I have three books to review in the next few days.
Two of them were sent to me by authors and I've been asked to review the third by an author on KindleUnlimited. Apart from that, I have my own To Be Read pile of books and it's growing by the minute!
Just now, I saw a book that I've added to that pile. It's called 'An atlas of impossible longing', by Anuradha Roy.
What immediately drew me to the book was its comparison to 'Sophie's choice', by The Washington Post. I don't have the slightest clue what the plot is about but I'm sure it's the kind of stuff that great literature is made of, going by the review.
This is an assumption I've made. Let me see if I'm right or wrong when I read the book. Of course, on a side note most great literature is depressing, so one has to be prepared for that.
That's one of the reasons I don't read too much great literature. There's only so much of miserable stuff you can take.
I've listed Sophie's Choice as my favourite modern classic for William Styron's use of language, his narrative style and his ability to suck you into his world. It is a disturbing book, no doubt, but it leaves a mark on you.
But I haven't re-read it, although I bought an e-copy recently. And I haven't read any of his other work.
Two of them were sent to me by authors and I've been asked to review the third by an author on KindleUnlimited. Apart from that, I have my own To Be Read pile of books and it's growing by the minute!
Just now, I saw a book that I've added to that pile. It's called 'An atlas of impossible longing', by Anuradha Roy.
What immediately drew me to the book was its comparison to 'Sophie's choice', by The Washington Post. I don't have the slightest clue what the plot is about but I'm sure it's the kind of stuff that great literature is made of, going by the review.
This is an assumption I've made. Let me see if I'm right or wrong when I read the book. Of course, on a side note most great literature is depressing, so one has to be prepared for that.
That's one of the reasons I don't read too much great literature. There's only so much of miserable stuff you can take.
I've listed Sophie's Choice as my favourite modern classic for William Styron's use of language, his narrative style and his ability to suck you into his world. It is a disturbing book, no doubt, but it leaves a mark on you.
But I haven't re-read it, although I bought an e-copy recently. And I haven't read any of his other work.
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