The Great Gatsby is a strange novel; perhaps it is the strangest I have ever read. It's hard to describe the way in which F. Scott Fitzgerald's supposed magnum opus holds the reader: one knows that it is grand and paradoxical, and somehow very beautiful, and yet it is hard to describe because it is … Continue reading Book review – The Great Gatsby →

When Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter was first published, it was named The Scarlet Letter: A Romance. Being an admirer of Romanticism and having Lord Byron as a favourite, I first found it surprising that such a dark tale of loss, passion, and hopelessness could be considered even remotely romantic; however, I was wrong to judge … Continue reading Book review – The Scarlet Letter →

It took me a long, long time to finally complete reading The Iliad; I bought it many months ago, along with The Odyssey, but somehow I never got further than the first two or three chapters; it was too large and too confusing. However, as I have come to realize from The Iliad's fascination with … Continue reading Book review – The Iliad of Homer (Penguin Classics) →

It is a very strange thing that unlike so many other distinguished novels of the Victorian Age, Jane Eyre was received poorly both by critics and the general public at the time of it's publication. However, my reading of it confirmed my belief in the notion that the greatest artists are never recognized in their … Continue reading Book review – Jane Eyre →

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is one of my favourite books; and it has some of the most stirring lines in all modern Literature. At it's surface, The Alchemist appears to be a simple fable of a boy in search of treasure, guided by his dreams and several omens along the way. However, the poetic … Continue reading Book review – The Alchemist →

Well, here we are! Welcome to The Second Sight Reviews, reader, the website where I will be publishing my thoughts and reviews on books(mostly) and films(occasionally). I've been thinking of this for a while; and now I'm going to put it into action. With your support, we can all grow together. Thanks for joining me! … Continue reading A Short Introduction →