literature
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Do You Actually Enjoy Classic Literature?
By Chelsea, Stand Corrected Editing, 24th February 2020 Do you slog through classic literature while hating every second? Or do you thoroughly enjoy the likes of H. G. Wells and the Bronte Sisters? Be honest with yourself here, it’s okay to admit that you don’t understand the hype, and many have been brave enough to reveal their distaste for the classics.
By Stand Corrected Editing5 years ago in Geeks
Watership Down
Watership Down by Richard Adams is a novel about bunny rabbits and their adventures of trying to find a new burrow. The main character, Hazel, is told by Fiverr, his faithful sidekick, that there is impending doom and that they need to leave and find a new place to live. Well none of the other rabbits believe that this small bunny can foresee the future so they end up traveling with a very small group thus beginning an incredible journey.
By Tangerinehippiestudios5 years ago in Geeks
I’m Late To The Party
I read this book in Mid-July when the hype surrounding this book was at its peak. I wanted to review it but a dislocated shoulder prevented me from typing as much as I would have liked during that time. Well, I’m here now late to the party but everything’s fine I'm just a little late to the party.
By Shanda Gantt5 years ago in Geeks
Audiobooks - Yes or No?
As a traditional person, as far as books are concerned, I was always highly against audiobooks. I believed that in order to read a book you have to take some time, sit down, pick up your favorite paperback or hardback (no kindle, no whatever has a screen nonsense) and read.
By Anya Blackhart5 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: The Shadow of the Wind
"There are worse prisons than words." Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: When 10 year old Daniel Sempere visited the Cemetery of Forgotten Books with his father, he had no idea it would forever change his life. The book he finds there, "The Shadow of the Wind", consumes his life; as does its author Julian Carax and his mysterious past. As Daniel’s life slowly begins too mimic that of Carax’s, he finds out that someone has been burning this illusive author’s novels. Soon Daniel and all his loved ones are in danger and he’s forced to decide whether or not solving the mystery is worth it.
By Veronica Traggiai5 years ago in Geeks
"Afropean: Notes From Black Europe" by Johny Pitts
I only read this particular book this year but really, it pretty much changed the way I think about people of colour and migration. This book bases itself in the way in which Black people are viewed across Europe and seriously, as a person of colour and even though I’m Indian and from England, I could really connect with this book of experience. The reason I read this was because I heard people talking about it online as the next great nonfiction text of the Black experience in Europe. Now, I’d read quite a few of these books in comparison to my library on the Black experience in America because I live in Europe. Most of the Black experience in America based books I’ve read have been written as novels as opposed to nonfiction essays etc.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
"Complete Letters" by Pliny the Younger
Pliny the Younger’s letters represent the way in which Roman everyday life is understood by the various correspondents and depends on the fact that the correspondents may be in a similar situation and social class as himself. These letters often concern different aspects of the human experience including: living arrangements, valuing and selling houses, family and friendships, funerals and the grieving process, inheritance and family connections, life and philosophies, morals and ethics and finally, the way in which learning and knowledge impact the lifestyle one will live. Pliny the Younger though, also goes through his own profession in which he details the requirements for good oration and the way in which he scripts his narratives.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'The Revolution of Jack Frost'
Synopsis No one inside the snow globe knows that Morozoko Industries is controlling their weather, testing them to form a stronger race that can survive the fall out from the bombs being dropped in the outside world--all they know is that they must survive the harsh Winter that lasts a month and use the few days of Spring, Summer, and Fall to gather enough supplies to survive. When the seasons start shifting, Genesis and her boyfriend, Jack, know something has gone wrong. As their team begins to find technology that they don't have access to inside their snow globe of a world, it looks more and more like one of their own is working against them. Genesis soon discovers Morozoko Industries is to blame, but when a foreign enemy tries to destroy their weather program to make sure their destructive life-altering bombs succeed in destroying the outside world, their only chance is to shut down the machine that is spinning out of control and save the lives of everyone inside the bunker--at any cost
By Cyn's Workshop6 years ago in Geeks
"On the Road" by Jack Kerouac
I first read this book when I was fourteen years’ old and I’m not going to lie to you, the very first time I read it - I didn’t actually enjoy it all that much. The reason was because it was written in a style that I was entirely used to and so, I didn’t end up understanding the entire drift of the novel. Instead, I put it aside for a while, hoping that someday I would figure it all out. And that’s exactly what happened. When I was sixteen years’ old, I saw the novel “On the Road” in a bookshop in my hometown and I was immediately taken back to those memories of trying to get into it at fourteen and failing miserably. The reason these memories were so pressed into my mind was because of the fact that it was just after my fourteenth birthday and I had a science test the day after completing the book. The copy in the shop window was absolutely beautiful and I went to buy it. Instead of just having the book, it had some explanatory essays I made use of as well and so, when I ended up re-reading it (well, I’ll call it reading for the first time, because it was the first time I understood it), I read the essays as well and referred to all this extra material for guidance. It slowly became one of my favourite books to re-read after that.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
