Review: A Doll's House

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Hilarious and heartbreaking. My kind of story.

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Review: Rebel Queen by Michelle Moran

Rebel Queen by Michelle Moran

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Though it is written well, 'Rebel Queen' is more about Sita, one of the Durgavasi, the Queen's Guard comprised entirely of strong female soldiers. Even after finishing the novel, I don't have a clear enough picture of the Rani Lakshmibai's personality, strength, and struggles. Sita's life and struggles, on the other hand, are explained so well that the book should have been titled 'Durgavasi' rather than 'Rebel Queen'. The exposition of Indian ideas and traditions could have been more smoothly interwoven into the moving plot. Still, I would highly recommend this book for anyone interested in historical fiction or strong female characters.



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Review: Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Cloud Atlas is a phenomenal and profound read that left me in tears of wonder. It is a novel that must be revisited countless times accompanied with a pen and notebook. David Mitchell is truly a genius, but what amazed me was his unique grasp on humanity that can only be understood by reading the book.

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Review: Speaker for the Dead

Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Beautifully constructed story with layers of symbolism and themes that questions the meaning of "human". Every character in this novel is so unique and has their own fully fleshed out plot line. Orson Scott Card said that this book is even more important than its prequel Ender's Game and I have to agree. While Ender's Game explores the psyche of one young boy who is supposedly destined to be a savior, Speaker for the Dead explores the minds of various people in an isolated and highly regulated community who have to come to terms with their mistakes and their consequences.

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Review: The Road

The Road by Cormac McCarthy
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

His language is poetry
what is life when all there is left of it is survival?
beautiful
haunting
lasting

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Review: The Metamorphosis

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

No idea what to make of this. Honestly, I didn't understand it, but I couldn't tear myself away from it, so 5 stars!! Goes from mysterious to hilarious to tragic almost seamlessly. Poor Gregor. Or poor Family. Not sure which interpretation to settle on.
It's one of those existential classics that you must read, just because…either you love it or you hate it. I love it and will reread at some future unspecified point…unless of course I am turned into a giant dung beetle and am unable to do so.

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Review: The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

When I have kids, I want to read this to them at bedtime with all the animal voices :-)

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