The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood: A Book Review Genre: Literary Fiction Atwood writes an interesting remark on life, government totalitarianism, and ignorance of society in her book, The Handmaid’s Tale. Surrounding the narrator, Offred, throughout the story Atwood continuously has the reader guessing on what was going to happen. It is worth noting that … Continue reading Historic but Fiction
Tag: classic
Going Back to the Classics
This week, instead of reading something new, I went back to the classics and read my old-time favorite, Pride and Prejudice. For weeks I have been tempted to pull my copy out again because of how frequently it was showing up on my Instagram feed - it seemed like everyone was either reading it again … Continue reading Going Back to the Classics
Facing Death and Keeping Human
A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines: A Book Review Genre: Historical Fiction A Lesson Before Dying was nothing like what I imagined it to be. Somehow Gaines manages to create characters that are as flawed as they are human. Through the slow character development of the main character, A Lesson Before Dying details … Continue reading Facing Death and Keeping Human
Nothing like Memory
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper: A Book Review Genre: Historical Fiction; Classic I was first introduced to The Last of the Mohicans when I was in 7th grade American History… so quite a long time ago. There have been many movies and abridged chapter books inspired by the story and when … Continue reading Nothing like Memory
The Movie is Better
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott: A Book Review Genre: Literary Fiction/ Women's Fiction Alcott’s Little Women is a classic coming-of-age story of four very different sisters caught in the world of poverty in the aftermath of the Civil War. While the war only comes as a conflict to make the father absent, Little Women … Continue reading The Movie is Better
The Last Man by Mary Shelley
The Last Man by Mary Shelley: A Book Review Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian Mary Shelley’s The Last Man did not age well. Written using Shelly’s distinct writing style, the story is told in first person of the event of an illness overcoming humankind. While, parts of nature did seem to fit with futuristic views, the … Continue reading The Last Man by Mary Shelley
To Kill a Mockingbird: BookTalk
https://youtu.be/_vNr7SkzmFs Plot: 10/10 Characters: 10/10 Writing: 10/10 Editor: 10/10 Total: 40/40 Title: To Kill a Mockingbird Author: Harper Lee Illustrated: Fred Fordham Edition: 1st Graphic Novel Published: October 30, 2018 Publisher: Harper ISBN: 9780062798183 If you want to get it: Amazon, Barnes&Noble
Anne Frank’s Diary
Graphic Novel or Written Literature Hi, everyone. This week I decided to do something a little bit differently. It is a well known fact (at least where I am sitting) that people regard graphic novels as lower quality than written literature. I decided that this time I would read two books: one literature and the … Continue reading Anne Frank’s Diary
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