Vertigo by W.G. Sebald My rating: 5 of 5 stars I take refuge in prose as one might in a boat. Laughter erupted from the adjacent table. A middle-aged lady chided a young man for his deteriorating writing skills. The young man shifted in his chair with a sheepish grin, nudging a tiny vial of … More Book Review: Vertigo by W G Sebald (1990)
Pereira Maintains by Antonio Tabucchi My rating: 3 of 5 stars It was one of those days when I had a good meal; the fresh herbs, the right salt, the approachable variety, the generous portions, the nice host. I walked back home with a content smile. Upon unlocking the door, a whiff of scented potpourri … More Book Review: Pereira Maintains by Antonio Tabucchi (1994)
The Letter Killers Club by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky My rating: 5 of 5 stars Stop! Yes, You! Stop! Don’t Read Any Further! No, I’m serious! Like SERIOUS! STOP! I’m not going to repeat! STOP, RIGHT, HERE! Ha, you didn’t listen, did you? Well then, be prepared to sever ties with only ever thing that made your enriching circle of reading, comprehending, … More Book Review: The Letter Killers Club by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky (1976)
My Rating: 4 of 5 || My Review on Goodreads || More About The Book || About The Author They walk under its shadow. And it feels forever. They breathe their warm heart out under its all-pervasive blanket for so many countless instants (sometimes their entire lives) that the line drawing its glistening touch and … More Book Review – The Autumn Of The Patriarch by Gabriel García Márquez (1975)
My Rating : 5 of 5 || My Review on Goodreads || More About The Book || About The Author Push me not, not right now, Frozen feet is all I have; Shine me not, not right now, Calming dark is all I have; Correct me not, not right now, Impelling doubt is all I have; Wake me … More Book Review – If On A Winter’s Night A Traveller by Italo Calvino (1979)
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