Here’s the latest book review that has just been published on YouTube.
A New Haul of Old Books
Recently I went into a Savers store here in Melbourne which is a thrift store. It had a superb collection of classics and literature so I went a bit wild and spent some money – all up about $10.
Annie Ernaux: Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2022
I recently read, A Man’s Place by Annie Ernaux and I was floored by her writing style. It reminded me of the type of writing I have been doing in my journals since the age of 15 where I have captured snippets of my life as an anxious teenager, a curious but sensible adult and […]
Book Review: They by Kay Dick
After being disturbed from doing my book review, (always a danger to do these on weekends when my husband is home), I finally reviewed this book.
Book Review: Look At Me by Anita Brookner
Here’s my latest book review. It’s another book by Anita Brookner which is my 5th read of hers this year. I love how she writes and her subject matter. I would say that this book is one of her better ones with big themes such as loneliness, servitude, popularity and jealousy.
Book Review: WE by Yevgeny Zamyatin
This one was a doozy. It’s the book touted as the one that inspired George Orwell to write 1984 and in fact, there’s a lot of similarities. Written in 1921 it’s set in the 26th century in a dystopic panopticon society which works on Taylorism and has banned art and any individuality of any sort. […]
Review of House of the Dead by Dostoyevsky
I’ve been reading Dostoyevsky this year and he’s one of my favourite authors. I think I’m turning into a book snob 🤣 because 2023 has been a year of some brilliant reads of literary fiction that when I pick up a current popular read book, I get bored. If a book isn’t making me toss […]
More New (& Old Books) Come My Way
Some more classic and literature books have come my way. Since making this video, I have already read Dostoyevsky’s House of the Dead (brilliant), The Collector by John Fowles (superbly creepy) and Look at Me by Anita Brookner. I’m reading like there’s no tomorrow. A book is always in my hand or in my bag […]
Video Review of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Finally, I bit the bullet and read this book. I let go of my own pride and prejudice of this book and was pleasantly surprised.
How to Read
Continuing onto the second skill highlighted in Robin Good’s article “What We Really Need to Learn to Be Successful in Life – Part 1″ is How to Read. Reading is my most favourite activity. Reading is critical thinking for me. However, it’s also HOW we read that is the most important skill and I believe […]