Lights Out Navessa Allen: Why This Fatal Stalker Romance Is A Marvel
Did you ever stop to think that the person watching you from the shadows might actually be the only one … Read more
Book Reviews
Book reviews and full-spoiler summaries of fiction and nonfiction, from classics like Don Quixote to this year’s releases. Each review gives a quick verdict, explains the ending or the argument, and weighs strengths against weaknesses.
My Secret Garden by Nancy Friday: Why the 1973 Book Caused a Stir
In 1973, the idea that ordinary women had rich, varied and sometimes startling sexual fantasies was still controversial enough to … Read more
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and Holden’s Missed Calls
In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, a boy alone in New York steps into a phone booth. … Read more
Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom: What the Book Warns About AI
When Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies came out in 2014, most people thought its subject belonged in science fiction. A decade … Read more
Alice in Wonderland: The Hidden Logic Behind Carroll’s Nonsense
As a child I thought Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was simply silly: a talking rabbit, a grinning cat, a tea … Read more
The Brothers Karamazov Exhausts You, Then Makes You Share the Murder
The Brothers Karamazov is Dostoevsky’s sixteenth and final novel, a murder story that doubles as an argument about God, and … Read more
Pather Panchali: From Bibhutibhushan’s Novel to Satyajit Ray’s Film
Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) is a 1929 novel by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay that has left an indelible mark on … Read more
Animal Farm Is a Cruel Little Book, but Its Ending Is Painfully Right
Animal Farm ends with pigs and human farmers sitting at one card table, so alike that the watching animals cannot … Read more
The Color Purple Review, a Brutal Novel That Ends in Stubborn Joy
Is The Color Purple worth reading today? Yes, and maybe more than ever. Alice Walker’s 1982 novel opens with one … Read more
Discovering 10 Greatest Thinkers of All Time: The Greatest Minds and Ideas Throughout History
Will Durant talks about the 10 greatest thinkers of all time in his The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All … Read more
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More Review and True Story
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More is Roald Dahl’s 1977 collection of seven stories for older readers, … Read more
Mindset Book Review 2023: From Fixed to Growth And The Power of Mindset in Success
Discover how shifting from a fixed to a growth mindset transforms challenges into opportunities. This 2023 review delves into the power of mindset in achieving success and personal growth.
1984-Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell Is Really About Who You Trust, Not Who Watches
1984, or Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell is a 1949 dystopian novel about Winston Smith, a minor Party clerk in … Read more
The Godfather Book Analysis: The Flawed Pursuit of Power & Justice
The Godfather is the book you pick up when you’re tired of neat moral lines and want to understand why … Read more
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, a Survival Novel in Disguise
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell is a 1,000-page Civil War epic that most people remember as a love … Read more
Key Lessons from Hillary Clinton’s What Happened (2017): Important Insights for Future Leaders
Summary of What Happened In What Happened, Hillary Clinton recounts her experience during the 2016 presidential campaign, reflecting on her … Read more
Does Suffering Have Purpose? Man’s Search For Meaning (1946) Explains It
Do you ever feel that your pain, your losses, your sleepless nights are leading absolutely nowhere — that you are … Read more
Outliers (2008) book review: Who Succeeds and Why Not All Are Meant to Be Successful?
Ever wonder why some people seem to coast to success while others with equal talent grind for years and get … Read more
Beyond the Lines (2012) by Kuldip Nayar: The Powerful Book that Truly Changes the Political Perception of the Subcontinent
Kuldip Nayar’s autographical book Beyond the Lines is an outstanding account of the birth of three nations in the Indian subcontinent: India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Malicious Gossip and the sweet gossip of Khushwant Singh
Malicious Gossip by an Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician Khushwant Singh is a collection of columns and solitary … Read more
The Kite Runner Review, Amir Wins Redemption but Sohrab Pays for It
The Kite Runner is a novel built around one cowardly silence in a Kabul alley and the twenty-six years it … Read more