The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller A song, sung by Patroclus, telling the story of his friend Achilles, the… Read more The Song of Achilles

Ghost Story by Peter Straub I had heard this was one of the scariest books of all time. I was… Read more Ghost Story

Beloved by Toni Morrison Reading Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami made me think of ghost stories. Several of… Read more Beloved

Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro. The author was born in Japan but raised in England and writes in… Read more Remains of the Day

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami. Not a Nobel winner, but often proposed for the prize. After reading Remains… Read more Kafka on the Shore

Molloy, Malone Dies, the Unnameable, by Samuel Beckett One of the recurring threads in Charlie Kaufaman’s Antkind is mid-20th century… Read more Molloy, Malone Dies, the Unnameable

I am Madame X, by Gioia Diliberto I love John Singer Sargent’s portrait, “Doctor Pozzi at Home” at the Hammer… Read more I am Madame X

Antkind, by Charlie Kaufman. An absurd novel by the screenwriter best known for Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Eternal Sunshine… Read more Antkind