World Literature

Book Review: The Kissing Rabbi by Andy Becker

The Kissing Rabbi: Lust, Betrayal, and a Community Turned Inside Out tells of a charismatic Orthodox rabbi, who’s schmoozing quickly…

3 years ago

Book Review: The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indriðason

The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indriðason takes place in a small town where, it seemed, you are one or two…

3 years ago

Book Review: The Cook by Maylis de Kerangal

The Cook by Maylis de Kerangal (translated by Sam Taylor) is a fictional biography of Mauro, a young man who…

5 years ago

Book Review: The Attack by Yasmina Khadra

After getting home from a very long shift, Dr. Jafaari is woken up asking to come identify his wife's body…

13 years ago

Book Review: Winter in Wartime by Jan Terlouw

It is the end of World War II and 14 year old Michiel becomes unwittingly involved with the Dutch Resistance…

13 years ago

Book Review: Dreams of My Russian Summers by Andreï Makine

A beautiful book, a lyrical and relatable story of the author who was born in Russia but spent his summers…

13 years ago

Book Review: The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

A fictional book set in Paris, France. The book discusses philosophy, culture, the class system and more – sometimes on…

13 years ago

Book Review: The Scarlet Pimpernel By Baroness Emmuska Orczy

The “League of the Scarlet Pimpernel” is famous for rescuing French noblemen from certain death in creative and daring ways.…

13 years ago

Book Review: The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo

The dark, brooding and punishing interactions between the complex characters are a mastery of storytelling. The characters are also part…

13 years ago

Book Review: The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino

The mystery is the way the investigation unfolds, layer by layer while the reader is privy to how the murder…

13 years ago

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