The Aeneid

By Virgil

Pretty good for self-insert fanfic. Better then the Iliad, better in parts and pieces than the Odyssey.

The Name Of The Rose

By Umberto Eco

I’ve been keeping a little inventory of books that misuse and abuse the word palimpsest. It is, in my opinion, a bit of a trap of a word - arcane yet evocative, strange sounding with a compelling meaning that is...

If on the winters night a traveler

By Italo Calvino

I was wondering a lot about greatness while reading this. I don’t think Italo Calvino is one of the greats, but I do love what he does. There is something a bit Borgesian about this, maybe Kafkaesque or maybe a...

The Baron in the Trees

By Italo Calvino