Posted by bennardfajardo on March 2, 2013 · 4 Comments
“Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle, by God’s grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.” – A woman quoting Hugh Latimer as her books are about to be burned. Sci-fi is never my genre when reading books. I like it as a genre in … Continue reading →
Posted by bennardfajardo on January 4, 2013 · 10 Comments
Well, it’s that time of the month again for my Essential Reading post. Before I begin the list for January, I will just point out that I made some changes to the way that I shall choose books. I will no longer be thematic in my choices and I shall only employ themes every now … Continue reading →
Filed under Books, Reading List · Tagged with Albert Camus, Alberto Manguel, Any Human Heart, Books, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Chess, Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell, Exile and the Kingdom, Fahrenheit 451, Gilead, James Joyce, Marcel Proust, Marilynne Robinson, Paul Auster, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, Stefan Zweig, The Ecco Book of Christmas Stories, The Lemoine Affair, The New York Trilogy, Two Gallants, William Boyd