Reviews (Books & Movies)

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Powell, Anthony: A Dance to the Music of Time

I started reading A Dance to the Music of Time with high expectations brought about...
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Mistry, Rohinton: A Fine Balance

"Those who continue to harp on the decline of the novel ought to consider Rohinton...
Cover of Somerset Maugham's book The Magician with mystical imagery.

Maugham, W. Somerset: The Magician

A master storyteller, W. Somerset Maugham was no stylist. Someone sobs in each of his...
Cover of 'The Alienist' featuring a figure walking down a dimly lit street.

Carr, Caleb: The Alienist

The Alienist by Caleb Carr relates the story of a serial killer of preteen boys...
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Christie, Agatha: The ABC Murders

In terms of sales, Agatha Christie is led only by the Bible (with the advantage...
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Mason, Richard: The World of Suzie Wong

I first read The World of Suzie Wong as a teenager, and again earlier this...
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Nabokov, Vladimir: Lolita

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the...
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Proust, Marcel: Swann’s Way

I first read Swann's Way by Marcel Proust when I was 32, much too young...
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War & Peace (the movie)

Searching online for movie versions of War & Peace, I found American and Russian productions...
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Tolstoy, Leo: War and Peace

War and Peace is a large enough book to hold like a hamster in your...

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