January 2023

Paula , a memoir (1994) by Isabel Allende

Paula (1994) by Isabel Allende Book: Paula (1994) Author: Isabel Allende Pages: 384 Publication: Harper Perennial Buy the Book: Paula (1994) by Isabel Allende \” I think that I am still in the tunnel of pain, but the fact that I finished the book has been like a catharsis in many ways. So when I […]

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Autobiography, Book Review, English Literature

Aspects of the Novel (1927) by E.M. Forster

Aspects of the Novel (1927) by E.M. Forster Series of lectures on the English language novel delivered by E.M. Forster at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1927. He discusses seven aspects of the novel: Story Character Plot Fantasy Prophecy Pattern Rhythm The novel is not a process of historical development. A novel tells a story that

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Academic Books, Book Review

Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie, Book Review

Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie, Book Review Book: Fifty Words for Rain Author: Asha Lemmie Pages: 464 Publication: Dutton Buy the book: Kindle Unlimited: Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata Book Review I don\’t know why I pick up the book, maybe its title…Fifty Words for Rain. As I love the rain  I wish

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Book Review, Historical Fiction

Angel\’s Ashes by Frank MC Court, Book review

    Book: Angel\’s Ashes Author: Frank MC Court Setting: 1930s 1940s Limerick Ireland Publication: Scribner Pages: 368 Buy the book Angel\’s Ashes by Frank MC Court Book review: Angel\’s Ashes is a classic work by Frank MC Court, an Irish American writer who won Pulitzer for this book Angela\’s Ashes. Angel\’s Ashes is a

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Book Review