Some books gently invite you into their world. Deep Rivers absolutely does not. It grabs you by the shoulders, points at a wall, and says: “This stone is alive. Deal with it.” And honestly? I kind of loved that. José María Arguedas’s Deep Rivers is a novel where nothing stays quiet. Rivers bleed, stones move, […]
Reading Nada felt less like reading a novel and more like being dropped into someone else’s extremely tense family group chat, except it’s set in postwar Barcelona and everyone is emotionally unwell in a deeply artistic way. What got me wasn’t the plot (which I’ll spare you), but the feeling of the book: that constant […]
I went into “The Shrouded Woman” thinking I’d get a short, moody novella about love, loss, and maybe a little existential angst. What I did not expect was to spend most of the book slowly realizing that the narrator is… dead. Or possibly dying. Or possibly just extremely committed to dissociation. Honestly, it takes a […]
When I started reading Nadja, I honestly thought I was doing something wrong. I kept flipping pages, waiting for the moment where everything would click, where a storyline would emerge or where I’d finally understand what I was supposed to be paying attention to. That moment never really came. Instead, the book felt like being […]
Reading Combray felt less like reading a traditional story and more like slipping into someone else’s consciousness. What struck me most is how little actually “happens” on the surface, and yet how emotionally dense the book feels. Proust lingers on moments that most novels would rush past such as falling asleep, waking up confused, or […]
Hi everyone! My name is Keshia, and I’m a third-year student majoring in International Relations. I’m from Surrey, and when I’m not buried in school work I usually spend my time going to the gym, reading webtoons, or baking (especially when I need a break from school). I’m really excited to be part of this […]
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