The Outsider, by Albert Camus
Certainly not a book for people who need action and thrills in their literature, The Outsider is more of a statement about human nature and society than it is a story about the admittedly very interesting character of Meursault. Although not long, it’s even more gripping than you might expect from a short book and, although the subject matter is classic of the archetypal French existentialist, Camus’ writing style makes the experience of reading The Outsider riveting from start to end.
Read More...Sapphire, by Katie Price
What could have been an emotional journey through depths of despair and insecurity turns out to be a predictable waddle through the shallow puddle of Katie Price’s feeble mind. Don’t read it, don’t buy it – don’t even look at it if you spot it in a shop. To pay attention to this book is to despair for the once noble art of writing. Depthless, mindless swill from start to end – awful.
Read More...Long After Midnight, by Iris Johansen
The race to complete a new superdrug puts Kate Denby and her family at great risk from a pharmaceutical giant, intent on preventing the drug from making it to the market. After her ex-husband and father of her child is killed before her eyes, Kate finds herself the target of a Native American assassin, her only protection against whom is mercenary Seth Drakin and unlikely friend Noah Smith. So the story unfolds; the suspense making an intriguing backdrop for the developing relationships between the characters.
Read More...Natural Suspect by William Bernhardt
Despite being a single story line, Natural Suspect is divided into chapters, each written by a different famous mystery writer! The story tells of small-time lawyer Devin McGee’s attempt to defend Julia Hightower against the charge of murdering her rich husband and the staggering number of skeletons he discovers in an equally staggering number of closets!
Read More...Existentialism Is A Humanism, by Jean-Paul Sartre
Considered by many to be the definining text of the existential movement, Jean-Paul Sartre’s Existentialism Is A Humanism was originally delivered as a lecture, defending his theory against misguided criticisms. To this extent, it is a short but powerful book that can be read in an hour, but take a lifetime to fully understand.
Read More...Singing Boy, by Dennis McFarland
As Malcolm and Sarah Vaughn wait at the traffic lights with their young son Harry, they notice the car in front fails to move, despite two green lights. Concerned for the wellbeing of the driver, Malcolm goes to check the car, but is gunned down – seemingly at random! So begin three individual, yet related stories of coping with Malcolm’s death.
Read More...The Eye of the World, by Robert Jordon
There is almost certainly nothing in this book that hasn’t been done before and been done better. Jordon has written a great book and a wonderful series, but he certainly does not come to dominate the world Tolkien created, as his reviewers claim.
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Interpreter of Maladies, by Jhumpa Lahiri
This stunning debut by Lahiri confirmed her place as a master storyteller of Indians in the subcontinent and the immigrant Indian community in America. Herself an Indian American, Lahiri manages to jump from the heartbreaking story of When Mr. Pirzada Came To Dine to A Real Durwan. These contrasting stories gives us a unique prespective into the lives of expatriate Indians and to a certain extent also gives social commentary of the lives of the lower caste’s of Indian society.
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