Note: Since the time I wrote this post, the fourth book was published. I read the final installment and posted an updated version of the review. Please check the updated version here. Thank you! Just one more chapter and then I should go to sleep... one hour later: Ah, I want to read the next … Continue reading Series Spotlight: The Cemetery of Forgotten Books by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (book review)
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1961, To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic of the modern American literature. Having heard only good things about it, I made a wish to receive it as a present from Saint Nicholas ... and my wish came true ♥ More than depicting children's feelings toward unfair attitudes they do not … Continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (book review) – the importance of fighting for equality against all odds
When a novel gracefully combines facts and fiction about a famous person whose life is very little documented, you may end up not knowing where to draw the line between reality and fantasy. That's what I experienced while reading Girl with a Pearl Earring, a book that fell into my hands by chance at the … Continue reading Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (book review) – a servant’s life and a master’s obsession
There are countless ways a book can leave its print on reader's conscience, but a well-told real story is all the more haunting and dreadful, as the factor of authenticity adds weight to the events. It was the cold, fearless look of the Arabic woman on the cover that sent chills down my spine and drew … Continue reading The Girl Who Beat ISIS: My Story by Farida Khalaf and Andrea C. Hoffmann (book review)
A few months ago a friend sparked my interest in this book by recommending it as one of the best books he's ever read, so I decided to try it out. The story in a tiny nutshell: communism, amorous relations, censorship, sex, and lightness/heaviness of being, all under an umbrella of philosophical reflections. The Unbearable … Continue reading The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera (book review)
During my teenage years I've read three of John Fowles' books (The Magus, The Collector, and The French Lieutenant’s Woman), but recently I've realized that for the book I remember I liked the most (The Magus) I couldn't really remember the plot ... So I decided to read it again, to see whether after almost … Continue reading The Magus by John Fowles (book review) – the Godgame
I am sure there are many better and more academic ways to review this book, but I will not go on that route (for the simple reason that I would not be able to do that). Instead, I will share how I perceived the book, what I made of it and what it made of … Continue reading A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz (book review) – the memoir of the Israeli writer
This book fell into my hands while wandering through the second-hand section of a bookshop in The Netherlands. I’d heard about Umberto Eco before, so when seeing “The name of the Rose” and its beautiful cover, I could not resist buying it. I started reading it that very afternoon. Image from librarything.com In a nutshell … Continue reading The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (book review) – murder mystery in the abbey
The Midnight Palace is part of the author's teen series, written at the beginning of his career and published in 1994. Carlos Ruiz Zafón is most famous for The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, which is one of my favourite series and it will be for sure featured soon on this blog 🙂 WanderBook travelling from … Continue reading The Midnight Palace by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (book review)
After having reviewed a book written by a contemporary writer (The Circle by Dave Eggers), now it’s time for a classic one - Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. This book was recommended to me by my brother as an “easy one” compared to other Dostoevskian masterpieces, and it is the first book by Dostoevsky … Continue reading Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky (book review) – deep dive into criminals’ psychology
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