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,…
Colm Tóibín’s works have long served as the foreground for exploring gay and Irish identities. Here are some of his best works and why you should read them. Colm Tóibín is a man of many hats: writer, essayist, journalist, professor of literature and creative writing. He also held the office of the chancellor of the…
Below is a subjective list of 15 very compelling reads featuring an unreliable narrator. They are bound to leave you grappling for the truth! I neither expect nor solicit belief –Edgar Allan Poe, The Black Cat Trying to define an unreliable narrator leaves us tangled in the unenviable position of trying to explain a reliable…
Wednesday Addams, a part of the eclectic and ghoulish Addams Family, has a TV show of her own now, Wednesday (2022). This listicle is for fans who’d love to indulge in books with the same flavor as this dark academia-themed murder mystery. There’s much to love about Netflix’s Wednesday (2022) – from the snarky, pitch-black…