I started reading Nighttrain to Lisbon together with quite some other frequent book-readers. I probably hadn't chosen this book by myself even though the press were very enthusiast about it. But, I didn't like it. The story seemed a bit weird, I didn't know what to think of it. And in my opinion ...
The main character, Gregorius, teaches classical languages at a Swiss lycée, and lives a life governed by routine. One day, he comes into possession of a book, written by Prado, a deceased Portuguese aristocrat. Deeply absorbed by Prado's philosophical writings, he changes his life in order to disco...
Disclousre: won though Goodreads giveaway.Last semester, I taught Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl for my reading skills class. My intention was to use the work as a jumping off point and go into the editing that had been done and how Frank's work compared to other diaries from the time. In o...
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