Book Reviews

"Middlemarch" by George Eliot - Book Review

"Middlemarch" by George Eliot - Book Review

Summary "In Middlemarch, George Eliot explores a fictional nineteenth-century Midlands town facing immense political, cultural, and societal change. The quiet drama of ordinary lives and flawed choices are played out in...

"Middlemarch" by George Eliot - Book Review

Summary "In Middlemarch, George Eliot explores a fictional nineteenth-century Midlands town facing immense political, cultural, and societal change. The quiet drama of ordinary lives and flawed choices are played out in...

"Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut - Book Review

"Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut - Book R...

Summary "Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the world's great antiwar books. Centering on the infamous World War II firebombing of Dresden, the novel is the result of what...

"Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut - Book R...

Summary "Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the world's great antiwar books. Centering on the infamous World War II firebombing of Dresden, the novel is the result of what...

"Perfection" by Vincenzo Latronico - Book Review

"Perfection" by Vincenzo Latronico - Book Review

Summary "A scathing, provocative novel about contemporary existence by a rising star in Italian literature. Anna and Tom, an expat couple, have fashioned a dream life for themselves in Berlin....

"Perfection" by Vincenzo Latronico - Book Review

Summary "A scathing, provocative novel about contemporary existence by a rising star in Italian literature. Anna and Tom, an expat couple, have fashioned a dream life for themselves in Berlin....

"The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas - Book Review

"The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas ...

Summary "Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure...

"The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas ...

Summary "Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure...

"In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote - Book Review

"In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote - Book Review

Summary "The chilling true crime ''non-fiction novel'' that made Truman Capote''s name, In Cold Blood is a seminal work of modern prose, a remarkable synthesis of journalistic skill and powerfully evocative narrative...

"In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote - Book Review

Summary "The chilling true crime ''non-fiction novel'' that made Truman Capote''s name, In Cold Blood is a seminal work of modern prose, a remarkable synthesis of journalistic skill and powerfully evocative narrative...

"The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro - Book Review

"The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro - Bo...

Summary "In the summer of 1956, Stevens, a long-serving butler at Darlington Hall, decides to take a motoring trip through the West Country. The six-day excursion becomes a journey into...

"The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro - Bo...

Summary "In the summer of 1956, Stevens, a long-serving butler at Darlington Hall, decides to take a motoring trip through the West Country. The six-day excursion becomes a journey into...