Thursday, July 30, 2020

Elizabeth – The Forgotten Years by John Guy

›
Myths are best served exploded, otherwise they can over-inflate and thus hide the substance of any dish. And if that dish be the national c...
Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Reflections on String Quartet No.1, Kreutzer Sonata, by Leos Janacek

›
Leos Janacek´s musical voice is unique. No other music behaves or sounds like his. There are no long lines or tunes. His harmonies are unli...
Sunday, July 26, 2020

Some thought on Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

›
Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses is not an easy book to review. After finishing any book, the reviewing process is always an excellent way o...
Saturday, July 25, 2020

A Tale Of Love And Darkness by Amos Oz

›
In A Tale Of Love And Darkness Amos Oz writes an autobiography of his early years. Though written from a much later perspective, this memoi...
Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Gainsborough, A Portrait by James Hamilton

›
Gainsborough, A Portrait by James Hamilton is much, much more than a biography of a painter, though if it were only that it would still be ...
Sunday, July 19, 2020

4-3-2-1 by Paul Auster

›
4-3-2-1 in not one book. It is four. And they are in order, 4-3-2-1. Its title, incidentally, could not be 1-2-3-4 for reasons the reader w...
Friday, July 17, 2020

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins

›
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins first appeared in 2006, the paperback including corrections and clarifications in 2007. Dawkins starts ...