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A Review of J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye (975 words, 5 pages)

The Catcher in the RyeAuthor J. D. Salinger In this book, the main character, Holden McField, tellsthe story about what happened during his Summer vacation.Holden is a sixteen-year-old boy who has flunked out of a privateprep school. Because he is afraid that his parents would find outthis fact, he goes ... Read More

A Review of Act I Scene II of Shakespeare’s Hamlet (4127 words, 6 pages)

In Act I Scene II of Hamlet, Gertrude asks Hamlet, Why seems it so particular with thee? Since death is common to all, she asks, why does Hamlet seem to be making such a particular fuss about his fathers death? He replies, Seems Madam? Nay it is. I know not ... Read More

A Review of the Book “The Fire of Heaven” (1286 words, 2 pages)

The fires of heavenThe Fires of Heaven is the fifth book in the series The Wheel of Time that I started a while back. It is by Robert Jordan and is fantasy.In this book, Rand alThor, now hailed as the Dragon Reborn, decides to attack Illian. Rand does not know ... Read More

A Review of the Story “Much Ado About Nothing” (3749 words, 16 pages)

Much Ado about NothingTitleMuch Ado About Nothing illustrates a kind of deliberately puzzling title thatseems to have been popular in the late 1590s (ex As You Like It). Indeed, the play isabout nothing it follows the relationships of Claudio and Hero (which is constantlyhampered by plots to disrupt it), and ... Read More

A Review of the Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (483 words, 1 pages)

The Girl Who Loved Tom GordonThe story starts out with 9-year-old Trisha McFarland going on a hike with her brother and her recently divorced mom. Her mom, who is determined to give the kids a good time on the weekends together, dragged them to go on a six-mile hike on ... Read More

A Review of the Book “The Giver” (325 words, 2 pages)

In this book, the Giver, an old man gives all the memories of a world such as ours to a boy named Jonah. In this world there is no color, love, or twins, and the babies and children are bred by special people who have the job of birthmother. They ... Read More

A Review of the Book the Giver, Lois Lowry (329 words, 1 pages)

The Giver By Lois LowryI think that the book The Giver by Lois Lowry is a book that shows that it isnt good to be perfect or live in a perfect world. You dont get to experience many things that you experience in regular life. One example from the book ... Read More

Review of the Story “The Good Earth” (494 words, 1 pages)

The Good EarthPearl S. Buck Historical FictionThe Good Earth is a saga about the life and death of Wang Lung. The story starts out on his wedding day as he gets ready to be marries. He is having a traditional farmer wedding in which his father has chosen his wife ... Read More

A Review of John Steinbeck the Grapes of Wrath (2255 words, 3 pages)

The Grapes of WrathBy John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath is an eye-opening novel which deals with the struggle for survival of a migrant family of farmers in the western United States. The book opens with a narrative chapter describing Oklahoma, and the overall setting. It sets the mood of an ... Read More

A Critical Review of the Great Gatsby (1563 words, 3 pages)

A Critical Review The Great GatsbyBy Sarah NealisThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a universal and timeless literary masterpiece. Fitzgerald writes the novel during his time, about his time, and showing the bitter deterioration of his time. A combination of the 1920s high society lifestyle and the desperate ... Read More

A Book Review of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (748 words, 3 pages)

Book Review The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is set in the 1920s during the Jazz Age. Nick Carraway is a man in his late twenties residing on West Egg island in Long Island, New York living a normal life. That is, until he meets his mysterious neighbor, a ... Read More

A Review of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” (630 words, 1 pages)

The Handmaids TaleIn Margaret Atwoods, The Handmaids Tale, our eyes are open to an oppressive society of which seems to be the near future. Widespread sterility has led to the rich controlling young women of childbearing age, who are called handmaidens. The tale is narrated by Kate, also known as ... Read More

A Review of the Classical “The Haunting of Hill House” (999 words, 2 pages)

The Haunting of Hill House is considered a classic to many people. It has a certain sense of feeling missing from today's novels. The Haunting of Hill House has suspense, horror, a little bit of romance, and an ending that will leave you thinking for days. Shirley Jackson is well ... Read More

A Review of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams and Eoin Colfer (1788 words, 3 pages)

HHGttGThe Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy is a wholly remarkable book. Thought many of the concepts are slightly abstract and obscure, the book itself is a truly great work. The basic idea is that the day we meet our adventurous crew is the single worst Thursday of Arthur Dents life.Sadly, ... Read More

A Review of Exhibits in the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory (1500 words, 3 pages)

Every year the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory holds an open house in which scientists share their studies and really let the public see what and how they do what they do. Scientists at this research center are working together studying different fields of the Geologic sciences ranging from Oceanography, Geochemistry, ... Read More

A Review of A Mother in Mannville by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (474 words, 2 pages)

Children usually form a powerful and unseparable bond with theirfamily. These fortunate angels get all the love and attention they call for.But for children less fortunate, they are also in need of love and care. Forexample, Jerry, a twelve year old orphan in the short story A Mother inMannville by ... Read More

A Review of the Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (1062 words, 4 pages)

The Mambo Kings Play Songs of LoveBy Oscar HijueloHarper Collins Publishers 1989407 Pages(No Bibliography, Pics, Maps or Index)The book that I read was rather pornographic. It was a story about 2 brothers and 6 other people who put together a band and played in clubs almost every night. After playing ... Read More

A Review of Richard’s Story “The Most Dangerous Game” (614 words, 3 pages)

The short story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell is about the hunter and the hunted but later in the story it becomes ironic because it turns into a game were the hunter becomes the hunted. It turns into a chase of competition and of survival. Two sailors Rainsford ... Read More

A Review of the Non-Fiction Auto-biography “The Night, Elie Wiesel (908 words, 2 pages)

The Night by Elie Weisel is a non fiction auto-biography. His special qualification for writing this is that he lived through it. He has won the Nobel Peace Prize, and he has written Dawn, The Accident, and The Town Beyond the Wall. He won the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize for ... Read More

A Review of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “Sherlock Holmes” (786 words, 2 pages)

When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes, he had no idea that his creation would become on of the most read and talked about fiction characters ever. Doyle himself did not even think that the Sherlock Holmes stories were good literature, but as he found out, people were not ... Read More

A Review of Sherlock Holmes’ “The Rainmaker” (675 words, 3 pages)

The Rainmaker The world is full of great novels. From Sherlock Holmes to the three musketeers. As the years progress more novels are written and more money is made. John Grisham is a rising star in literature. His books have enticed readers and has given the people something good to ... Read More

A Review of C.S. Lewis’ Novel “The Silver Chair” (2057 words, 3 pages)

Imagine that you are in a different world from earth, time is different, and all living things around you can talk. While in this world you will go through the most amazing adventure that you could ever think of. That is just what happens in the novel The Silver Chair. ... Read More

A Review of Brian Levack’s “The Witch-Hunt in Modern Europe” (1694 words, 3 pages)

THE WITCH-HUNT IN MODERN EUROPEBy Brian LevackThe Witch-Hunt in Modern Europe by Brian Levack proved to be an interesting as well as insightful look at the intriguing world of the European practice of witchcraft and witch-hunts. The book offers a solid, reasonable interpretation of the accusation, prosecution, and execution for ... Read More

A Review of the Story of Detective Tommy Phan (823 words, 1 pages)

A thirty-year-old detective-novelist living in southern California named Tommy Phan is on top if the world. He had just purchased a brand new Corvette and is living his fantasy of living the American dream. On his way home he calls his mother to inform her of his new toy. After ... Read More

A Review of the Book “Tiananmen Diary” (2836 words, 8 pages)

Change is the dramatic art of survival. If one is to survive, one needs to adapt to changing needs and desires. The Communist Party in China was started for just that reason. The Chinese wanted a change from what was going on in the country at the time. The student ... Read More

A review of Time Out of Joint by Philip K. Dick (481 words, 1 pages)

Time Out of Joint is probably not one of Dick's most well known books. It is, however, the book I chose this time. Why? Because "he thinks he's the centre of the universe" on the back cover sounded interesting. It felt like a very fresh idea to me, something I ... Read More

A Review of Ann Landers’ Tips for Leading a Good Life (263 words, 1 pages)

Ann Landers gives several tips for leading a good life in her newspaper column but are these tips for everyone? Most of the points in the article are actually quite good, most people live by these tips and they dont even realize it. The article Tips for Life should be ... Read More

A Review of Eitan Peer’s Mystery Book (332 words, 1 pages)

BOOK REVIEW BY EITAN PEER Once again, Dorothy Woolfolk has outdone herself. In this magnificent book, another in the series of the Donna Rockford Mystery books, The author finds yet a new way to thrill and excite the reader. I couldnt stop reading because of the suspense. The story begins ... Read More

A Review of Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird” (386 words, 1 pages)

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRDOne of the major masterpieces of American literature, To Kill A Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee originally as a love story, was published in 1960 and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1961. It also won an Academy Award when it was later made into a film starring ... Read More

A Reading Review of “To Kill A Mockingbird” (1676 words, 4 pages)

Reading ReviewTitle of work To Kill A MockingbirdCountryCulture SouthernLiterary Period ContemporaryType of Literature NovelAuthor Harper LeeAuthorial InformationIn 1960 Harper Lees To Kill A Mockingbird was first published. Interviewers were stunned when they first met Harper Lee, after reading this novel. They often felt as if they were coming face to ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013