Need a review on a classic piece of literature? The Sound and the Fury? Or maybe Lord of the Flies is more your style? These are my classic book reviews.
Pnin struggles to maintain his dignity through a series of comic and sad misunderstandings, all the while falling victim to academic conspiracies and the manipulations of a deliberately unreliable narrator.
Venus in Furs describes the obsessions of Severin von Kusiemski, a European nobleman who desires to be enslaved to a woman. Severin finds his ideal of voluptuous cruelty in the merciless Wanda von Dunajew.
In 1940s Shanghai, young Jiazhi spends her days playing mahjong and drinking tea. But China is occupied by Japanese forces, and in wartime things are not what they seem.
Etsuko struggles to come to terms with the death of her husband. Moving in with her father-in-law only raises more concerns.
In their youth, Florentino and Fermina fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy doctor, Florentino is heartbroken, but he is still a romantic.
The Island of Doctor Moreau is a classic of early science fiction and remains one of Wells’ best-known books.
The story of a troubled individual following the troubled path of existentialism down a slippery hole.
A love affair breaks out between a man and his 12-year-old step-daughter. Bringing controversy from every direction, this is Lolita.