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.
novels
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.
Literary Escapades. Annie Proulx: ‚Barkskins‘
American author Annie Proulx is best known for her short story Brokeback Mountain (1997) and novel The Shipping News (1993), both of which have been adapted and received additional acclaim on the silver screen respectively. Barkskins (2016) is her newest and arguably most ambitious novel, reaching over 700 pages.
‚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.
Literary Escapades. Monthly Reviews, 4/2020
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 April:
Quote Digest, Vol. 5: Mario Vargas Llosa
Welcome back to Quote Digest, where I take apart and reflect on my favourite quotes. Today’s quote comes from Nobel Prize winning Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa (born 1936) and his novel Death in the Andes (Lituma en los Andes,… Weiterlesen ›
My Standout Reads in 2018
Literature is my subject of study and my medium of choice. I always carry a book with me and as a personal goal I aspire to read a book a week. In 2018 I read approximately 48 novels, and from… Weiterlesen ›
Evil in Literature: Hubert Selby Jr. and Ottessa Moshfegh
The existence of evil and the necessity of it or reasoning behind it have been a topic of discussion since the beginning of discussions. Regarding evil in literature, however, the why isn’t as interesting as to observe how things happen. I’ve read… Weiterlesen ›
