The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Book Review)
I recently read this novel by Milan Kundera, written in ’82, published in ’84, and I was very impressed by it. One of the former colleagues of my Master’s Degree recommended it to me last year and I’m glad that she did. It’s a marvelous book. It’s slow, but very real, very philosophical and very well written. Kundera’s intent is on exploring the unbearable lightness of being, that is, the fact that things are fleeting, will never happen again, and, if the human race goes extinct, may as well have never happened at all. Read more
Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins (Literature Review)
“Skinny Legs And All” by Tom Robbins is without a doubt one of the best books I have read. This is the story of five inanimate objects: A Conch Shell, a Can O’ Beans, a Painted Stick, a Dirty Sock and a Spoon; which embark on an unlikely adventure that consists of the above mentioned objects heading from America to Jerusalem. Read more
Harry Potter Author J.K. Rowling is Plagiarising?
J.K. Rowling the author of the infamous Harry Potter series has been accused of plagiarism. Surprised? Not really! It was about time! Although she is being accused of taking material from a certain Adrian Jacobs who wrote The Adventures of Willy the Wizard almost all of the Harry Potter books bear some sort of resemblance to other ‘genre’ classics. Read more
