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‘The Autobiography of Mark Twain’: An Analysis of the Man Behind the Icon

18 Dec 2025
Analysis: ‘The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini’ | Renaissance Art & Ego

22 Nov 2025
Beyond History: The Human Mystery in John Williams’ ‘Augustus’

8 Nov 2025
The Cost of Idealism: Why Martin Arrowsmith is Relatable, Not Admirable

1 Nov 2025
Beyond the Frontier: Why Lyman Ward is the Real Subject of ‘Angle of Repose’

30 Aug 2025
Why Frank McCourt Refuses to Judge His Parents in ‘Angela’s Ashes’

10 Aug 2025
The Golden Child & The Swede: A Personal Reflection on ‘American Pastoral’

3 Aug 2025
Why ‘Kavalier & Clay’ is the Ultimate Novel of the Golden Age of Comics

21 Jul 2025
‘All the Light We Cannot See’: A Review of Connection & Human Spirit

1 Jul 2025
Survivor or Accomplice? The Moral Ambiguity of ‘All The King’s Men’

22 Jun 2025
‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Analysis: A Coming-of-Destruction

14 Jun 2025
Why ‘Alice Adams’ Matters: Escaping the Shackles of High Society

7 Jun 2025
Reading vs. Living: A Prophetic Look at Paulo Coelho’s ‘The Alchemist’

1 Jun 2025
Arduous but Insightful: A Brutally Honest Review of ‘The Age of Innocence’

31 May 2025
How America Dies: A Warning from Allen Drury’s ‘Advise and Consent’

18 May 2025
Escaping the Rat Race: A Deep Analysis of Saul Bellow’s ‘Augie March’

8 May 2025
Old World vs. New: Why the Ending of ‘The Able McLaughlins’ Falls Short

25 Apr 2025
The Unguessed Axis: Interpreting the Epilogue of ‘Cities of the Plain’

19 Apr 2025
Beyond ‘All The Pretty Horses’: Why ‘The Crossing’ is McCarthy’s True Magnum Opus

14 Apr 2025
John Grady Cole’s Journey: A Bildungsroman in ‘All the Pretty Horses’

6 Apr 2025
The Final Bow: A Personal Reading of Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’

5 Apr 2025
Beyond the Textbooks: Why ‘Anansi Boys’ is the Best Way to Learn Mythology

2 Apr 2025
Why is Othello Black? Analyzing Systemic Racism & Iago’s Motives

29 Mar 2025
Reflections of Fear: Unveiling the Hidden Truths in Neil Gaiman’s ‘American Gods’

28 Mar 2025
Genius or Indulgence? Analyzing ‘The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas’

19 Mar 2025
Why Perspective is Everything in William Faulkner’s ‘As I Lay Dying’

13 Mar 2025
Is Shakespeare the Witches? A New Theory on ‘Macbeth’s’ Fate

11 Mar 2025
Hell on Earth: Why MacKinlay Kantor’s ‘Andersonville’ is a Brilliant Struggle

9 Mar 2025
‘Pericles’ Review: The Authorship Debate and Shakespeare’s Rescue

19 Feb 2025
The Ferocious Angst of Survival: Why ‘Another Country’ is a Masterpiece

18 Feb 2025