A Journey Through the Heart of Irish Drama: A Review of Modern and Contemporary Irish Drama: A Norton Critical Edition As an avid reader of plays, I often find myself captivated by the intricate tapestry of human experience woven through dialogue and performance. When I stumbled upon Modern and Contemporary Irish Drama: A Norton Critical …
Unraveling the Threads of Revenge: A Personal Reflection on The Count of Monte Cristo: Abridged Edition Ever since I stumbled upon a quote by Alexandre Dumas—“All human wisdom is contained in these two words: Wait and Hope”—I felt a pull toward his magnum opus, The Count of Monte Cristo. Admittedly, I was hesitant at first; …
Book Review: If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin From the moment I stumbled across If He Had Been with Me, I felt an undeniable pull—a blend of nostalgia and curiosity that drew me into the world crafted by Laura Nowlin. The story, which has found a massive audience on BookTok as a …
A Dive into Nate Bargatze’s “Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind” When I first picked up Nate Bargatze’s debut collection, Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind, I felt a pull—not just from the eye-catching title, but from the promise of a different kind of narrative. In a world drenched in complexity …
Book Review: The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave When I first stumbled upon The Last Thing He Told Me, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, I was drawn by the intriguing premise: the sudden disappearance of a husband, leaving behind a note urging his wife to “Protect her.” What a stark command! …
Engaging with Sarah Chihaya’s Bibliophobia: A Reflection When I first heard about Bibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya, I couldn’t shake the feeling that it might just resonate with that part of me that has, for too long, grappled with books as both refuge and entrapment. The title alone piqued my curiosity—there’s something intriguing about an author’s …