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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 Kapur5 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 Kapur5 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 Workshop5 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 Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
Review of ‘Broken Wish’
Synopsis Sixteen-year-old Elva has a secret. She has visions and strange powers that she will do anything to hide. She knows the warnings about what happens to witches in their small village of Hanau. She's heard the terrible things people say about the Witch of the North Woods, and the malicious hunts that follow. But when Elva accidentally witnesses a devastating vision of the future, she decides she has to do everything she can to prevent it. Tapping into her powers for the first time, Elva discovers a magical mirror and its owner-none other than the Witch of the North Woods herself. As Elva learns more about her burgeoning magic, and the lines between hero and villain start to blur, she must find a way to right past wrongs before it's too late. The Mirror: Broken Wish marks the first book in an innovative four-book fairy-tale series written by Julie C. Dao, Dhonielle Clayton, Jennifer Cervantes, and L. L. McKinney, following one family over several generations, and the curse that plagues it.
By Cyn's Workshop5 years ago in Geeks
"The Shadow in the Corner" by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
The first time I discovered this story I was about fifteen years’ old and I’m not going to lie, I had never even heard of Mary Elizabeth Braddon before. I had no idea when she lived, but I guessed by her name she might either be old by now or she was living in the 19th century and therefore, not alive anymore. I didn’t really bother to do any research on the author from when I discovered the story because of the way in which I discovered the story. It was a very rainy day at school and so, I took a usual trip to the library and there were other people there. Someone had read the Braddon story and placed it back on the shelf in the entirely incorrect place - near nonfiction. I picked it up to move it only to notice that the cover was a bit odd. I flipped the book, which was very thin, around to notice the blurb. I read the blurb only to scrunch up my face and wonder what it was all about. I took the book out later that day, read the whole thing during lunch and returned it to the library before the day was out. It was a short read. That’s why it was pretty much impossible for me to research the author before reading the text - it was during lunch and we were stuck indoors because of the rain. After I read it, however, I really did forget about it for some time until I encountered it in an anthology that same summer. That’s when I started to pay more attention to what the story was actually about.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
