Mitch Albom’s “Tuesdays with Morrie” is a memoir that takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery through the eyes of Mitch, who reconnects with his former sociology professor, Morrie Schwartz. Morrie has been diagnosed with ALS, a debilitating disease that slowly takes away his ability to control his muscles and eventually leads to his […]
Quick Review: George Orwell’s The Road To Wigan Pier
In The Road to Wigan pier George Orwell shares his experiences of working-class life industrial towns of of Yorkshire and Lancashire in the 1930’s. Its a bleak and unforgettable description of social injustice, unemployment and horrible working conditions of the mine workers in England. The two sides of The Road to Wigan Pier The Road […]
Demian by Hermann Hesse
The story revolves around young Sinclair and the difficult task of finding ones self. Growing up in a protected and pious middle class home he eventually has to face the real world. Sinclair gets a new mysterious classmates, Demian, who guides him to detach and revolt from the superficial world of form and awaken to […]
Favorite Books of the Year 2018: “Demian” – Hermann Hesse
A short and moody novel that revolves around young Sinclair and the difficult task of finding oneself. Growing up in a protected and pious middle class home he eventually has to face the real world. Sinclair gets a new mysterious classmates, Demian, who guides him to detach and revolt from the superficial world of form […]