July read proved to be an enthralling emotional rollercoaster of a book. It significantly altered my perspective on Afghanistan. While I had been aware of the events unfolding in Afghanistan through news outlets, this book breathed life into the country and its people, endowing them with a profound sense of humanity. This book prompted me…
This is how I got to reading on my father’s wing; It was our April read for our book club. I was hesitant to read it because I just wasn’t sure about it. I decided to read it last minute because a review was coming up and I needed something to keep me busy that…
Maame is one of those books that is being discussed widely everywhere. And by “everywhere,” I mean on the social media platforms I’m active on. I wanted to clarify that. Maame, which means “woman” in Twi (a Ghanaian language), is the debut novel by Jessica George, a British Ghanaian author. It tells the story of…
In this novel, Circe, the author tells the story of a minor goddess, Circe, the book’s namesake. Circe, the daughter of the mighty Helios, the god of the sun (Titan), was the least impressive daughter of the Titans. This is my second book by Madeline Miller, and while I absolutely adore her first book, “The…
