Book Review

The Book Thief

I highly recommend this masterpiece of literature and historical fiction to everyone who loves to read and even those who don’t as this would change their opinion of reading.  Rarely will you find a book so incandescent and intense, it would move you deeply… 


The Painter’s Daughters

Although it touches on mental health issues that could be triggering for some, I still highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to know more about familial relationships, societal pressures, parental expectations and sisterhood from a romantic bygone era…

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

Since this is the first Murakami book I’ve ever read, I didn’t really know what to expect.  The story’s opening sequence of a recently unemployed young man named Toru Okada being interrupted by a strange phone call while cooking spaghetti is promising. Not long…

All The Light We Cannot See

I received this book as a Christmas gift from my sister and instantly became intrigued.  Being a fan of historical fiction, I was excited to read about the war between France and Germany precipitated by the latter’s belief in the entropy of the human species rectifiable…

The Breadwinner Trilogy

This coming-of-age book about a brave young Afghan girl named Parvana and her journey is a must-read for children and adults alike. Young readers’ minds would be opened as to the plight of Afghans, their struggle against the Taliban, their lack of access to food…