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Book Review: "Koba the Dread" by Martin Amis
I know, this book is a rather contentious one. But forgive me, it's late April 2025 and I've been reading a lot of contentious stuff lately. Slated in various newspapers and magazines, Koba the Dread is the second installment in a series which started with Experience (which I read back during COVID) and though it is hated, it is probably much better in terms of explaining itself. Focusing on the horrors of Communism in Russia, Martin Amis rips into the mid-20th century Western intelligentsia who professed that the ideas coming over from Russia were great, popular and useful for society. Of course they weren't. Taken from Stalin's own nickname 'Koba', this book really does cut deep into the bleeding heart of Communism with not only insult and analysis, but also with dark humour.
By Annie Kapurabout a year ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Here" by Richard McGuire
I was looking for new and experimental books to read and so I found this one by Richard McGuire. It's April 2025 and I looked through this book in the library - I was surprised to find that it was laid out completely differently to how I thought it would be laid out. Instead of a straight story, it is a series of pictures of a certain place from different times in history. Often these are overlaid atop each other. For example: the background will be a drawing of the place from 8'000 BCE but then it would be overlaid with squares and rectangles in which things are taking place in the 1980s and the 1990s, in the 1870s and even the future. Throughout this review I'll try to post some photos to show you what it's like.
By Annie Kapurabout a year ago in Geeks
Book Review: "An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West" by Konstantin Kisin
"The history of humanity is a series of unopened tombs which hold not only stories of our past, but also stark warnings about our future" - "An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West" by Konstantin Kisin
By Annie Kapurabout a year ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Three Burials" by Anders Lustgarten
It's late March 2025 and my mental health has been here and there. I've had stints where a lot of my hair has fallen out and others where I no longer get hungry enough to eat dinner in the evening. Be that as it may, I still find a joy in reading books and writing about them. This is probably one of the few joys in my life at this point and I really did want to share this important book with you. I didn't expect it to be this way at all and now that I've read it - ist seems a lot better than just its blurb. Let's explore Three Burials by Anders Lustgarten.
By Annie Kapurabout a year ago in Geeks
Book Review: "How to Sleep Well" by Dr. Neil Stanley
It's March 2025 and I believe that I'm in an okay place mentally even though I have not been for a while. Have you ever been stressed out but you have actually no idea why? I mean, there's so many things it could be but you don't know which single factor it is. My hair has been falling out quite a bit lately which means that I've literally been shedding hair everywhere: in my apartment, on the bus, everywhere else. If you're reading this in the present (which at the time of writing this would be the future) then I hope I've sorted myself out. Anyways, since I haven't been sleeping well, here's a fitting book I read...
By Annie Kapurabout a year ago in Geeks
My First 12 Hours...
As you guys may have realised, I have been made one of the admins of our wonderful Facebook group. Now, I'm not going to say too much because of the fact I know there are certain people who subscribe to my account who, let's just say if there was a button to block them, would no longer be subscribers. However, here's a review of what I have found over the last 12 hours in the most comprehensive way I can find through connecting the dots. I will try not to make this too long winded or purposefully obtuse.
By Annie Kapurabout a year ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Only One Left" by Riley Sager
I've been trying to read more Riley Sager and well, so far it's been alright. I do have a few questions for this book concerning the ending but of course, I'm not going to put spoilers here so we'll leave that out. It's currently April 2025 and at this very moment, I am on my third cup of coffee after spending the morning finishing this book following a terrible night's sleep. It was so weird because every time I tried to get to sleep, I couldn't so I sat up and tried to read more of my other book. As soon as I would start reading, I'd start nodding off. But, when I went to actually put my book down and go to sleep - I lay there awake for most of the night. Ultimately, I gave up. And so, first thing this morning I decided to finish this book I was reading...
By Annie Kapurabout a year ago in Geeks
