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Top 5 Young Adult Novel Recommendations
The YA genre is often called out for being overly saturated with "bad literature" by people who respect the classics. But, I beg to differ. If you search through the regulars, you can actually find some really good books in the YA genre. There's a wide array of sub-genres to explore and many different writers and characters to read about. I feel like many people think that YA is really just for teens; but after having to read many a classic novel myself, it's nice to wind down with a wild fantasy or adventure novel particular of the YA umbrella term.
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Geeks
30 Books to Read Before You Die (Pt. 2)
Hopefully, you've been following along with this series and have read Part 1 already. These lists are not about reading everything and anything but reading the best that literature has to offer. It's about exploring new and different genres, whilst also becoming more aware of different writers, different countries, and different literary movements.
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Geeks
30 Books to Read Before You Die
I love literature, as we all already know. But the one thing I love most of all is sharing my love for literature with everyone else by giving people recommendations and asking for recommendations from others. I like reading new and exciting things that I haven't read before as well as reading around and deeply into my favourite genres. At the time this article was written, I was going through a phase of reading biographies of classic Hollywood actors and actresses.
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Geeks
The 5 Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books for Young Adults and Teen Girls
Top Five Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books/Series for Girls Picking books that hold their interest, and do not seem juvenile, but also do not introduce overly adult themes, is difficult. In my experience, science fiction and fantasy books can be great choices for young adult girls. Many of today's Sci-Fi and fantasy books feature strong young women—heroines that are worth looking up to—and present enduring themes. The fanciful worlds in these books can help girls escape from an adolescents' complex world, while providing entertainment, and maybe even some important life lessons.
By Terry Stone7 years ago in Geeks
The 'Harry Potter' Series—Books, Films, and More, Part 1
An Introduction Thankfully, a girlfriend at the time convinced me to watch one of the movies with her. While it wasn't love at first sight, I was curious, and wanted more. Finally, I watched the first four movies, then realized that I needed to read the books. Once I started reading the books, I was hooked. I remember waiting with bated breath for the seventh book to finally be released. We had pre-ordered two just so we could read them at the same time. Now, my wife and I love having Harry Potter weekends, where we watch all of the movies back to back, and I've gradually made my way through all of the books multiple times. I just received the complete book set for Christmas, and I am almost done—I would have been done sooner, but with school and work, reading has become a bit of a luxury. The series is complete, and meaningful to me, and I'm always sad when I'm done reading the books, or watching the movies—like I've lost a few good friends. This hub is an overview of the entire series, including books and movies, as well as an overview of Harry Potter World at Universal Studios, Orlando.
By Terry Stone7 years ago in Geeks
'Mahabharata' (Pt. 3)
The very first book depicts the society of the Vedic period in India. Called the Adi Parva it depicts the caste system and how class and society works in the Middle Vedic Era. If we were to take this as how the text depicts a historical era, we look at the fact that it is the middle of the Vedic era and that these castes have been established since the beginning of both sides of the war, especially the Puranas. The beginning of the Vedic era starts with the establishment of the Kuru Kingdom and, by the height of its political power—it would be well established into the families mentioned within the text. Thus, it shows historical accuracy and can be placed within that particular time period.
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Geeks
'Mahabharata' (Pt. 2)
Now we're going to look at the perspective of philosophy and how this suggests at the historical accuracy of the narrative. This is still working inside the text; we're looking and what happened, how do we know when it happened in terms of a time frame —and how historical sources support or oppose this. Philosophy is one of the ways in which we can gage a time frame. For example, we know that if a text was written in the ancient times and iterates Socratic philosophy that it was probably written in the times just after the death of Socrates when his philosophical views were at their most famous and important. We're going to do the same for the Mahabharata, we're going to place it in a philosophical time frame.
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Geeks
'Mahabharata'
It stands at seven times the length of Homer's poetic epics of ancient Greece, it is over 1.8 million words long and even the abridged version is just under 1,000 pages. With 200,000 verses, it is the longest poem in all of existence and is more than twice as long as than the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid and Divine Comedy put together.
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Geeks
