Book Reviews

Dark comedies have become an immensely popular sub-genre over the last few years, captivating readers with a serious and enthralling story that still manages to keep a fairly upbeat and jovial tone.  In trying to capture the intrigue and fascination of dark comedy, many authors have produced some incredibly unique and fascinating books in the […]

We all love flicking through a book that can make a true impact on our lives, and That Old Cape Magic is one such book that manages to pull at the heartstrings so much that it can feel eerily relatable at times.  Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo has always been known for crafting emotional stories

The Name of the Rose shocked readers when it was first published back in 1980 with its complex plot, dazzling writing style, and unique themes that the author Umberto Eco managed to pack into just a few hundred pages.  As of today, the book has sold over 50 million copies, making it one of the

While the serialized fiction story was once a leading form of publishing, the style has fallen out of fashion lately. Nowadays, we prefer to consume our books in one big lump. What better way to return to an old-fashioned publishing method than with a semi-traditional historical adventure story? Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon

Home, a book by Marilynne Robinson, has often been touted as being one of the very best novels of the past few decades, and even in the years since its first publication in 2009, the book still remains a firm favorite and a solid classic.  However, you’re likely here because you want to try out

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao was published in 2007 by the Dominican American writer Junot Diaz. It follows his successful short story collection, Drown, published in 1996. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2008 and the National Book Critics Circle Award.  In this article, we’ll be taking a closer look at

The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann is largely regarded as a masterpiece of German fiction. The intimidatingly long novel — originally published in two installments — follows engineer Hans Castorp as he finds himself losing time in a Swiss sanatorium. An isolated community in the Swiss Alps serves as a backdrop for a novel that

The Nobel Prize for Literature is a prestigious award that is given to those who have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind in the field of literature in the prestigious year. Since 1901, the Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to writers around the world, including songwriters, poets, and dramatists.  In this article, we’ll

Books can transport us to various places. From intricate storylines, to entirely new worlds, lands, and planets, books can offer us escapism like nothing else. Some of the best books of all time have shaped and defined generations, with political, historical, and social commentaries that can give us insight into our own lives and societies.

Many would argue that it was the release of Norwegian Wood back in 1987 that really made Haruki Murakami a household name in the world of literature, and considering the book sold over 4 million copies in Japan alone, it’s hard to argue against this. Murakami’s unique writing style and beautiful prose and descriptions are