Some books strike you at the core of your being. The Beast in the Jungle by Henry James is one of them. An interesting read. Yet it’s hard to tell where the story is going. The main characters obsession with his fear or dread about something momentous that is to take place in his life, […]

The Lady with the Dog is a profound exploration of infidelity. The story follows Dmitri Gurov, a married man accustomed to casual affairs, who unexpectedly falls deeply in love with Anna Sergeyevna, another married individual. What begins as a fleeting romance gradually becomes an emotionally transformative experience for both characters. Rather than portraying infidelity as

A Personal Reflection on Survival, Life, and Fellowship To tell you the truth, I’m stumped as to how to review this short story. Having never really been in a situation like the sailors were in—caught in a drama on the high seas—puts me at a loss for words. From a literary perspective, Stephen Crane’s depiction

A Personal Review of Gothic Horror That Haunts I said in my last post that I’m not too fond of horror. But maybe my hesitation is restricted to the visual kind only. As you can see in my latest update, I’ve been drawn to select a genre which, only until last week, I had traditionally

Reflection on Revenge and Psychological Horror The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe is a story filled with deviousness, revenge, and psychological horror. It presents so many layered elements that it can be difficult to know where to begin. A Personal Distance from Horror Horror, as a genre, has never truly appealed to me.

A Review and Reflection on Arthur Conan Doyle’s Style Another murder mystery—suspense and adventure all rolled into one.But when comparing it to Poe’s Rue Morgue Mystery from last week’s update, I found The Adventure of the Speckled Band a little easier to digest.Though I have read this story many times over the years, I couldn’t

A reader’s reflection on The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe, exploring Dupin’s analytical reasoning, intuition, and the origins of detective fiction. Introduction The Murders in the Rue Morgue is certainly interesting. But the reflection on intuition and analysis at the beginning of the story initially left me in doubt about the

Jungle Economics I began reading The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith. Twice. As the classic economic theory that probably laid the foundations of capitalism as we know it today, it remains one of the most influential books on economics. However, I couldn’t bring myself to go beyond the first chapter. Not because it isn’t