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I finished Shūsaku Endō's Deep River; I've added a full review on Goodreads(.com/esarkaye), if you're interested. Now I thought I'd read another work by Thomas Bernhard (there are still a few books of his that I haven't yet read). If you love Bernhar
snapshot of me reading Deep River in the train
I finished Wodehouse's Adventures of Sally; my review is on Goodreads(.com/esarkaye), if you're interested. I'm reading Shūsaku Endō's Deep River next. I actually have a substantial collection of his work—lots of Peter Owen editions ❤️—bu
I always turn to Wodehouse when I'm ill; this time was no exception. The Adventures of Sally is an interesting novel—noticeably different in tone (more serious/less light-hearted) from much of Plum's other work. I'll add a review on Goodreads(.
I've been sick this past week, which is why I haven't posted much. I'm feeling better, but I'm still taking it easy. I should get back to posting about books soon. For now: here's a shot of some of my shelves in the afternoon light. ✨
Many thanks to Profile books (@profile.books) for sending me these copies. On the left: Robert Peckham's deep-dive into the history of fear. Beginning with the Black Death in the fourteenth century, Peckham traces a history of fear through the French
✎ "What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one. Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared th
I finished Anthony Trollope's The Warden. A lovely little novel; I'll add a review on Goodreads(.com/esarkaye) soon. Now I thought I'd crack into my Samuel Beckett collection—I have the four-volume set of collected works, published by Grove Pre
I finished Kosztolányi's Kornél Esti; I'll add a review on Goodreads(.com/esarkaye) soon. Now I thought I'd finally read The Warden by Anthony Trollope (1815-1882)—a writer whom I've actually never read before. I'm excited and cur
The Everyman's Library edition of Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Given to me by my grandmother. More pictures if you're willing to slide. 🏛️
My philosophy book club is meeting next week and we're going to discuss the first part of Derek Parfit's Reasons and Persons. I started late (oops) but here I am, at the café, wading through Self-Defeating Theories. Is self-interest theory ind
I've read two other books by Hungarian writer Dezső Kosztolányi (1885-1936)—Anna Édes and Skylark—both of which were great (especially Skylark). I'm excited to finally get to his last novel. The storyline echoes Gogol's and