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War and Peace — Tolstoy's Vast Panorama of Humanity
A grand epic in which hundreds of characters live and breathe against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. Through Tolstoy and War and Peace we explore the relationship between the individual and history, meditations on
2026-07-02 · 20 min read #literature#tolstoy#war-and-peace#russian-literature#classic-review1984 — Reading the Prophetic Book of the Surveillance Society
A world where Big Brother is watching. Through George Orwell 1984 we examine totalitarianism, control of language, and the mechanics of surveillance, and consider in a balanced way how it connects to today debates over p
2026-07-02 · 12 min read #literature#orwell#dystopia#surveillance#classic-reviewThe Old Man and the Sea — Hemingway Spare Beauty and Unbroken Spirit
Three days between an old fisherman and a giant fish. Through Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea we examine the hard-boiled style and the iceberg theory, human dignity and the unbroken spirit, and the power of symbols.
2026-07-02 · 12 min read #literature#hemingway#american-novel#writing-style#classic-reviewRereading Crime and Punishment — The Question Dostoevsky Left Us
A young man kills a pawnbroker and then collapses from within. Through Dostoevsky Crime and Punishment we examine conscience and redemption, the superman idea, and the essence of the psychological novel. Spoilers are kep
2026-07-02 · 13 min read #literature#dostoevsky#russian-novel#psychology#classic-reviewThe Metamorphosis — Kafka's Portrait of the Absurd and the Alienated
The story of a man who wakes one morning transformed into an insect. Through Kafka and The Metamorphosis we explore modern alienation and the absurd, the meaning of family and labor, and the questions this short but deep
2026-07-02 · 16 min read #literature#kafka#the-metamorphosis#absurdism#classic-reviewDon Quixote — The First Modern Novel and the Tension Between Ideals and Reality
The tale of an aging knight who mistook windmills for giants. Through Cervantes and Don Quixote, we explore the tension between ideals and reality, the formal experiments that opened the door to the modern novel, and the
2026-07-02 · 24 min read #literature#cervantes#don-quixote#spanish-golden-age#classic-review