Touted as the “great gay novel,” A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara exceeded what is expected and came up with a great work. Here are some memorable lines from her second novel. “The world has two kinds of people. Those who are inclined to believe, and those who aren’t.” ~ Hanya Yanagihara, A Little […]
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Book Review: A Little Life
Author: Hanya Yanagihara Publisher: Anchor Books Publishing Date: January 2016 Number of Pages: 816 Genre: Bildungsroman/Coming of age A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara is one of those impulse purchases that I made last year. I have never encountered Yanagihara before although A Little Life is her second book. I just randomly picked up her book on the stacks […]
Book Review: The Famished Road
Author: Ben Okri Publisher: Vintage Books Publishing Date: 1992 Number of Pages: 500 pages Genre: Magical Realism I have never come across Ben Okri nor any of works, until I saw The Famished Road on a second hand bookstore. I had no iota on what it was about but I still bought it because it piqued my curiosity. The book […]
Quotable Quotes: Stones from the River
“This is what is faith is all about – believing what cannot be explained.” ~ Ursula Hegi, Stones from the River “About endings… Unless we do them well, we have to keep repeating them.” ~ Ursula Hegi, Stones from the River “Fear is a strange thing. It strips off masks… In some people it brings […]
Book Review: Stones from the River
Author: Ursula Hegi Publisher: Scribner Paperback Fiction Publishing Date: 1994 Number of Pages: 525 pages Genre: Historical Fiction So to begin with, I purchased this book in a used bookstore, without any inkling of what it is about. It is one of those impulse purchases that seem to overcome me whenever I pass by a bookstore. Upon reading the […]
Quotable Quotes: Holding Up The Universe
Quotable Quotes is a collection of quotes from the latest books I’ve read. This feature is for quotes from the young adult fiction, Holding Up The Universe. If you are interested in reading it, you might want to check out my thoughts on Jennifer Niven’s work here. In the meantime, here are some catchy phrases […]
Book Review: Shalimar The Clown
Author: Salman Rushdie Publisher: Vintage Publishing Date: 2006 Number of Pages: 649 pages Genre: Mystery, Historical Synopsis Los Angeles, 1991. Maximilian Ophuls is knifed to death on the doorstep of his illegitimate daughter India, slaughtered by his Kashmiri driver, a mysterious figure who calls himself Shalimar the Clown. The dead man is a World War II […]
Book Review: The Secret History
Author: Donna Tartt Publisher: Vintage Contemporaries Publishing Date: April 2004 Number of Pages: 559 pages Genre: Mystery, Inverted Detective Story, Literary Fiction Synopsis: Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum […]
Book Quotes: The Sun is Also a Star
“A word can start off meaning one thing and end up meaning another… Words shouldn’t be allowed to change meanings.” ~ Natasha “We tell ourselves there are reasons for the things that happen, but we’re just telling ourselves stories. We make them up. They don’t mean anything.” ~ Daniel “Names are powerful things. They act […]
Book Review: The Sun is Also a Star
Author: Nicola Yoon Publisher: Delacorte Press Publishing Date: 2016 Number of Pages: 344 pages Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary Fiction Synopsis: Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New […]
