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Title: Lolita Author: Vladimir Nabokov First Publication: 1955 From the first sentence, I loved the writing of Nabokov. His prose meanders and substitutes, deceives and describes, tempts and rejects. Purely on the word-level, I think this might be one of the best books I have ever read. Rarely am I this impressed by writing itself. […]
I read this book as part of the Classics Club Challenge – I challenged myself to read fifty classics picked by me in the next three years. To find out more, you can see my list or visit the Classics Club website. Title: Faust Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe First Publication: 1808 Project Gutenberg Faust […]
I read this book as part of the Classics Club Challenge – I challenged myself to read fifty classics picked by me in the next three years. To find out more, you can see my list or visit the Classics Club website. Title: Madame Bovary Author: Gustave Flaubert First Publication: 1856 Project Gutenberg Madame Bovary […]
I read this book as part of the Classics Club Challenge – I challenged myself to read fifty classics picked by me in the next three years. To find out more, you can see my list or visit the Classics Club website. Title: Nana Author: Émile Zola First Publication: 1880 Project Gutenberg Nana (free download, […]
Title: Bellman and Black: A Ghost Story Author: Diane Setterfield Series: None Rating: 3 Stars 340 pages Published October 10th 2013 by Orion Review copy received from Netgalley Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Contrary to what the subtitle might make you want to believe, there are very little ghost story elements in Bellman and […]
I read this book as part of the Classics Club Challenge – I challenged myself to read fifty classics picked by me in the next three years. To find out more, you can see my list or visit the Classics Club website. Title: Prufrock and Other Observations Author: T.S. Eliot First Publication: 1917 Project Gutenberg […]
Title: Room Author: Emma Donoghue Series: None Rating: 4/5 Stars 321 pages Published September 13th 2010 by Picador Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository I picked Room up in a bookstore in Dublin, wanting to support Irish authors when there. I could only vaguely remember it being a very hyped up book a few […]
Title: The Language of Dying Author: Sarah Pinborough Series: None Rating: 3.5/5 Stars 144 pages Expected publication December 5th 2013 by Jo Fletcher Books Review copy provided by the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Some days you’re just not in the mood for fluff, for sparkly vampires or thrillers where the killer always […]
Why did Peter write a book called The Best Book in the World, and what does he think the best book in the world is? As part of a blog tour I got to interview him and get all the answers. You can find out more about his book on Goodreads and Amazon or read […]
Title: The Best Book in the World Author: Peter Stjernström Series: None Rating: 4/5 Stars 399 pages Expected publication September 27th 2013 by Hesperus Press ARC received from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository I’m not a frequent literary fiction reader, but when I do read lit fic I make sure it’s like […]