World LiteraTour
Reading the World’s Greatest Stories
Book reviews and analyses of literature from around the world, from the most ancient classics to the newest releases
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Reading Steinbeck in Two Years #4: To a God Unknown Goodreads blurb While fulfilling his dead father’s dream of creating a prosperous farm in California, Joseph Wayne comes to believe that a magnificent tree on the farm embodies his father’s spirit. His brothers and their families share in Joseph’s prosperity and the farm flourishes –…
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The Giller Prize 2026 Longlist I’m only familiar with 4 authors and 1 title from this year’s Giller Prize longlist, so this is going to be just a quick rundown of the nominated titles and what I understand of them from their descriptions. Links take you to each book’s page on its publisher’s website. I…
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Reading Steinbeck in Two Years #3: The Red Pony Goodreads blurb Young Jody Tiflin lives on his father’s California ranch. He is thrilled when his father gives him a red pony, and later promises him the colt of a bay mare. Both these gifts bring joy to Jody’s life–but tragedy soon follows. As Jody begins…
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Reading Steinbeck in Two Years #2: The Pastures of Heaven Goodreads blurb Each of these delightful interconnected tales is devoted to a family living in a fertile valley on the outskirts of Monterey, California, and the effects that one particular family has on them all. Steinbeck tackles two important literary traditions here; American naturalism, with…
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July 2026 Reading Wrap-Up Hello and welcome to my July 2026 reading wrap-up! July was kind of a middling reading month for me, to be honest. Nothing ended up on my top favourites of the year, but I didn’t give anything less than 3 stars. I had a few DNF’s, but mostly because they turned…
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Mid-2026 Top 10 Favourite Reads Hello! Welcome to my Mid-2026 Top 10 Favourite Reads of the year so far. At the end of this year, I plan to re-read my top favourites and give them a definitive ranking, but since we’re at the mid-point now, I thought I’d talk about my current top 10. This…
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June 2026 Reading Wrap-Up Helloooo, and welcome to my June 2026 reading wrap-up! I read 15 books in June, not counting books that I started and didn’t finish (looking at you, Strange Pictures) or continued with no end in sight (been picking away at La Planète des singes FOREVER). I read from the whole gamut of genres…