I was never big on The English Patient. I did enjoy certain passages, and the characters made lasting impressions on me – I can still recall tiniest details about them, but overall I can’t say I loved the book. So I was not sure about picking up Warlight when it came out in June.
This surreal novel by Iraqi author and film-maker Ahmed Saadawi is not a travel sequel starring Mary Shelley’s creation (you’d laugh but I actually went to a literary event about the book where the host implied that 😭 you don’t have to read all of it, but at least be prepared if you are going […]
Colson Whitehead took the historical metaphor of abolitionism in the US and imagined The Underground Railroad, which stood for a network of secret routes and safe houses to aid slaves’ escape, as an actual railroad with trains and conductors. What a clever way to wed fiction and reality.
I first came across this book when browsing shelves in a local Waterstones and chatting to the bookseller who heartily recommended it.
Ladies, this is your day. Where I’m from (Kazakhstan) 8th of March, International Women’s Day, is a bank holiday, and so it should be everywhere. Flowers, presents, words of appreciation and best gift of all – some ‘me’ time, while men are handling the world for one day
This year Man Booker Prize celebrates its 50 year anniversary of honouring best fiction works published in English. The event will take place on 6-8 July at Southbank Centre, London, but you can start celebrating now by participating in #ManBooker50 challenge: reading as many of the winner works as you can before end of May […]
Don’t take the words for granted. It is a privilege superior to senses, for what is the worth of all the experiences in the world if you cannot share them?
Here is the story of how I happened to read and re-read a circa 1,000 pages novel this autumn.