19 articles tagged book review

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

It took an impressively short amount of time to read this (2 days—which is short compared to my average reading time of 2 …

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

A novel that builds continuously to the end, A Tale of Two Cities is one of the most eloquently written texts I …

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

I began noticing this book all over the airports about 2 years ago.  It’s hard to miss due to the …

Dialogues by Plato

This covers 4 of the 5 most popular dialogues written by Plato excluding The Republic which, as a text that has moved me profoundly, will get its …

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

I picked up this book at my new favorite store in Manhattan, Strand Book Store.  I had an impulsive itch to read something from …

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

An easy read that took me just short of 2 days to breeze through, I found The Great Gatsby a fun book that …

The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

What intrigues me about this book is that it marked a sharp change in philosophical thinking—making a break from idealism, and instead focusing on realism …

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

While being sufficiently entertaining enough to read quickly, I did not seem to capture the awe that so many others have when reading this book.  However …

1984 by George Orwell

If you want a terrifying glimpse into the future of mankind, read this book.  Orwell tells a story of a time when citizens are controlled in …

The Republic by Plato

The Republic is a beautiful dialogue that takes place between Socrates and his friends as they explore the worth and profitability of a just man.  Throughout …

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

You’ll have to set aside some serious time for this one.  Brothers Karamazov is a loaded book with tons of ironies and questions …

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

What struck me most about Catcher in the Rye was how closely my teenage self could have related to the main …

Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations—yes, that’s the full title—is one of the first pieces of literature …

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

Hemingway tells the tale of a rouge U.S. citizen aiding the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War.  The novel hits …

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

What I love most about Oscar Wilde—and I’m not alone—is his impeccable sense of wit and sarcasm. There is something about …

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

What a novel that rings home with relevance in today’s America! Written in 1939, The Grapes of Wrath tells the story of …

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

I think what is most remarkable about this book is that it foreshadows the world we live in today on several levels. From anti-depressants …

The Call of the Wild by Jack London

It took me an impressively small amount of time to read this book partly because of short length, and partly because it …

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris

This mountain of a biography chronicles the life of Theodore Roosevelt before he became president at the age of 42. It is …