Beautiful Star, by Yukio Mishima
“To Alien, or not to Alien”. That is the question you keep asking yourself while reading Beautiful Star, by Yukio Mishima. And, if you’re anything like me, you’ll also be asking yourself where the dark …
Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro – beautiful, powerful and unforgettable
Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel, “Klara and the Sun”, is a thought-provoking exploration of a world where Artificial Intelligence is commonplace. The protagonist, Klara, is an Artificial Friend (AF) created to provide companionship to humans. Through Klara’s …
Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes.
Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes is a science fiction novel published for the first time as a short story in April of 1959 in “The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction”. Keyes later expanded …
Literary Challenge 2017!
As I did last year, this 2017 I want to have my own literary challenge again! I completed my Literary Challenge of 2016 and this year I want to increase the difficulty of the challenge …
A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
I recently finished reading the last book of the Space Odyssey, a science fiction saga written by Arthur C. Clarke and formed by four novels, four odysseys. In these odysseys Arthur takes us from the …
Shattered Sea trilogy, by Joe Abercrombie
I recently finished reading the Shattered Sea trilogy, by Joe Abercrombie and I wanted to dedicate it a well deserved entry in this blog and write a short review and opinion since I personally would recommend …
Literary Challenge 2016!
I always liked books. And I noticed that I have read a lot less since I went to Germany to the Navy. And even noticing this last year and pushing myself to read some of …
Ready Player One
I recently read Ready Player One and it had been a long time since I read book this fast and with such addiction. It´s a fiction novel written by Ernest Cline which managed to keep me hooked …