Annie Kapur
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Book Review: "Aftermath" by Rachel Cusk
Welcome back to another episode of 'books I read on my phone' and Rachel Cusk's Aftermath is one of them. This book is about the separation and divorce the author had from her husband which definitely had me asking 'why did she marry him?' and 'why is he such a piece of shit?' But if you know me then you'll also know how I do not understand how people have the capacity to go out and spend time with another human being, let alone actually get married to one. It sounds like my idea of hell. As Sartre wrote in his play No Exit, 'Hell is other people'. But, I do enjoy Rachel Cusk's writing - and this is another example of why she's so articulate...
By Annie Kapur7 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "A Quiet Evening: The Travels of Norman Lewis" by Norman Lewis
Norman Lewis was a man I had heard of before. I knew a little about his travels and the way in which he went purposefully off the beaten track. This edition of his travels was published in 2022 and made for apt reading between books. When it comes to travel literature, I've normally enjoyed everything from Kerouac to Bryson and then all the way to Jan Morris' writings on Italy. I don't always read travel narratives, but if you pay close attention to my blog, you'll notice I published a piece by Paul Theroux recently. Let's take a look at this collection then...
By Annie Kapur7 months ago in Geeks
The Lizzie Borden House
Welcome back to 'Why It's Shifty' and today we're covering the Lizzie Borden House. The story of Lizzie Borden is a famous one no matter what you believe about the verdict. The legal implications of the time are as fascinating as the story of the house itself. It has become one of the most incredible narratives of houses next to the Winchester Mansion. Let's take a look at the case, the aftermath and the theories that shine a light on what goes down at the Lizzie Borden House...
By Annie Kapur7 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Molesworth" by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle
This was a book I picked up to fill in a deal I was getting on a three-for-two online. I’m not going to lie to you - I knew nothing about this book beforehand and only really got to know it once I opened it up. I can say I was pleasantly surprised. A comic critique of mid-century English boarding school culture, it comes with completely misspelled words and crude drawings an captions of many a headmaster. I’m not someone who usually reads books like this and even though it kind of freaked me out when I first opened it, I was pleasantly surprised at the fact that it was genuinely hilarious.
By Annie Kapur7 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Baron Bagge" by Alexander Lernet-Holenia
I read this book in a coffee shop where I sat and drank two americanos and a bottle of sparkling water. I am still astonished that even when reading a book in a coffee shop, some people feel the need to stare. Any time I looked up to take a sip of water or coffee, there was always someone just staring at me, confused or in shock that there are people who enjoy reading instead of gawping at their phones. I have this awful habit though of pulling a ‘what are you staring at?’ expression at these people and they tend to quickly look away. It shouldn’t be controversial to enjoy yourself alone but apparently it is. Well, let’s get on with the book I was reading, it is a short novel called ‘Baron Bagge’ and deals with a man who experiences either a hallucination or a near-death experience. The frame narrative is him announcing a confession from years ago when he was a soldier in the war…
By Annie Kapur7 months ago in Geeks
Les Grand Meaulnes by Alain-Fournier
Le Grand Meaulnes, the only novel by French writer Alain-Fournier, was first published in 1913 and is known as one of the great classics of French literature. Set in a rural French village in the late 19th century, the book captures the bittersweet themes of youth, love, and the search for an unattainable ideal. It is cited that its greatest quality is its dreamlike atmosphere and I can't lie - I definitely agree.
By Annie Kapur7 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Saving Agnes" by Rachel Cusk
I've read some of Rachel Cusk's autobiographical novels in my time. One of the more recent and more positive ones was called Transit - you can read the 5/5 review here if you wish. I've also read books like Parade, Outline and some others. It can be a hit and miss for me if I'm in the wrong mood and so, I have to be in a very certain way to read her books. Sometimes, I will read them at the wrong moment and it will kind of let it down a bit for me. It's only proof that time of reading also matters. Let's take a look at Saving Agnes, another Rachel Cusk novel...
By Annie Kapur7 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Behave" by Robert Sapolsky . Top Story - September 2025.
I read this a while ago and I decided I would give it another go. I had it on my phone and one thing I found is that I was just in a terrible mood when I read it, which means of course that because it is a nonfiction book, I was trying to find holes in everything. Well, now that I'm in a better mood, I'm going to go through this book properly and comment on the things I found particularly intriguing. And yes, I do actually find it intriguing.
By Annie Kapur7 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Reveries of the Solitary Walker" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The last time I dipped into Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Reveries of the Solitary Walker I was in university. I have to admit, I didn't actually find too much enjoyment in it and that was probably because I was reading it during some examination period so I was likely stressed out. Recently, I found a copy for free on Kindle (or at least discounted, I don't remember) and I decided to give it another go. Four years' ago I did read The Confessions by Rousseau and if you want to read my ramblings about why it's important, then click here. Otherwise, let's continue...
By Annie Kapur7 months ago in Geeks
5 Songs I Despise
Well, I spent a long time thinking about this as I've known about this challenge for a while now. I won't spend too long on the introduction but I understand that the songs I dislike perhaps won't be everyone's choices and that's alright with me. I'm sure we can find a common ground somewhere else. Let's get into it...
By Annie Kapur7 months ago in Beat
Book Review: "The Collected Dorothy Parker" by Dorothy Parker
I'm not a big Dorothy Parker reader and have only read a tiny bit in my time. I am by no means a fan. I'm going to be very honest with you here. There was a deal on the online used bookstore and so, I needed a good, cheap book to add to the deal so I could get one of my books for free. I'm looking at doing the same thing but I'm not sure which book I want for free. Anyways, Dorothy Parker's stories have been more entertaining than her poetry (which I'm more on the fence about). So here we go: a review of The Collected Dorothy Parker. And let's keep it to the good stuff, shall we?
By Annie Kapur7 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Scent of Dried Roses" by Tim Lott
Used bookshops are all the rage if you've got a little bit of money in your pocket. Some books are as cheap as perhaps a few pounds and of course, therefore much cheaper than Amazon - including sometimes Amazon's digital borrowing service. I recently hankered around some used online bookshops and found a few texts that were sort of random. I'm going to admit I didn't read the backs of them before buying - I just bought ones that were cheap and on sale. This is the first of the books in that realm, about family, mental illness, suicide all set against a backdrop of an ever-changing Southall, London...
By Annie Kapur7 months ago in Geeks
