Tales of Troy and Greece By Andrew Lang Published Year: 1995 Page Count: 256 pages Medium Used: Paperback Genre : Historical Fiction, Ancient Greece, Mythology, Pagan Gods, 2025-read. Rating : 5/5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 All the tales are wonderfully recounted. In so vivid descriptions and medium paced narration. I never tire of reading about the stories of Ancient Greece or Ancient Egypt or those of great Mythological significance. These are all stories where bad is killed and won over by brave, courage and good. These are all stories of great adventure and inspire hope in the hearts of readers. Though not all what the gods do (the ancient pagan gods of Greece land) is just and right, at the end ,always good wins. In this book, we read through the journey of Ulysses from his birth to the time he returns home to his wife and her numerous wooers thereby getting rid of them. I felt that the author didn't go too deep into the details and also didn't skip import...
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage By Haruki Murakami Published Year: 2013 Page Count: 310 pages Medium Used: Kindle PW Genre : Contemporary Fiction, Coming of Age, Mental Trauma, Relationships, 2024-read. Rating : 4.95/5 🙂 😎 😀 🙂 💫 Murakami brilliantly portrays how shocking and traumatic experiences can get carried over, for many years afterward, if they are not resolved. These have a devastating impact on the relationships and expectations of the person who suffered. The writing is simple and flowing. The pace of the novel is medium and hooks the reader right from the start. I have come to care for each of the characters in the story and not just the protagonist, Tsukuru Tazaki. He also shows what can happen once the person confronts his trauma, talks it out with the perpetrators and realizes that he is better off because of this. Loved the book. Highly recommend. Tsukuru Tazaki is an introverted, well balanced student who drea...