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THE BEST APPS FOR BOOK LOVERS
While most book lovers are of the mind to only read the paper text, it is widely uncommon that a paper book will always be handy. Our phones, however, have become so commonplace that the literary world has taken action to become more accessible. These apps for book lovers have undeniably made the cut as the web’s favorites for 2020.
By The Bookish Elf3 years ago in 01
Psychological Thriller Books That Will Play With Your Head
The psychological thriller, a sub-genre of thriller books that explores the psychology of its characters, who are often unstable. What makes a thriller psychological is that the most important questions of the story are about the minds and behavior. Psychological thriller books often incorporate elements of mystery and include themes of crime, morality, mental disease, drug abuse, multiple realities or a dissolving sense of reality, and unreliable narrators.
By The Bookish Elf4 years ago in Geeks
An Anti-Racist Reading List: Highly Rated Non-fiction Books by Black Authors
Our present moment serves not only as a call to action, but a chance to teach ourselves and our society about the underlying issues that led to the unnecessary murder of George Floyd. The booklist below includes a combination of titles that educate about racism, antiracism, white fragility, and more. In that vein, we've gathered antiracist nonfiction books, memoirs, and histories on the subject of race, written by black authors. While by no means a comprehensive list, these books are a decent place to begin.
By The Bookish Elf4 years ago in Geeks
Want to read more books like Lord of the Flies?
William Golding’s 1954 novel, Lord of the Flies, is about the society and descent into mayhem created by a group of young boys stranded on a desert island is one of the most consequential works of literature from the 20th century. However, if you’re looking for more books like Lord of the Flies, it can seem like a daunting task. The novel Lord of the Flies went on to influence many other books and media, while three film adaptations based on Lord of the Flies were released over the years.
By The Bookish Elf4 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: The Woman in the Window
Women, girls... they are everywhere, man. They’re in cabins, they’re on trains, they’re in spider’s webs or hornet’s nests. Sometimes they’re gone. Sometimes someone let them go. Sometimes they’re in a group. In this case, there is a woman in a window. She’s not a woman in white or a lady in shadows or a girl who circumnavigated anything. She’s just a woman named Anna Fox in a window.
By The Bookish Elf4 years ago in Horror