Dos crímenes (Spanish for ‘Two Crimes’) by Jorge Ibargüengoitia. The plot of the story develops in Mexico around the 70’s, a time when many western governments around the world crushed the socialist ideologies of young people. There used to be a constant conflict between students  voicing their ideologies and police trying to suppress their freedom […]

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky. I started with Dostoevsky rather late in my life. The reason of this is because probably the size of his books intimidated me quite a bit. Now that I am in my fourth book of his, I can say with confidence that  he is one of my favorite writers.

A Frozen Hell by William Trotter.  The Russo-Finish war of 1939-1940 is often overlooked when discussing the major battles of WWII. However, I understand this was one of the most asymmetric and fast paced combats during WWII and this is the reason why for a long time I had been looking for a good detailed

Reviewing The Samson Option by Seymour Hersh is challenging because the book is both deeply researched and controversial. On one hand, it’s clear that Hersh and his publisher undertook significant legal and investigative work to produce it. Notably, they faced a lawsuit from two individuals mentioned in the book, though the author ultimately won, and

The Emigrants by Vilhelm Moberg. Recently, I have been reading books by several Nordic authors, such as Hamsun and Solstad. I wish I could read them in their original languages, but for now, I am following English translations. The first thing I have to say about nordic literature is that there is a deep feeling

The Magus by John Fowles. Fowles was a superb writer and I have really good memories of his work. One day  I came across one of his novels (The Collector) and  I couldn’t put it down. I think what attracted me the most was the psychological aspect of his narrative. Of course having a good

The Tunnel by Ernesto Sabato. During an exposition, a painter named Juan Pablo sees a woman (Maria) that seems interested in one of his paintings. They become acquainted and start seeing each other. Soon at the start of their relationship, he realizes Maria is married. She invites him over to her country house which she

Civilized to Death – The price of progress by Christopher Ryan. This book is really interesting, but it’s hard to give a fair opinion because it talks about many important things we see as humanity’s greatest achievements. It covers topics like the positive impact of technology, economic growth, and medical advancements, to name a few.

Token Economy by Shermin Voshmgir. This book explains cryptocurrency from the broader perspective of Web 3 applications and cryptological tokens. Web3 is the natural evolution or extension of web 1 and web 2. Web 1 was the early stage of the internet when all our online interaction was through a black terminal and had access