Learn more about Mary Doria Russell’s The Sparrow (1996), one of the best sci-fi (?) books that will leave all generations fascinated below! To begin with: the question of genre. Labelling a book one genre or the other goes a long way towards setting reader expectations. There are presumptions associated with certain genres. Mary Doria […]
Dive into the 10 best book-to-screen adaptations in 2023 that have left readers and cinephiles impressed alike 2023 has been one for the Hollywood history books! We’ve seen two major strikes, both of which continued for well over 100 days. The Writers Guild of America called off its strike on 24th September–after 146 days of […]
Before we jump into the myth pool of monsters and the various monster archetypes that became cultural touchstones, we must first ask ourselves what exactly is a monster. The Latin root ‘monere’ speaks of a portent. A monster is a messenger bearing a warning of catastrophe, a herald of the bad things to come. If […]
As you prepare to snuggle in your reading nook during the upcoming season, here are 7 fantasy noir books you can reach out for. We promise you will be hooked till the end! Not much separates noir from fairy tale or fantasy. All that preoccupies the literary efforts of humanity is present: a moral code, […]
In Les Misérables, the beginning isn’t the beginning. It’s a digression from a digression. In this review, the author considers the ideas generated by the novel, which are, otherwise, difficult to narrow down into specific themes. Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, affectionately called The Brick by fans, was first published in 1862. Widely considered to be […]
Here are the ten must-read retellings of the legend of King Arthur, which encapsulate the spirit of Arthuriana through a network of narratives. The legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are one of the great foundation myths in literature. Many have claimed Arthur for their own: the Welsh, the Irish, […]