#books

Remember Remember the 5th of November Gunpowder, treason and plot I see no reason Why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot. What better time to do a post about the graphic novel V for Vendetta than

Yesterday the bronze shone in the sun. Today the road turns, and the light goes out. The fourth gate does not shine: it holds. Two enormous leaves of dark wrought iron, twisted and hammered into shapes

Bridgman’s guide to drawing is a book that almost everyone starting out in art—whether self-taught or in formal higher education—eventually encounters. What is both interesting and challenging about this

Yesterday the stone turned in silence. Today the road keeps climbing… and suddenly the ravine opens up, and the light hits you in the face. The third gate does not hide: it shines. Two enormous leaves

Good morning, blog friends! I’m back to share a review of a book I truly enjoyed. It is a slim, autobiographical volume by a Vietnamese-born author who fled the war and now lives in Canada. The book is

Some books scare you with monsters, ghosts, or supernatural creatures. Others don't need any of that. They simply take something ordinary, turn it into a nightmare, and make you wonder how far human beings

I have spent a lot of time reading poetry, old books, and posts written by people trying to figure out how to live a better life. I genuinely love the writers who point toward the horizon and give us something

Hello friends, it is really nice to meet you all. My name is Sabbir, and most of my day goes answering small questions from five year olds, who honestly ask better questions than most adults I know. Quick

Book Review — Stephen King (Richard Bachman) Some books scare you with monsters, ghosts, or supernatural creatures. Others don't need any of that. They simply take something ordinary, turn it into a nightmare,

I am a survivor of child ab*se. I am very fortunate to have healed from my experience; thankfully, it is similar to this woman's story in Spilled Milk. This book recalls the upbringing of Brooke, a young

While I'm not 'officially' attending #theology school, I'm starting up a new semester in my self-study academy I've been attending for a year now... Huh? O.K., so a bit of background....Last year, my wife

What happens when the man everyone fears finally finds someone he cannot bear to lose? Well, this is like a one-line summary of this fascinating book in the Dark Verse mafia series. In my review of The

Image made using ChatGPT The weather is getting colder, Halloween has passed, and the Christmas countdown is on. But this post is not about any of that; it is instead my monthly reading update. After a

Just when I thought I was finally back on track and ready to break the record for the most books I've read in a single month this year, I silently, but surely, started falling back into a reading slump.

Sinds ik “De achtertuin van het Achterhuis” heb gelezen, ben ik helemaal verknocht aan boeken over de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Vooral waargebeurde verhalen spreken me enorm aan. Het blijft bijzonder om te

Hello, dear community. I’ve been having some issues with electricity and internet in my area, but I’m back. Lately, I’ve been thinking about a few things, including this wonderful book that holds many

I can't stop myself from buying used books. Even when I tell myself not to I seem to always find an excuse to look for a new used book store in the city or to just pop into a thrift store to check things

Greetings to my regular readers on Hive and the web2! In the literature classes I teach to my secondary school students, we have been reading several of Aesop’s fables. For those who may not recall, Aesop

What makes us worthy of being human? And what, for that matter, makes being human worthy at all... I mean, looking back at history and at the daily news, I think it's more of an insult than a virtue...

I am glad to announce that the book chosen for the next KBK Bookclub meeting is "The Fifth Seal" by Ferenc Sánta. The BookClub meeting shall take place at @krolestwo on the 14th of November 2026