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The 10 Best Books Series of All Time
Good books are fantastic! This is a fact. If you don't think so, stay until the end and prepare to be surprised. But if you're one of those people who love a good story, I have great news: we've separated the best sagas from the books you need to read in 2021.
By Borba de Souza4 years ago in Geeks
The Gentle Strains
She hears their muffled argument before she’s fully down the stairs. Astoria witnesses a moment between Draco and Hermione. Epilogue compliant; however, this takes place before any weddings. I do not own the Harry Potter universe; I just like to play in it!
By Edith (yesterday4)4 years ago in Geeks
50th Anniversary: "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" by Hunter S. Thompson
The History Behind the Book Based on a trip to Las Vegas that he took with his friend and attorney, Oscar Zeta Acosta, the book was initially published in the music and culture magazine, Rolling Stone. Many people are already aware that the book was actually written first and foremost as a magazine article that was meant to be only 250 words, but blew into a full blown novel that then, the Sports Illustrated Magazine rejected for publication and so, Rolling Stone took up the offer. The Mint 400 Motorcycle race was the subject and before arriving at that particular point, the literary genius of Hunter S. Thompson is more than present through days of ramblings, philosophies and illegal highs.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Nesting" by C.J Cooke
Folk horror novels are among some of my favourite books ever. The genre is my favourite to really get stuck into because there is so much lore to understand before you actually go further into the book. When we read folktales, we must always keep an open mind as to how these were read and believed in their own countries and times of recitation. When reading "The Nesting" by C.J Cooke, I noticed that there were tons of references to these incredible Norwegian folk tales that I myself had heard of before. The one thing I adore about folktales from that part of the world is that their attention to nature is extreme and they iterate that we, as humans, appreciate but do not understand nature.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: As the Christmas Cookie Crumbles by Leslie Budewitz
I was given a free e-copy of this novel by NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion. In Jewel Bay, all is merry and bright. At Murphy’s Mercantile, AKA the Merc, manager Erin Murphy is ringing in the holiday season with food, drink, and a new friend: Merrily Thornton. A local girl gone wrong, Merrily’s turned her life around. But her parents have publicly shunned her, and they nurse a bitterness that chills Erin.
By Caitlin Gonya4 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Cloud Cuckoo Land" by Anthony Doerr
I think that there will be a couple of things that you notice when you start reading Anthony Doerr's Cloud Cuckoo Land. The first thing you will notice is how much better it is than his previous book All the Light We Cannot See. The second thing you will notice is how nice and large it is, so it will be easily curled up with a cup of coffee in the early morning, or the late dark night. The third thing you will notice is that the whole book is about the translation of a book - a book that transcends time and moves to connect each character to another in the story. The final thing you should notice is how much alike this book is to another great modern classic (and a personal favourite book of mine, yes it is in my top ten favourites of all time before you ask) - Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
The Black Library Samplers (Part 2)
I'd originally wanted to just write one article about the Games Workshop Black Library Samplers that they give you for free to get you hooked on literature. However, I realised I had a little more to say than I thought I did about the 2021 Black Library Celebration book.
By Max Brooks4 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Reprieve" by James Han Mattson
When you want to write a horror novel you must always remember not to make the structure too complex. If the reader spends too much time thinking about the structure, they aren't thinking about the events of the story or the descriptions. Books such as: "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson, "Carrie" by Stephen King and even books as twisted as "Exquisite Corpse" by Poppy Z. Brite have a simple structure. Unless you're going for a "House of Leaves" by Mark Z. Danielewski thing where the structure is involved in scaring the reader, then I would pass on making the structure overtly post-modern.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Apparition Phase" by Will Maclean
When I read a ghost or haunting story, I love it to be deeply psychologically disturbing. It's the only real point to a ghost story. When I was a pre-teen, I read Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House" and that book had such a lasting impact that almost fourteen years' later there are still things about it that make me shiver. The only difference now is that I am no longer just reading it - I'm teaching it to students. Books like "The Turn of the Screw" have managed to scare pre-teen me into a frenzy before and so have the novels: "The Man in the Picture" by Susan Hill, "Ghost Story" by Peter Straub and obviously, "Salem's Lot" by Stephen King. One thing these books all have in common is their ability to become wholly psychological. To stay in the real world and make everything seem like it is actually pheasible. All these books allow everything to become very human and between this and the 21st century ghost story, I would say in the 21st century, newer books are either brilliantly written or too far fetched and focused on fantasy to be possible at all. This was my main issue with "The Apparition Phase". Though the storyline was brilliant, I felt more and more detached from the story as it went on, especially when the recounting becomes more in-depth.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
Not Kindling my Fire
Myself along with, I think, many others whole heartedly agree with the belief that a Kindle is not a book, nor does it come close to being one. Even overlooking the obvious dictionary definitions involved in this argument, there is simply, in my mind anyway, no comparison.
By Andrew Kyle 4 years ago in Geeks
5 More Beautiful Passages from Books
You've probably read my previous article "5 Beautiful Passages from Books" and if you haven't then it is also a link that will take you right there. This is a second part to this little series after I asked people whether they liked it and got a pretty good reaction across the board.
By Annie Kapur4 years ago in Geeks
