Category: Book Reviews

Moby Dick would be truly great—in my humble opinion—if an editor could divide the book into Moby Dick and Addendum Encyclopedic Account of Whaling in the Mid-Nineteenth Century. Though Ishmael takes careful pains to educate his readers on all there is to know about whaling et al, I’d say it’s quite unnecessary for a casual… Read more

The Scarlet Letter was originally published in 1850, but it reads much older, perhaps intentionally, as a historical fiction set in the mid 17th century. As such, it is not today what I would consider an example of engaging writing—Nathaniel Hawthorne passes years with a few rambling sentences until he happens upon a plot-promoting point… Read more

I rate The Last of the Mohicans 8/10 The first half was sufferably long-winded and dull, but by the second-half, the wordiness seemed quaint and charming, and I read with real interest and enthusiasm. This might imply that the action didn’t start until the second half, but not so. The entire thing was an action-packed-adventure-war… Read more

An Introduction Ahoy! (because this is my first blog, and I don’t know how to begin) Speaking of not knowing how to start, this blog is but an introduction to the future blogs I plan to write. I decided a fair few months ago to write a blog, I decided a fair few weeks ago… Read more