The ending year was certainly the most productive reading year of my life, spanning a total of 81 books. As follows, I’ve selected the very best, most memorable reading experiences.
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Literary Escapades: Monthly Reviews, 10/2020
Welcome back to the Monthly Reviews series, where I chronologically list last month’s reads, along with a short reflexion and opinion regarding each book.
Here’s a wrap-up of the English books I read in October.
Literary Escapades. Daphne du Maurier: ‚Rebecca‘
Daphne du Maurier’s gothic mystery novel ‚Rebecca‘ starts out as a lover’s lament. As the plot twists and turns, the mysteries and discoveries will increasingly horrify and stun even the best prepared reader. Be ready to have your entire concept of true love shattered before picking up this extraordinary book.
Literary Escapades. Philip Roth: ‚Indignation‘
‚Indignation‘ is culturally relevant, intellectually challenging and written with wit as any book by Philip Roth. Is Marcus Messner truly a magnificent hero, or yet another insufferably flawed protagonist?
Literary Escapades. Monthly Reviews, 9/2020
Welcome back to the Monthly Reviews series, where I chronologically list last month’s reads, along with a short reflexion and opinion regarding each book.
Here’s what I read in September:
Literary Escapades. Judy Blume: ‚Tiger Eyes‘
American author Judy Blume writes YA novels and has gotten into trouble for it repeatedly. While I am certainly not Blume’s target audience, I was not disappointed.
Literary Escapades. Monthly Reviews, 8/2020
Welcome back to the Monthly Reviews series, where I chronologically list last month’s reads, along with a short reflexion and opinion regarding each book. Here’s what I read in August.
Literary Escapades. Julian Barnes: ‚The Sense of an Ending‘
Barnes‘ fictional protagonists are usually looking back on their lives. So when Tony goes looking for his past in ‚The Sense of an Ending‘, a reader might not be surprised. A mistake.
Literary Escapades. Monthly Reviews, 7/2020
Welcome back to the Monthly Reviews series, where I chronologically list last month’s reads, along with a short reflexion and opinion regarding each book. Here’s what I read in July:
An Introduction to Estonian Literature, 3: Jaan Kross
Today’s introduction is to a paramount Estonian writer, Jaan Kross. He is the most translated and nationally and internationally best-known Estonian writer, even having been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
‚Little Fires Everyhwere‘: A unique adaptation from book to series
Celeste Ng’s novel Little Fires Everywhere (2017) is an in-depth study on the darker aspects of female and maternal psychology. The novel has been adapted into a miniseries recently, so let’s compare and contrast.
On Passion and Nature: Rediscovering D. H. Lawrence
„Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.“ English playwrite, novelist, rule-breaker and subject of numerous controversies, D. H. Lawrence died on March 2nd 1930. On the occasion of his recent death day… Weiterlesen ›
