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Literature Review: "Unbind the Tongue" (TLS)
I'm going to try this a few times to see how we start off. I regularly read the 'TLS' (Times Literary Supplement) and I am a long-time subscriber and so, I thought it would be a good idea that every once in a while, I reviewed an interesting article that caught my eye from this weekly literature newspaper. Before you ask, yes I get it in paper form - because of my eyesight being a bit on the faulty side, staring at screens does not help. I am aware of the irony of writing this on a screen but now what do I do?
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
Writing Work Review: How to Make a Living Writing Articles for Newspaper, Magazines, and Online Sources by Wendy Vincent.
--- As I was browsing the shelves of my local library that had recently been torn down and rebuilt I found myself in the reference section with a book in hand that promised to have
By elie domit5 years ago in Geeks
The Novel
We have repeatedly argued for the lack of a purely Italian narrative, understood as a great wide-ranging romance tradition. This depends on the delay with which this genre has established itself with us, due to the slowness in the development of the middle class, that is “those citizens” placed by luck between the idiot and the scholar “(Foscolo) .
By Patrizia Poli5 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "John: An Evil King?" by Nicholas Vincent
I have been reading one book about every single king and queen of England and finally, I have made it on to the infamous King John. I have read a book about Edward the Confessor, one about Harold Godwinson, one on William the Conqueror, another on William Rufus (William II), one on Henry I, one on King Stephen, one on Empress Matilda - then one on Henry II, one on Richard I and now, finally - we are on King John. King John is often known as the worst king in English history, and if you're not familiar with the Shakespeare play or with the history, you may not know why. Mostly, I think it is fair to say he was the worst in terms of the way he ruled, but 'evil'? Is he really 'evil'? or was history just written by the winners again? Let's investigate using Nicholas Vincent's book, John: An Evil King?
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The World in the Evening" by Christopher Isherwood
I read quite a bit of Christopher Isherwood last year and noticed that I had really taken a liking to his work. I'll be trying my best to finish off his novels this year and hopefully, we can have a bit of a ranking article on all of them together. One thing I like about Christopher Isherwood's novels is that they never feel afraid, or like they are withholding information for the sake of being polite. Isherwood tries to say everything he needs to within this atmosphere of dark glamour and this is definitely true for his books Goodbye to Berlin, Mr Norris Changes Trains and The Memorial. When it comes to this book entitled The World in the Evening, we can definitely see that aspect of his writing being reborn.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Richard I: The Crusader King" by Thomas Asbridge
As you know, I am currently reading one book about each and every king and queen of England that ruled from Edward the Confessor onwards. Presently, I have read a book on Edward the Confessor, Harold Godwinson, one on William the Conqueror, William Rufus (William II), one on Henry I, one on King Stephen, Empress Matilda, Henry II and now, I have just completed reading a book on Richard I (also known as Richard the Lionheart). I have enjoyed most of the books I have read so far, some more than others and yet, I have still learned quite a bit about the way they ruled their countries and what kind of England they had in mind. Honestly, reading this book entitled Richard I: The Crusader King has brought things into perspective about how England was ruled as a part of a larger state rather than a stand alone country.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
“A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini
Possibly one of the most loved books by South Asian women of the 21st century, “A Thousand Splendid Suns” is a war tragedy, a book about women’s rights and a book about a mother, a daughter and their struggles. Released on the 22nd of May, 2007, the book has received praise atop of praise for its depictions of women in an Afghan regime that revolves around institutional misogyny and upholds increasingly patriarchal views in which women can be ritually killed for their outspoken behaviours.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "I Married a Communist" by Philip Roth
When it comes to Philip Roth, I admittedly have not actually read a lot of his work. I have read American Pastoral and well, apart from that novel I have read a lot of his other writings such as: his conversation with Isaac Bashevic Singer in the New York Times Book Review, 1976, his reading of Saul Bellow in The New Yorker, 2000. There have been some interesting things he has written and, as we know from this book, have been written about him. But, I'm not going to lie, there are some flaws in this book and yet, I enjoyed myself quite a bit. The book feels perfectly plausible in real life and yet, it has many strange things going on. The title of this book is I Married a Communist and just to warn everyone, there is a lot of discrimination in this book that some may feel uncomfortable with reading about.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Geeks
Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton Review- Connections Through Time
We start at the end, with Kate Morton, as she gives a summary of her book: “The Clockmaker’s Daughter, is about time and timelessness, truth and beauty, maps and mapmaking, photography, natural history, and restorative properties of walking, brotherhood…, houses and the notions of home, rivers and the power of place, among others'' (Morton 483). Every point made above is elegantly bestowed through the perspectives of many characters who have had connections to a house in the woods.
By Victoria Ward5 years ago in Geeks
