Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes is, undoubtedly, one of my favourite retellings of classical myth. It completely inverts our preconceived ideas, all while being a thoroughly funny and enjoyable read!We're introduced to Medusa as we've never seen her before. Not as the hideous snake-haired monster, ...
Circe: A Feminist Retelling of a Classical Myth
If there's one book that I'd say you absolutely have to read, this is it. I was completely hooked right from the very first chapter of this epic work about the witch/demigoddess Circe (yes - the one who turned men into pigs).Madeline Miller’s retelling of Homer’s Odyssey recasts this ancient ...
Pnin: The Unfortunate Émigré
Most well-known for Lolita, Nabokov can be a difficult author to get your teeth into. Notorious for a) being a bit of a weirdo (Lolita is about a grown man's infatuation with a twelve year old girl after all) and b) toying with his readers by spinning clever double meanings into his prose, I admit ...
The Gift of Rain: Love in a Time of War
An easy read (despite some of the heavy themes it deals with) The Gift of Rain is a heart-rending tale of love, trust, courage, loyalty and despair in the bitter face of war. Set during the Japanese invasion of Malaya, the novel is centred around Philip Hutton, a young man of Chinese-English ...
Half Of A Yellow Sun: Ode To Nigeria’s Troubled Past
If you haven't read any of Chimamanda Adichie's work, then this is an excellent place to start. Half Of A Yellow Sun is a must-read for anyone wanting to gain an insight into Nigeria's recent past.Half Of A Yellow Sun follows the intersecting lives of several characters as they are variously ...