I knew nothing about this 16th century Chinese classic before reading, so it was quite an adventure for me. A…
Before Nineteen Eighty-Four, before Brave New World, there was We, one of the first dystopian science fiction novels. It was…
This is an unusual novel which I thought was kind of uplifting even though there are so many funerals in…
What an intriguing novel this was. Philosophical, mundane, sinister, metaphorical and erotic. It was completely unpredictable and I liked that.…
Poor tragic sensitive Werther. He’s always at emotional extremes. When he’s happy, heavenly raptures fill his heart with delight and…
Translated by Allison Markin Powell, this quirky novel is a contemporary love story which examines the mysteries of other people’s…
Keiko has always been an outsider. She doesn’t understand how to be an individual in Japanese society, which means she…