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Book Review: "On Tangled Paths" by Theodor Fontane
Theodor Fontane has been a difficult one to place because I haven't read him in a while now. His character of Effi Briest seems to be an individual but, in comparison to something like Anna Karenina, Effi Breist seems to fall into some of the common clichés of a male author writing a female character, something that Anna Karenina does not. That is simply what turned me off reading Theodor Fontane for a bit and when I said that to someone, they recommended I read On Tangled Paths, since the female character is somewhat better in this one and I'd like her a lot more. Why? there are less male writing clichés. I gave it a go and for me, it gets the thumbs up for less cliché-ridden character.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Edward IV: The Summer King" by A.J Pollard
As you probably already know (and I have said this so many times now it is really becoming tedious even for me), I am reading one book about every single king and queen of England from Edward the Confessor all the way to our own times. So far, I have read a book by Edward the Confessor, William I, William II, Henry I, Stephen, Matilda, Henry II, Richard I, John, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI and now, finally I am reading a book about Edward IV entitled Edward IV: The Summer King by A.J Pollard. Edward IV is a king I know a fair bit about having studied the Tudors and the Wars of the Roses ad nauseam at schools in the past.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
Sidney Sheldon's The Tides of Memory: A Book Review
The blues in the cool, crisp climate. I was discouraged and in a fix what to do. Then, at that point, it struck me why not decide to do one of my beloved things. What's more that is going over my beloved writer Sidney Sheldon's novel and composing an audit on it. Here I give an audit to one of his incredible works, "The Tides of Memory".
By Shubham Srivastava4 years ago in Geeks
"Dr Zhivago" by Boris Pasternak
Published in 1957, Doctor Zhivago is normally regarded as one of the greatest Russian novels of the modern age with its themes of nationality and romance, life and death, truth and lies at the very heart of the text rounded off with the mysterious Doctor Yuri Zhivago, a figure of grand symbolism in a world that is constantly trying to drag him down to their level.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Justine" by Lawrence Durrell
Now, you all know how I love reading a random book by someone I've never heard of at least once a week. Well, I kind of cheated this week because I had already heard of this guy before even though I haven't actually read anything by him before. To be honest, I was completely on the fence about this book when it came to the writing style vs. what the book was actually about. There were both pros and cons to this text and that is why, dear reader, I could not possibly give it full marks even though it was a somewhat enjoyable read. I have to say, there are some faults of writing to be analysed.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
Book Sabbatical: February
February is classified as the month of love, and even though I don’t have a valentine this year, I’ve still gotten to love on some of my family and friends. There have been some coffee dates, tearful conversations, quiet evenings, and laughter. Taking time out of my busy schedule to continue building relationships is always worth it, even if it takes away from things that I usually deem “important.” The question is, what matters in the end?
By Hannah Marie. 4 years ago in Geeks
Hidden Gems of the Publishing World
How is it that Nicolas Sparks has been able to have this huge career with his romance novels, movies made from these novels, and sales that are through the roof while prolific authors like Kristen Proby do get nearly as much attention despite being a best-selling author? Well we’re about to get into my theories as to why. First, let’s talk about Kristen Proby.
By Chloe Medeiros4 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Devil's Whispers" by Lucas Hault
I have always said that when writing a horror novel, you need to try to make the storyline as simple as possible whilst having on the most important characters named and play a role in the story. This book does just this and it does it quite well. The success of the book truly comes from having a good amount of emotional connection to each character since the narrative shifts around so often. Unfortunately, this is also its undoing as the entire book is written in a series of diary entries by different characters in which the tone becomes so similar from time to time that you more or less lose who is talking and who is telling you which subplot.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Henry VI" by James Ross
I have probably said this countless times for those of you that have been here forever and a day - but here we are again and I am still reading one book about each and every English Monarch from Edward the Confessor onwards. So far, I have read a book about: Edward the Confessor, William the Conqueror, William II, Henry I, Stephen, Matilda, Henry II, Richard I, John, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V and now, we move on to the baby king himself - Henry VI who became king at only a few months old whilst his father died from dysentry abroad. When you think about it, a baby that little having his father die of a destabilising illness abroad - that has really got to mess the child up no matter whether he is the king or not.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
