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Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan Book Review

Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan Book Review Author Introduction: Donal Ryan is an Irish author who has gained critical acclaim for his novels and short stories. He was born in 1976 in County Tipperary, Ireland, and worked as a civil servant before turning to write full-time. Ryan\’s first novel, \”The Spinning Heart,\” was published in […]

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The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams

The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams The Reading List,  a contemporary fiction that was published in 2021 by Sara Nisha Adams centres around Mukesh, a widower and Aleisha, a bright but anxious teenager. Other characters chronicle the plot through their connectivity with these characters and share the same linear interest in book reading.  

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Hamnet by Maggie O’ Farrell, Book Review

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 Book Discussion Summary and Critical Analysis

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

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A Helpful Book Review Of \”The Bell Jar\” By Sylvia Plath

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 Review

Valmiki\’s Women by Anand Neelakantan Book Review

Valmiki\’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, Myth

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

The 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 Review

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Book Review

The 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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The Story behind Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring

The 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 Issues