by Christopher Hitchens It is with great pride that I can finally announce my completion of Arguably. Given the extreme length of the excursion into such a lofty book, this review will be slightly longer than my usual ones to grant the author the respect he deserves, God bless his beautiful soul. I think the…
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by Jean-Dominique Bauby I will admit to the unique method of construction of The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly––being dictated by an almost-fully-paralyzed author after his stroke using only a series of winks––being one of my initial attractions to the book. As extraordinary as this is of its own merit, the story itself is well-written and…
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by Helen Humphreys A nocturne is a musical composition, inspired by or evocative of the night. In its most familiar form, it is a single-movement character piece written for solo piano. With that description, it’s not difficult to see how fitting the title for Helen Humphreys’ memoir truly is, both channelling the spirit of the…
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by Lawrence M. Krauss A Universe From Nothing is highly interesting in many ways. Coming from someone who only has basic understandings of physics, learning of many general concepts to help you reach similar conclusions to those of the author already made this read worthwhile, but presenting the number of widely accepted theories in physics…
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by Fiona Gold Kroll Some stories speak more of their author than their subject matter. I truly believe that A Stone for Benjamin is an instance of this. Kroll shows much of her positive outlook when she romanticizes the unknown man in the image she has seen her entire life; what comes across is a strong woman…
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