In the Skin of a Lion

Another book finished! It feels so good to have the feeling of accomplishment when the year has had a poor start in terms of reading and things going on in the world. In the Skin of a Lion was a joy to read, I will start with that. For those who are new to following, […]

Ben-Hur

This, like the book I am reading now, took way too long to get through. I honestly gave up halfway through and went through an art phase before coming back and reading the second half. By doing that, I did not make myself miserable for reading a book that was heavy in language and description. […]

The Screwtape Letters, Lord Foulgrin’s Letters & The Ishbane Conspiracy

When I was originally on Tumblr, I did these two as separate reviews, so I thought for WordPress I would bring the two together. “The more often he feels without acting, the less he will be able ever to act, and, in the long run, the less he will be able to feel.” –The Screwtape […]

The Great Gatsby

This is a great book, I will start with that; this is such a tragic drama where no one is innocent and no one is guilty; it can all be blamed on human nature. You hear a lot about these kind of people: the ones that go to such great heights to find the person […]

The Phantom of the Opera

This was a wonderful read, even without knowledge of the movie; I think I would have rather picked the book over it. I love the tragic story of it all, especially if you were to read and relate to what is happening in the world now. At this time it would have been completely politically […]

The Sun Also Rises

For a short book, I think The Sun Also Rises was a pretty solid read. Admittedly, I do not think I had read this with any comprehensive value, but took it at the face. I did not dive into it, looking for meaning and anything beyond the actual words themselves. The story itself is simple; […]

A Clockwork Orange

I remember watching the movie first with an ex boyfriend; it was also one of my first movies on Netflix and vintage British movie. For me, I am at a point in my life where some things I get and understand with maturity immediately, the whole “finding the deep meaning” sort of thing, and then there […]

Every Man Dies Alone

Every Man Dies Alone is one of the best books I have ever read in life, ever. I had heard a few months after reading that Hollywood will be turning this into a movie and I swear, if they goof it I will be super salty. This is a nice blend of non-fiction and fiction, […]

The Gambler

I literally just finished The Gambler, and there is a satisfaction of growth in literature; I feel like I have been making great progress in comprehension and a tiptoe’s pace of deeper thinking. Plus, Dostoevsky mentions Madame Blanche being dressed “to the nines”, which is a phrase that I would use sometimes. It is so […]

The Law of Dreams

I had just finished The Law of Dreams a couple of days ago, and I will say that it got real very fast. We go with Fergus, who lived on the mountain belonging to a farmer in the mid-1800s who just goes through the following one-two years going from place to place trying to find […]