Last Friday, like everybody and their dog, I decided to go and see Lumiere London lights festival. Despite the cold it was a great walk all through the central London, a place that I generally tend to avoid, but as I discovered I miss it too. It was great to rediscover some long forgotten places. …
American Pastoral – Philip Roth – Quotes
Some thoughts and quotes to expand a bit on my short review. The book touches on so many things and your perception of what is important in it will definitely depend on your experiences, but it is a book that moved me on many levels. ***SPOILER ALERT***I know the story is summarized at the back of …
2/3 of The American Trilogy – Philip Roth
I admit I didn't know much about Roth when I started reading his books. I didn't know so much that I didn't even know 'Human Stain' was the last book of the American Trilogy, so it became the first book written by Roth I read. I loved it, the complexity, the big and small picture, …
Station Eleven – Emily St. John Mandel
This book was generally classified as science fiction, which is probably why it took me so long from buying it to reading it. I like science fiction but only from time to time, I guess I’m not the technology type, but I do like sci-fi that probes the big questions: what makes us human, how …
The Human Stain – Philip Roth – Quotes
My first Roth... I finished this book few months ago and still I’m not sure I’m ready to write its review. I liked the writing, characters, story, but it’s not about that, this is the superficial layer. I think I’m still digesting the book in some way, it touched on so many topics, all forms …
24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep – Jonathan Crary
It’s the second of my Christmas presents that I managed to read this year! Food for thought, I’d say. I didn’t agree with every statement but it definitely got me thinking. The main thesis (simplified of course) is that capitalism forces us to function 24/7 and that sleep being physically unavoidable is the last bastion …
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The God of Small Things – Arundhati Roy – Quotes
As I mentioned in my review I really liked the language and imagery in this book, how sensual it was and also how it jump between the high and the low of life, the big picture and focus on detail. He didn’t know that in some places, like the country that Rahel came from, various kinds …
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!! I wanted to thank you all for taking the time to read my posts and follow my blog! I really hope you’ll find a lot of interesting things here this year. Let me know if you have any suggestions! It is 2016 already, I’m honestly not sure when that happened, but I …
The God of Small Things – Arundhati Roy
This book has been on my TBR list for years, finally encouraged by a recent review posted at middle, beginning & end I decided enough is enough and started reading it. The book tells a story of twins Rahel and Estha in the context of their family history, history of India, and the social environment …
Did You Ever Have a Family – Bill Clegg
This is a book about the unthinkable. All your family gone, in one sweep... There's no one left. How do you deal with this? Should you deal with this? Or maybe this is a blow that has to kill you? I expected a kicking, screaming and wailing book, but this book is surprisingly quiet. The …
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