“Most people go through their whole lives without answering their own questions: What am I,…
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Educated by Tara Westover and how learning can change the course of a life
How do I start talking about Educated by Tara Westover? I’ll try with this: I…
“Life – her life – depended on self-discipline”: Reading Elephant Moon by John Sweeney to rediscover perseverance and wonder
I don’t think anyone’s immune from the doldrums. The same goes for loneliness. Just recently,…
To be kind and well-read: cultivating virtues in Kate Atkinson’s A God in Ruins
Kate Atkinson is a brilliant writer, and I admire her most when she’s writing about…
Aung San Suu Kyi and the Books That Kept Her Strong, Including John le Carré, Austen & WWI Poetry
BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs makes for intriguing listening. Each episode invites the chosen…
I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes: One of The Best Thrillers Ever Written?
As I was approaching London Charing Cross on the train last month, I saw a…
Silence in Literature, Catharsis, and Internal Retreats
Are you a quiet person? Do you read a lot as a way to retreat…
Logotherapy & Stoicism in Viktor E. Frankl’s Man’s Search For Meaning
Raby Castle, the Seat of the Earl of Darlington (1817) – J.M.W. Turner Image from Wikipedia…
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: Themes, Concept of Morality & Family Reading Time
Image from http://www.ebsqart.com/ Although I first read To Kill a Mockingbird for my English GCSE about…
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng: Finding Strength in Poetry
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng, a novel set in Malaya. Image source.…