I read a fun variety of books this month, starting 2021 off strong! Thank you Random House for gifting me these books, noted with a star. Savage Appetites Rachel Monroe This is a great book about women who have become obsessed with crime in one way or another. One woman became obsessed with solving crimes…Read More
Translation
What I’m Reading: War and Peace
I thought I’d start this year off with an old favorite, Tolstoy’s War and Peace. This is a different translation from my go-to (the Aylmer and Louise Maude edition). War and Peace is ultimately a story about the basic elements of the human experience. It focuses on love, duty, and the lifelong search for meaning. All…Read More
What I’m Reading: A Disgraceful Affair
You all know how much I love my Russian authors, so it’s no surprise that I reverted back to Dostoevsky for this month’s What I’m Reading. This is a collection of his short stories, also translated to “A Nasty Story” and “A Most Unfortunate Incident.” I’ll be focusing on the title story. For those of…Read More