There are times when, especially on my Kindle, I can be reading four or five novels at once; flitting backward and forward as the mood takes me. For a couple of weeks now, I've had this one single novel in my head. I don't know why? It's possibly around two or so years since I … Continue reading Why Silas Marner?
Tag: fiction
Hunger
Well, now, this is one to read when the weather’s miserable. Hunger is a novel written by Knut Hamsun, first published in 1890. It's a psychologically intense work that delves into the mind of an unnamed narrator living in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He also won the Nobel Prize in Literature and was an influence … Continue reading Hunger
The Sinner’s Inner Struggle
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg is a complex and thought-provoking novel that delves into themes of religion, morality, duality, and the nature of evil. Set in 18th-century Scotland, the novel follows the life of Robert Wringhim, a young man who believes himself to be predestined for salvation due … Continue reading The Sinner’s Inner Struggle
The Shack
I'll state right from the start of this post, that this novel is simple, universalist heresy. It's thought-provoking, sentimental and a little sad at times, granted, however, as a 'read' it's abominable. A vast amount of Christians were wetting themselves over this book a few years ago, and now that I've finally gotten around to … Continue reading The Shack
Wording 