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Book Review: "Terra Amata" by J.M.G Clézio
From the prologue of this novel I knew I was absolutely in love with it. The beginning is just so powerful, leading you into this person’s life from the very beginning (not in a Tristram Shandy way but you get what I mean). From his youth to growing up and growing old, this book is a testament to a fictional character’s life that feels at most times, all too real. Clezio really outdid himself with this one and I want to share with you the various things that made this book as amazing as it was to read. It was not just the character and what he did in his days of being within the text, instead it was also the way the character spoke directly to the reader with first and second person in conversation. It felt like I was reading something that was addressed to me in order to make me feel something. And it did. It made me feel like I was in a world where every problem, every issue and every moment of human suffering was something to be built upon and directed towards a better few moments of happiness. It showed me how to be happy knowing that one day, every single thing you did both mattered and, in the grand scale, did not matter. It showed me to appreciate what 209 pages I might have before I too must write my epilogue. It’s mind-blowing.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
Lessons From Factfulness
Hans Rosling was one of the most recognized and renowned health activists, striving for international awareness on global issues that the world is facing. He dedicated the last part of his life, finishing his magnum opus, 'Factfulness' while being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and spending time for its treatment. Even in this state though, he never gave up and strived for his book till the last moment. He would scribble notes and small amendments all the way till the end of his life, to finalize what he aspired to be a medium "that would help the global audience understand the world better". His book provides a breathtaking perspective on how the world works and how certain things work. Bellow is a small analysis of one of the themes of the book and how it's teaching can propagate to other lessons as well.
By Philip Baker5 years ago in Geeks
Mischief Managed
So a lot of people may disagree with me on this but hear me out.. The Harry Potter series has captivated the lives of millions, probably billions of people around the globe with its spell binding adventures and tear jerking moments that inspire many readers, no matter how old, to explore the many desires Harry Potter has brought into they're lives.
By Iris Willow Greene 5 years ago in Geeks
Review of ‘The Left-Handed Booksellers of London’
Synopsis A girl's quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World of England when it intrudes on the modern world. From the bestselling master of teen fantasy, Garth Nix. In a slightly alternate London in 1983, Susan Arkshaw is looking for her father, a man she has never met. Crime boss Frank Thringley might be able to help her, but Susan doesn't get time to ask Frank any questions before he is turned to dust by the prick of a silver hatpin in the hands of the outrageously attractive Merlin. Merlin is a young left-handed bookseller (one of the fighting ones), who with the right-handed booksellers (the intellectual ones), are an extended family of magical beings who police the mythic and legendary Old World when it intrudes on the modern world, in addition to running several bookshops. Susan's search for her father begins with her mother's possibly misremembered or misspelt surnames, a reading room ticket, and a silver cigarette case engraved with something that might be a coat of arms. Merlin has a quest of his own, to find the Old World entity who used ordinary criminals to kill his mother. As he and his sister, the right-handed bookseller Vivien, tread in the path of a botched or covered-up police investigation from years past, they find this quest strangely overlaps with Susan's. Who or what was her father? Susan, Merlin, and Vivien must find out, as the Old World erupts dangerously into the New.
By Cyn's Workshop5 years ago in Geeks
Harrison Bergeron
Literary Analysis: Harrison Bergeron Harrison Bergeron is a short story written by Kurt Vonnegut, that sets out to explain future America. The themes and symbols in this story are very strong characteristic that defines America, society, an individuality. A few symbols are Harrison Bergeron himself, because he represents freedom, that is constantly being strived for. As well as, the handicaps that illustrate chains holding the society members back, from being who they are and noise that shows how the members are mentally restrained. Themes in this story are freedom, individuality, and equality, witch perfectly describe what America was fighting for in 1961, the year this story was published.
By Ariana Lewis.5 years ago in Geeks
Residual Magic: Blood and Bone Legacy Book Two by Suzanne M Sabol
Today's Book Spotlight is Residual Magic: Blood and Bone Legacy : Book Two by Suzanne M Sabol To save Ev and Tag, Brittany must master the powerful magic of a goddess to stop a sorcerer from raising the Goddess of Carnage from manifesting through the cauldron.
By Spirit Guide Communication through the Art of Divination5 years ago in Geeks
Children Of Blood And Bone Book Review
ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕘 ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕟 𝕆𝕗 𝔹𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝔸𝕟𝕕 𝔹𝕠𝕟𝕖 that is absolutely the best debut fantasy novel. initially, i was TERRIFIED to read Children of Blood and Bone. its length changed into very formidable to me, but I'm so happy I picked it up. I cannot likely advocate it sufficient.
By Ke'Asia Hawkins5 years ago in Geeks
The Hate U Give Book Review
When you're reading books like The Hate U Give, you're perusing somebody's ruling against quietness. This book has made me feel every conceivable feeling simultaneously. It was genuinely amazing and I have such a great amount to state about it I wish I could simply send everybody a howler containing the whole content of this book.
By Ke'Asia Hawkins5 years ago in Geeks
The Sun Is Also A Star Book Review
This book is about instalove, I wound up completely cherishing the relationship. I will say three things. To begin with, they don't fall in love they see the likelihood that they could. I think seeing the likelihood of a future is an undeniable thing. There's a Japanese expression that I liked: "Koi no yokan. It doesn't mean love at first sight. It's closer to love at second sight. It's the feeling when you meet someone that you're going to fall in love with them. Maybe you don't love them right away, but it's inevitable that you will." Secondly, it's written well. Their relationship is simply so delicate? It's sweet, in that way first love is, and it's steady, in that way great love is. What's more, they get down on one another about their issues. But I didn't generally relate with Natasha and Daniel's relationship in the initial hundred pages not until I associated with their characters. But towards the end? There is a REASON I wailed Genuine TEARS while perusing this book. But romance isn't what this book is only about. The genuine focal point of the book, rather, is on the issues looked by immigrants. On one hand, we have Natasha, a science young lady and an illicit worker from Jamaica who is being deported by the day's end after her dad has been caught. Then again, we have Daniel, a child of South Korean immigrants whose family needs him to become a doctor but who needs his own life as a poet. The third thing about the story i loved the most is that the theme shows itself throughout the novel, Natasha and Daniel make the ends of an identity range Natasha is levelheaded, logical, and legitimate to say the least.
By Ke'Asia Hawkins5 years ago in Geeks
