[Review]Chinaman: The legend of Pradeep Mathew

Chinaman: The legend of Pradeep Mathew by Shehan Karunatilaka My rating: 3 of 5 stars Not for the cricket novice, despite what the narrator claims near the books beginning. If you are like me, and have followed international cricket from the periphery for many years, this book can serve as a useful jump start to […]

Review: A Journal of the Plague Year

A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe My rating: 3 of 5 stars History repeats itself, or to put it more starkly, history is always repeating itself. Nothing is new. This book is a great reminder of that. The coronavirus is nothing new. Humanity has faced this before, many many times! Defoe’s work […]