Essential Reading: October 2013

Posted by bennardfajardo on October 4, 2013 · 2 Comments 

September flew by so fast and here we are again. October is here and it means new lists to create and new books to read. Last month was a novella-reading month + Lolita and it was a great month in which I read of the works of authors that I have read before and those that I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Le Bal by Irène Némirovsky

Posted by bennardfajardo on November 21, 2012 · 5 Comments 

“A kind of giddiness took hold of her: the wild need to do something outrageous and evil. She clenched her teeth, crumpled up all the invitations, tore them into little pieces and threw them into the Seine. For a long while, her heart pounding, she watched them floating, caught against one of the bridge’s arches. … Continue reading →

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Essential Reading: October

Posted by bennardfajardo on October 1, 2012 · 10 Comments 

For this month of October, my beloved book club will take on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and I instantly thought that this would be the perfect moment to read works created by female authors. I do not know why but my list of read books is lacking in works created by women. I do not want … Continue reading →

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