“We were young, we were wild, and we thought we’d live forever.” While We Were Dreaming follows a group of friends in Leipzig during the tumultuous years before […]
German literature
Bricks and Mortar
“Everything was different back then, but everything was the same.” Chapter Summaries Bricks and Mortar by Clemens Meyer is a fragmented, multi-perspective novel set in an unnamed German […]
English literature
The Acid House
“The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley.” — Robert Burns (epigraph often associated with Irvine Welsh’s themes) The Granton Star Cause The first story […]
English literature
Trainspotting
“Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television…” — Trainspotting Part One: The Skag Boys The novel opens with a […]