Category Archives: Reading in Writing
The Go-Betweens
Recently I have been reading a lot of literature which has been translated into the English language. Works by Paulo Coelho, Stieg Larsson, Dostoevsky and the list goes on. Often I think about the work which must go into translating such texts. The translators get little credit for their work but […]
Dreamy Contemplation
Last week I moved to Gran Canaria thus embarking on a new chapter of my life. Moving out of my comfort zone and changing my environment rather radically, as one might expect, has prompted a little reflection and self-examination. This is not completely unwelcome as I think from time to […]
Choosing Books
Picking out a book is (arguably) a lot like picking out a boyfriend. You start by checking out their appearance, looking at the cover first and then if that passes muster you read the synopsis which is like the first introductory conversation where you get a vague overview of what […]
Defining Moments
I like to think back to the defining moments in my life and remember what book I was reading, what music I was listening to or what films or tv series’ I was watching at the time. Reading a book or listening to music is not always necessarily just an […]
Fiction’s Hidden Character
In every novel there is one unidentified character, “the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person’s life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities”, if you have not already guessed already, this is how dictionary.com defines luck. In most novels events happen which are rather unusual or […]
One Day in Three Days
I like to alternate reading classic and modern literature. During the course of my life I would like to get through many of the classics, novels that I know will have some value because after all they are the ones that have stood the test of time, however this can […]
Reading vs TV
I do most of the things I have to do, some of the things I should do and some of the things I want to do. However when the amount of things I have to do takes over most of my time and tires me out both physically and mentally, […]
Fantasy Travel
There are many ways in which I choose my next book to read. Sometimes I go with people’s recommendations or reviews that I have read, other times the title or the cover will attract me and if I am reading a series of books by a certain author I will […]
Getting Reacquainted With Poetry
I have nicely arranged myself with my laptop on my hotel bed in Amsterdam to write this blog. A long weekend here with friends has turned out to not be a great time to do some reading as we are using the opportunity to really catch up, which of course […]
So What’s So Great About Dickens?
Along with Gulliver’s Travels, which I talked about last week, I also bought Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens in a two for one offer at a discount bookstore. The only other Dickens novel I have read is A Tale of Two Cities, which I loved. Oliver Twist is proving to […]
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