Jessica Shattuck looks into one of the most devastating time period that mankind has ever known through a completely fresh scope. Set before, during and after World War II, The Women in the Castle brings to light the story of three women whose lives have known different facets of the war that raged on over a couple … Continue reading The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck
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Poor Folk by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“And though I suffer for you, yet it eases my heart to suffer for you.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Poor Folk Crime and Punishment was an absolutely mesmerizing first experience of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's writing. Being able to read his very first novel, the one that brought him great fame, is an opportunity that I just couldn't … Continue reading Poor Folk by Fyodor Dostoyevsky