Recently I have joined some book clubs on social media, and something that surprised me, even though it shouldn’t really, is how popular romance novels are (together with murder mysteries). So I found myself trying to list the ‘love stories’ that I would recommend and why. Continue reading Romance novels: ‘Call it magic’
Meet Claudia and Frieda, two sisters who desperately prayed for an unwanted, unborn babe to live; “so deeply concerned were we with the health and safe delivery of Pecola’s baby we could think of nothing but our own magic: if we planted the seeds, and said the right words over them, they would blossom, and everything would be all right. Continue reading The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison – Book review and images to explore
“The ship sank. It made a sound like a monstrous metallic burp.” His sojourn on the Pacific Ocean is one terrific roller coaster ride, punctuated by moments of profound insights and “beautiful starry nights, where with just two colours and the simplest of styles nature draws the grandest of pictures”. Continue reading Book review: Life of Pi, a visual representation (part 2 of 2)
A wonderful story “that will make you believe in God”… whether Martel fulfils this claim or not is another story … but with a bit of imagination, unity can be visualised, and from an abstract concept it can become a reality 🙂 Continue reading Book review: Thoughts and more on Life of Pi (part 1 of 2)
In my previous post, I presented some of the books that I loved when I was young (and still do). Here are my next five picks. Continue reading Books from our youth and childhood (part 2)
Who were the heroes and heroines that stirred your childhood imagination? These are a few of my favourites and with these excerpts and illustrations I would like to invite you to walk down memory lane with me and perhaps find out that your early literary meanderings tally with mine. Continue reading Books from our Youth and Childhood (part 1)