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Book Reviews

Here is a selection of some of my favourite book reviews I’ve written:

  • How to Fail at Almost Everything at Still Win Big by Scott Adams
  • How To Use Your Enemies by Baltasar Gracián
  • Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
  • The Art of X-Ray Reading by Roy Peter Clark
  • Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami
  • Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
  • The Paris Review, Granta, and Tin House
  • Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
  • How to Read by Arthur Schopenhauer
  • Man and His Symbols by Carl Jung
  • 5-Star Service by Michael Heppell 
  • No-BS Bodybuilding by John Doe
  • Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
  • Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
  • Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
  • We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
  • Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
  • Penguin Little Black Classics
  • Deep Work by Cal Newport

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Benjamin McEvoy

I write essays on great books, elite education, practical mindset tips, and living a healthy, happy lifestyle. I'm here to help you live a meaningful life.

Top Posts & Pages

  • How to Read the Complete Works of Shakespeare in a Year (Recommended Reading Order)
    How to Read the Complete Works of Shakespeare in a Year (Recommended Reading Order)
  • 7 Lessons Learned From Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl (Book Review)
    7 Lessons Learned From Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl (Book Review)
  • How to Get an Oxford University English Literature Education for Free
    How to Get an Oxford University English Literature Education for Free
  • How to Read Crime and Punishment (10 Tips for Digesting Dostoyevsky)
    How to Read Crime and Punishment (10 Tips for Digesting Dostoyevsky)
  • 41 MasterClasses Ranked and Reviewed (What is the best MasterClass?)
    41 MasterClasses Ranked and Reviewed (What is the best MasterClass?)
  • An Intellectually Ambitious 5-Year Reading Program for You
    An Intellectually Ambitious 5-Year Reading Program for You
  • How to Read Anna Karenina (10 Tips for Tackling Tolstoy)
    How to Read Anna Karenina (10 Tips for Tackling Tolstoy)
  • Reading Exercise of the Week #1: The Bradbury Trio
    Reading Exercise of the Week #1: The Bradbury Trio
  • Which Translation of Anna Karenina is the Best? Pevear & Volokhonsky vs Constance Garnett vs Aylmer and Louise Maude
    Which Translation of Anna Karenina is the Best? Pevear & Volokhonsky vs Constance Garnett vs Aylmer and Louise Maude
  • The Yukio Mishima Podcast (The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea Book Review)
    The Yukio Mishima Podcast (The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea Book Review)

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