Category Archives: Books

Too Much of Nothing by Michael S. Moore is a ghost story written from the perspective of the ghost. He died in a car accident several years before the time of the writing. We slowly learn about his life, likes … Continue reading →

We, Hungarians love to BIRG (bask in reflected glory) and also have a slight superiority and inferiority complex at the same time. At least that’s how I would explain that Hungarians keep track of famous Hungarians, people who are well-known … Continue reading →

As of this writing there are 747 review/reflection of Markus Zusak‘s “The Book Thief” at LibraryThing.com and it is in the library of 11876 people. What else can I say that wasn’t already said? Probably not much. So here are … Continue reading →

There are various reasons an author can be considered a classic. If the author lived sufficiently long time ago and his works survived and still read that’s one way. If the author writes about universal themes in a way that … Continue reading →

In retrospect, besides the novel, I enjoyed two levels of bliss of ignorance while reading Ray Bradbury‘s “A Graveyard for Lunatics”. First, I wasn’t aware that it was the middle book of a trilogy. Second, I didn’t recognize the people … Continue reading →

I grabbed Elie Wiesel‘s “The Accident” off the shelf of a library without knowing what I am getting myself into. I read it without knowing that it is the third, concluding book of his Night/Dawn/Day trilogy; “The Accident” was the … Continue reading →

Above the title of the book you can read four words: mystery, romance, Netanya, Salonika. At least two of these are misleading. I found no mystery in the book. One story line deals with the kidnapping of a three year … Continue reading →

Last summer I was trying to get in shape. The gym I attended was like a glass box out in the Sun, getting hot even at 7 AM, when I was usually there. But the real heat I was exposed … Continue reading →

I enjoyed more of the historical and less the fictional side of Sarah Dunant‘s historical fiction : “The Birth of Venus”. The history she writes about is of late 15th century Florence. I learned more of the Medici’s patronage and … Continue reading →