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REVIEW: The Brothers Karamazov

By Dominik | March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 by Dominik

Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky Description: Dostoevsky’s last and longest novel. The story revolves around three brothers, their different life philosophies, and a mysterious murder. Book length: Very long Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dostoevsky’s Magnum Opus? The Brothers Karamazov are often considered Dostoevsky’s greatest work. There are certainly a lot of aspects of this novel that speak in favor of this claim. Personally, I think Crime and Punishment is a better novel. However, if someone lists this as his…

Fiction

REVIEW: The Old Man and the Sea

By Dominik | February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 by Dominik

Author: Ernest Hemingway Description: One of Hemingway’s last major works and also one of his most famous – the novella tells the story of an old fisherman and his encounter with a giant fish, after spending months fishing without any catch. Book length: Short Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ The Old Man…and the Sea What a fitting title indeed. The book is exactly that – it’s an old man struggling to catch a fish at sea. Most of…

Nonfiction

REVIEW: Why We Sleep

By Dominik | January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 by Dominik

Author: Matthew Walker, PhD Description: A popular science book about sleep. The author lays out new scientific discoveries related to sleeping, the dangers of lack of sleep, and the overall relationship towards sleeping we have as a society. Book length: Medium Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Introduction Why We Sleep was written by Matthew Walker, an English scientist and professor of neuroscience and psychology. There are several YouTube videos by different channels featuring professor Walker. I think I…

Fiction

REVIEW: Frankenstein

By Dominik | January 4, 2023January 12, 2023 by Dominik

Author: Mary Shelley Description: A gothic horror story that spawned the famous Monster, often wrongly referred to as Frankenstein, which is actually the name of his creator/father. Book length: Medium Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Scary Classic ‘It’s Alive!’ As soon as you hear that sentence, you know you are talking about Frankenstein. We all heard it countless times, yet interestingly enough, this is not a scene from the book! This line was popularized in the 1931…