Author: JEFFA KOONTZ

In this edition, I will only report my first immersion in one of the coolest events that takes place in Brazil every two years: The International Book Fair of São Paulo, where I ventured among thousands of books displayed in the Anhembi pavilion.I arrived after 5 PM. However, it was actually good, as it was…

I have to say that the selection of stories in this anthology of Tolstoy’s was undoubtedly brilliant. Martin Claret chose themes that are more than current in works written over a hundred years ago that seem to have been written much more recently. But it would mean nothing for the themes to be current and…

I am absolutely certain that Bram Stoker, when he released his book Dracula, never imagined that more than 120 years later, it would still be enchanting, or terrifying, generations of readers passionate about classic or gothic horror literature. Dracula shaped the form and gave fame to the most terrible, and often desired, villain of all…

I always say that it’s very good to start a reading without expecting much from any story, because when it surprises you, it really does. And that’s exactly what happened with The Empire of Storms by Jon Skovron, published by Arqueiro. Right from the start, it’s clear that, despite being a Young Adult, the language…

Just one year after its publication in France, “Waiting for Bojangles” received several literary awards, sold 300,000 copies, and had its translation rights negotiated for 29 countries. In the amazed gaze of the son, they dance to the sound of “Mr. Bojangles” sung by Nina Simone. The love that binds them is magical, dizzying, an…

Pink Floyd has a secret, troubled, and fascinating history that begins in Cambridge, England, during World War II, when its members were still children, and extends to the recent past. The life and music of Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright, and Syd Barrett, along with their conflicts, neuroses, fears, passions, and victories,…

Tom Hanks presents in Uncommon Types (Some Stories), light and captivating characters. There is no tale in which you, no matter how brief, do not grow fond of the characters Hanks has created. The thread that connects all the stories is certainly the typewriters, which sometimes hold great importance, sometimes are merely “remembered,” but are…

Dostoevsky presents us in Humiliated and Offended a true love story in a quite novelistic format, but without neglecting psychology and philosophy. The characters presented by the great author are all very well constructed and quite realistic in the way they are portrayed in ancient Russia. Each turned page brings us the immense desire to…

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is narrated in the third person, very well written and fluid. Mark Twain values simplicity, which makes everything easy to understand, considering it is a children’s book. The author makes clear the innocence and naivety of the characters, especially Tom Sawyer, something that defines the story well, as the protagonist,…

Many times it is good for us to start reading a book without expecting anything from it, and that is exactly how I began Mystery in Chalk Hill by Susanne Goga, a release from Editora Jangada. Considering that I love stories set in other times, especially when it comes to the Victorian era, Susanne Goga…