Check out “Literature” – collection of posts about the many novels and books I’ve traveled inside! Plus my thoughts and opinions on the works, their adaptations, and more.
- Javier Zamora’s Solito: A Memoir Like No Other
Although frequenting bookstores is a great hobby of mine, I try my best not to buy more books. For one thing, I have too many books to read at home that I haven’t gotten to… Read more: Javier Zamora’s Solito: A Memoir Like No Other - A Wizard of Earthsea: One of the Best Fantasy Novels of All Time
If you think “fantasy,” what novels pop up in your mind? J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings? C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia? Or more recent works like J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series and… Read more: A Wizard of Earthsea: One of the Best Fantasy Novels of All Time - Lightlark Overlays (Official Preorder Gift) + Final Commentary
It’s finally here! I received my preorder gift from Abrams Books: the six custom page overlays of characters from Alex Aster’s Lightlark: The overlays came with this card with the following message from the author:… Read more: Lightlark Overlays (Official Preorder Gift) + Final Commentary - Lightlark Book Review & Moonling Event in San Francisco
Lightlark by Alex Aster If you’re an active social media user and an avid reader, chances are, you’ve heard of Lightlark. It’s the young adult fantasy novel written by Alex Aster, who has launched it… Read more: Lightlark Book Review & Moonling Event in San Francisco - Bridgerton Novel #3: An Offer from a Gentleman
I know that I bid adieu to the Bridgerton series after watching season 2. But I must write one more book review of the series, as I’ve already finished the third Bridgerton novel by Julia… Read more: Bridgerton Novel #3: An Offer from a Gentleman - Bridgerton Season 2 Review: The Good & The Bad
Dear reader, I have just finished season 2 of Netflix’s Bridgerton, as you can tell by my introduction. And I have much to say about it, both good and bad. I shall start with the… Read more: Bridgerton Season 2 Review: The Good & The Bad - Bridgerton Season 2 Fan Art
Just 10 More Days The countdown has really begun for Netflix’s Bridgerton Season 2! Just 10 more days until the series return with Julia Quinn’s second Bridgerton novel, The Viscount Who Loved Me. As mentioned… Read more: Bridgerton Season 2 Fan Art - Bridgerton Novel #2: The Viscount Who Loved Me
I’m happy to announce that I just finished the second Bridgerton novel by Julia Quinn, The Viscount Who Loved Me. I was worried about not finishing on time by March 25th, which is when Netflix’s… Read more: Bridgerton Novel #2: The Viscount Who Loved Me - Bridgerton Novel #5: To Sir Philip, With Love
So I finished To Sir Philip, With Love, aka Eloise’s story today and… I have a complaint quite a few complaints. #1) Philip It has been written in the novel that Philip Crane is a… Read more: Bridgerton Novel #5: To Sir Philip, With Love - Bridgerton Novel #4: Romancing Mister Bridgerton
Like the rest of the ton who watched Netflix’s first season of Bridgerton, I fell prey to the addictive series. And I fell hard, looking up details for the next season once season 1 ended… Read more: Bridgerton Novel #4: Romancing Mister Bridgerton - The Secret Garden: Stuck in the Middle
As an avid fan of classic novels, I have heard of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden multiple times throughout my life. To my pleasant surprise, Burnett was also the author of another classic, A… Read more: The Secret Garden: Stuck in the Middle - Cary Fukunaga’s Jane Eyre (2011): An Aesthetic Interpretation
When the film Jane Eyre, directed by the American filmmaker Cary Fukunaga, came out in 2011, it instantly drew my attention not only because it was another adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s timeless classic, but also… Read more: Cary Fukunaga’s Jane Eyre (2011): An Aesthetic Interpretation - Jane Eyre (1983): The Perfect Adaptation of a Classic Masterpiece
I’m happy to write that I have finished Jane Eyre just now. And boy, was it a fun literary ride! From a dramatically stopped wedding to the burning of Thornfield Hall, the last half of… Read more: Jane Eyre (1983): The Perfect Adaptation of a Classic Masterpiece - Jane Eyre: A Second Reading With Much More Appreciation
After finishing Wuthering Heights and exploring the many different adaptations, I moved on to the next novel. It is none other than the masterpiece written by the other Bronte sister, Jane Eyre. I first read… Read more: Jane Eyre: A Second Reading With Much More Appreciation - Wuthering Heights: What Does Heathcliff Look Like?
A Mystery Heathcliff remains a mystery from the moment he was introduced to the public in 1847 under Emily Bronte’s pseudonym “Ellis Bell.” What I mean is – his physical portrait/looks remain a mystery. His… Read more: Wuthering Heights: What Does Heathcliff Look Like? - Wuthering Heights: Sympathies to Edgar, the Greatest Victim
Wuthering Heights One of the rare upsides to the current global pandemic is that it enables one to focus one’s leisure time on reading. The quarantine, which has been lasting almost an entire year now,… Read more: Wuthering Heights: Sympathies to Edgar, the Greatest Victim
