Annie Kapur
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Book Review: "Meeting Dr Johnson" by James Boswell
The Life of Samuel Johnson is a book that needs tackling and probably annotating. I have so far tried to dip my toes in it now and again to find out what it is like. As you probably know, I have some stuff lined up for 2026 and I would like Samuel Johnson's life to be a part of it somehow - if not in 2026 then the following year (if all goes to plan and it doesn't crash and burn). Of course, during his own lifetime, Dr Johnson had the reputation of being a sage and a brilliant mind, though he was also known to be abrasive and a bit arrogant as well. When we come to looking at this strange friendship James Boswell describes though, we get to see another side to him, one that people rarely got to see.
By Annie Kapur3 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Feast" ed. by Simon Winder
I like to read odd books every now and again so one of the things I tend to do is buy a book I've never even heard of. I was looking for books on a used bookshop website and found someone selling this book. No idea what it was about, hadn't heard anything about it and I even reufsed to read the on-screen summary. I just bought it. This is about as adventurous as I am willing to get. Do this with food and I will be anxious as hell, often refusing to eat. Do this with my everyday life and I will actually have a panic attack. Do this with my coffee and you will probably summon a demon. But books are my safe space.
By Annie Kapur3 months ago in Geeks
Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov
Mikhail Bulgakov’s novella Heart of a Dog (Собачье сердце) was first written in 1925, though it was not officially published in the Soviet Union until 1987, several decades after Bulgakov's death. The work was written during a time of intense political and cultural terror in the Soviet Union, following the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent rise of Stalin's regime. The novella represents Bulgakov’s true feelings about the Soviet machine, especially in its attitudes toward social engineering, the intelligentsia, and the flawed implementation of Marxism.
By Annie Kapur3 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Sister Carrie" by Theodore Dreiser
Theodor Dreiser is not someone I have explored many times, one or two perhaps and my writings on his book An American Tragedy was well-received. Since then, I have made it my business to read and reread more of his novels, including the often overlooked Sister Carrie. Once I started reading this book I absolutely could not stop. An enthralling story which often shocked me as it was written in a time where perhaps these stories of nonconforming women were still not taken seriously, it is a fantastic narrative even if the main character's morals are shifty at best. Carrie is definitely one of those characters we look forward to learning more about as she experiences more of the world. But, that doesn't mean we like her...
By Annie Kapur3 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Nobody's Girl" by Virginia Roberts Giuffre
Content Warning: The following review discusses topics of child abuse, rape, drug/alcohol addiction, human trafficking and suicide. Take these into account when considering if and when you will read the review. Continue with caution if you hold any sensitivity to the topics mentioned.
By Annie Kapur3 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "How to Change Your Mind" by Michael Pollan . Top Story - November 2025.
I had the entirely wrong idea about this book. I was reading on my phone when I finished the last book and wanted to start a new one. Thus, I quickly bought this on the cheap and started reading. I thought it was going to be about changing your mind, like actually changing it by using therapy techniques and the like. It's about LSD and psychedelics. But it's also about depression, anxiety, dying, terror, mythologies of humanity etc. Interesting and actually pretty well-written - I have absolutely no regrets of not reading the blurb when it came to this book even though I don't particularly agree with everything within. Let's take a look at what it is about then...
By Annie Kapur3 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Oleander, Jacaranda" by Penelope Lively
“When you do not know what to expect of the world—when everything is astonishing— then anything is possible and acceptable. Children are aliens in a landscape that is entirely unpredictable; they are required to conform to the dictation of a mysterious code while finding their way around a world which is both dazzling and perverse. I wanted to see if it was possible to uncover something of this experience”. - "Oleander, Jacaranda" by Penelope Lively
By Annie Kapur3 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning" by Laurie Lee
Cider with Rosie I admit, did not move me too much - though I have to admit it was good. But when it comes to sequels I have to say that As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning is probably one of the better examples of one. It is a testament to travel and self-discovery and of course, I read books like this because I hate travelling and self-discovery is something of a side-note for me. I prefer to read about other people who take trips to find themselves philosophically, however unbelievable I think it would be to actually do in real life unless you ran into something like a war-zone and saw someone die (see: Orlando). Let's take a look at what makes this book extra special...
By Annie Kapur3 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Scotland Yard: A Bloody History" by Simon Read
How do I explain this? I was bored and got a book on my phone again! This book, entitled Scotland Yard: A Bloody History, gives us a history of one of the most famed institutions in Britain in various crimes that are gruesome to say the least. But, from ignoring a letter concerning how to do fingerprinting some decades before fingerprinting would be a method to solving crimes all the way to crimes that were probably on par of that of Jack the Ripper in terms of horror - this book holds no punches. It gives us a fun, intriguing and yet, informative narrative about the birth of a police system which not only has its successes but also its drawbacks.
By Annie Kapur3 months ago in Geeks
Three Lives by Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein’s Three Lives was published in 1909 by the Sunwise Turn publishing house. The novel was Stein’s first major work of prose fiction and represents a move away from traditional narrative structures of the past American literary landscape. Before writing Three Lives, the author had lived in Paris, where she was influenced by Cubism, post-impressionist art, and avant-garde movements. The book reflects her involvement with these movements, mostly through her use of language and form, both of which were quite radical for the time and place in which she lived.
By Annie Kapur3 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Knot of Vipers" by François Mauriac
I'm not going to lie, more than often it is a title that draws me to a book and this one was quite intriguing because it didn't give anything away. The only thing I could figure out is that it wasn't going to be a romantic comedy or something along those lines. The Knot of Vipers is François Mauriac's novel written in the style of a confession, about a family falling apart and the members like 'vipers'. They deceive, they are poison to each other, they are hypocritical and selfish. All I can say is that this psychologically twisted novel was not quite what I was expecting but it was amazing nevertheless.
By Annie Kapur3 months ago in Geeks
