Hamnet by Maggie O’ Farrell, Book Review “Every life has its kernel, its hub, its epicentre, from which everything flows out, to which everything returns.” Maggie O\’ Farrell\’s novel \”Hamnet\” is a captivating and emotional retelling of the story of William Shakespeare\’s son, Hamnet, and his death. The novel is set in 16th-century England […]
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Book Review, Classic Novels
The Honey Thief by Najaf Mazari and Robert Hillman Author Introduction: Najaf Mazari was born in 1971 and left Afghanistan in 2001 to escape the brutal torture and genocide of Hazara men by the Taliban. He settled in Australia where in 2007 he was granted Australian citizenship. Najaf Mazari and Robert Hillman are the co-authors
Bell Jar A Helpful Book Review Of \”The Bell Jar\” By Sylvia Plath \”The Bell Jar\” is a novel by Sylvia Plath, published in 1963, January less than one month before its author Sylvia Plath committed Suicide. It was Ist published under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. In 1966 The Bell Jar was published in England
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Academic Books, Book ReviewValmiki\’s Women by Anand Neelakantan Book Review: Introduction: Some books attract you for their gripping plots, some for portraying magnanimous characters, and some for some reasons but there are very few books that can nail you down with their intricately woven, painstakingly textured language as well as spectacular characters. Valmiki\’s Women by Anand Neelakantan is
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Book Review, MythThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway claimed in The Green Hills of Africa (1935): \”All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huck Finn…There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since.\” Author\’s own life story: Published in 1884 The Adventures
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Academic Books, Book ReviewThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Book Review Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Book Review: Published in 1999 The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is one of those books that I pick up just being attracted by its title and then flip on through the pages
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Book ReviewThe Story behind Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring “Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth.”(Albert Schweitzer) Silent Spring A letter was received by Rachel Carson from her friend Olga Owens Huckins. The letter described the dead robins that Olga had found in her yard.
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Book Review, Social IssuesPaula (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 LiteratureAspects 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 ReviewFifty 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