelible connection grows between the two teenagers – one they are determined to conceal. A year later, … Continue reading Normal People – Sally Rooney
Toru, a quiet and preternaturally serious young college student in Tokyo, is devoted to Naoko, a beautiful and introspective young woman, but their mutual passion is marked by the tragic death of their best friend years before. Toru begins to adapt to campus life and the loneliness and isolation he faces there, but Naoko finds the pressures and responsibilities of life unbearable. As she retreats further … Continue reading Norwegian wood- more of a discussion than a review
Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and … Continue reading The Cruel Prince
Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone. . . . A convict with a thirst for revenge A sharpshooter who can’t … Continue reading Six of Crows – Duology
Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of … Continue reading The Grisha trilogy – Leigh Bardugo
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