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5 Beautiful Passages from Books
We have done quite a few parts to this already but, by popular demand, it has come back once again. Having already covered the following books in the previous sections: Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh, Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz, War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell, All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy, Lotte in Weimar by Thomas Mann, Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and Just Above My Head by James Baldwin. (Takes a long exhaling breath).
Annie KapurPublished 2 years ago in GeeksA Daughter Well Married
Mrs Bennet, the mother of the main character of Jane Austen's timeless Pride and Prejudice, gets a lot of flak from modern readers.
Natasja RosePublished 2 years ago in GeeksHow a Barefoot Queen Became My Tour Guide in Seville
Dear Reader, Reading a historical novel set in the country or city you are about to visit can be magical. I have always preferred to read fiction instead of watching movies. It gives me an opportunity to take a break from the real world, and disappear into a fantasy full of heroic characters and exciting locations.
Lone BrinkmannPublished 2 years ago in GeeksBook Review: "Dead Relatives" by Lucie McKnight Hardy
Lucie McKnight Hardy is a great writer of folk horror. Her novel "Water Shall Refuse Them" was the first book I read by her and this book entitled "Dead Relatives" is the second. As you all know, folk horror is my favourite genre ever, I love the way that stories of old and images of forests and folklore come together to create something wholly uncomfortable and frightening. Nature and animals create a terrifying premise for stories and, through beliefs and the supernatural, we see a very new and exciting way of losing control. Folk Horror to me, represents how little we humans really have control over anything. We like to believe that we are in charge when actually, it is nature, it is the animals, it is the sun and the beliefs that hold us together that guide us through life. If we turn on them, then they turn back twice as hard on to us.
Annie KapurPublished 2 years ago in GeeksHow Kierkegaard’s ‘The Seducer’s Diary’ Became a Game Changer in My Relationships
Dear Reader, I’ve read all the classics and tons of modern fiction about romance, which is probably why I have such high expectations for love.
Lone BrinkmannPublished 2 years ago in GeeksMy Twenty-Year Journey With Harry Potter
I have loved reading for most of my life, this is probably down to my mom, who always had a book (Kindle now) in her hand as I was growing up.
Randell GreshamPublished 2 years ago in GeeksBook Review: "Trigger Warning" by Neil Gaiman
I have read many books by Neil Gaiman over the last decade. These include: "American Gods", "Coraline", "Neverwhere", "Anasi Boys", "Good Omens", "Stardust" and "The Sandman". The story of my reading of "The Sandman" is that I only read it whilst on my Master's Degree because one of my good friends told me to and he'd talk to me about it and where I was in the book - he loved the idea of the sandman legend, yes including the song. That same year, a few months after I finished the book, he hanged himself and I was devastated. The book, the sandman legend and the upcoming adaptation therefore have my full attention - he would have loved to see it.
Annie KapurPublished 2 years ago in GeeksBook Review: "Storyland" by Amy Jeffs
Yes, we are back here again. We are being thrust straight back into folk culture and honestly, this resurgence is the best thing ever. Books that are coming out now with an incredible amount of folkish background to them include the realms of horror and thriller, Sci-Fi and fantasy and even romance is giving it a go. Folk horror films are coming out and I am very excited about that. And finally, we have the books which we thank for compiling some of the great stories that go along with these cultures.
Annie KapurPublished 2 years ago in GeeksBook Review: "Stories of Your Life and Others" by Ted Chiang
When it comes to surrealist fiction, I pick my post-modern texts carefully. I don't want them to be so out there that I can't understand what's going on. My brother told me to read the first chapter of 'Neuromancer' and I have to admit that even though I understood what was happening, I didn't particularly like it. However, authors who work in the framework of the dystopian surrealist fiction subgenre tend to get me more - it just so happens that creating something incredibly mind-twisting whilst also being dystopian works on so many levels. It shows us the possibility of what could happen, or what has happened, and then gives us the ability to think about the metaphors and plausibility of the situation.
Annie KapurPublished 2 years ago in Geeks5 Beautiful Passages from Books
Previously, in 5 beautiful passages from books, we have covered: 'Brideshead Revisited' by Evelyn Waugh, 'Cloud Atlas' by David Mitchell, '100 Years of Solitude' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 'Anna Karenina' by Leo Tolstoy and 'Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe' by Benjamin Alire Saenz. That was in part 1, which you can find here.
Annie KapurPublished 2 years ago in GeeksThe 10 Best Books Series of All Time
Good books are fantastic! This is a fact. If you don't think so, stay until the end and prepare to be surprised. But if you're one of those people who love a good story, I have great news: we've separated the best sagas from the books you need to read in 2021.
Borba de SouzaPublished 2 years ago in GeeksThe Gentle Strains
She hears their muffled argument before she’s fully down the stairs. Astoria witnesses a moment between Draco and Hermione. Epilogue compliant; however, this takes place before any weddings. I do not own the Harry Potter universe; I just like to play in it!
Edith (yesterday4)Published 2 years ago in Geeks