I don’t feel compunctious admitting that the Oxford Dictionary of English is one of my favourite books. I have a copy on my shelf next to my most comfortablest chair and I often find myself perusing it in idle moments. … Continue reading
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The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov asks its readers to contend with two stories at once. The devil arrives in Moscow masquerading as a stage magician and oversees a week of mayhem from a small room high up in an … Continue reading
The Poetics of Space
The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard is a profoundly attentive examination of how we inhabit different spaces and how these spaces affect our psyche. I like to think of this book as a philosophical investigation of comfort, a topic … Continue reading
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner is a structural gem which lays everything out in front of you in the opening section without explaining anything. By waiting until nearly the end of the book to illuminate the opening pages, … Continue reading
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