Posted by bennardfajardo on April 12, 2016 · 3 Comments
The long cold nights of winter have now passed as we usher in April and spring. There is a revitalizing spirit in the air that makes me want to read more books than I could handle. I find myself every now and then looking at my library and dreaming of reading many of my books … Continue reading →
Filed under Books, Reading List · Tagged with Andre Aciman, Book Love, Books, Call Me By Your Name, Edna O'Brien, Essential Reading, H is for Hawk, Helen Macdonald, Juan Gabriel Vasquez, Lovers on All Saint's Day, Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale, The Little Red Chairs
Posted by bennardfajardo on July 7, 2014 · 7 Comments
We’re at the halfway point of the year and things are getting interesting reading-wise. I have read some interesting books, books that have either expanded my view on what fiction is or those that carried their genius with quiet dignity. On the other hand, I have read some books that have disappointed me and there … Continue reading →
Filed under Books, Reading List · Tagged with A Dame to Kill For, A Tale of Two Cities, Books, Charles Dickens, Essential Reading, Fairy Tale Fail, George Saunders, In Persuasion Nation, Juan Gabriel Vasquez, Julian Barnes, Leo Tolstoy, Marek Hlasko, Mark Miller, Mina Esguerra, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, The Graveyard, The Sense of an Ending, The Sound of Things Falling