The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis My rating: 5 of 5 stars Where do I begin unloading this colossal bag of thoughts that are raging in my mind since yesterday? Well, my friend, you seem to be the victim today. So be it. Don’t term me evil; it is just the scent of one, I … More Book Review: The Screwtape Letters by C S Lewis (1942)
Chess Story by Stefan Zweig My Rating: 5 of 5 stars “Wanting to play chess against yourself is a paradox, like jumping over your own shadow.” But what fun is life if words like manic, insanity, paradox and contradiction are not put to test once in a while? Even at the cost of years of discipline and rationality? … More Book Review: Chess Story by Stefan Zweig (1941)
The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon My rating: 4 of 5 stars Muted – I am in an alien way, Post – reading this weird novel about a Horn – that despite many mouths, remains Muted – across the Post – offices of circuitous US lands although the blare of this Horn – is audible to a secretive group … More Book Review: The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon (1966)
I love e-books, I do. But ask me this: What gives you the the happiest feeling in your world of reading? And I would say: Reading in my library! Ah! Sinking into my little cozy library, books staring at me with wistful eyes from all around and in a continuous, hypnotic way, closing in on … More 11 Unusual Book Stores
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