Category: Book Review

First drink, first prank, first friend, first girl, last words! A poignant and moving crossover novel about making friends and growing up from , John Green. The novel follows a young boy Miles (pudge) and his journey throughout boarding school at Culver Creek, Alabama. Through his experiences at Culver Creek he develops connections with the…

The devastation of The Great Depression was experienced by many during the 1930’s. This event was a very difficult period for many families, especially for African American families in rural Maryland. Many stories have been written about struggling families during the Depression. Children were often expected to mature very quickly. In Eugenia Collier’s “Marigolds”, Lizabeth,…

Table of contents Exploring the Theme of Greed and Selfishness Human Connection and Loneliness The Consequences of Unintended Wishes Narrative Structure: Blurring Reality and Fantasy Satire and Social Commentary Symbolism: The Talking Goldfish Humor and Irony Cultural Context and Identity Conclusion: Reflecting on Themes and Narrative Techniques In the realm of , “What of This…

‘A Clean, Well-Lighted Place’ is Hemingway’s paean to a kind of existential skepticism, an investigation of the significance, or deficiency in that department, of presence. It plainly communicates the way of thinking that underlies the Hemingway ordinance, harping on subjects of death, vanity, aimlessness, and sadness. Through the contemplations and expressions of a moderately aged…

The winds of war strike all, and just as spring blossoms are blown from the trees falling white to the ground, young men are killed in their prime by war before they are able to bear the fruit of knowledge. Herman Melville observed the pre-war attitudes of the young men and their relations, and crafted…

In Richard Connell’s short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” the protagonist Rainsford, a hunter, finds himself stranded on a mysterious island after accidentally falling off the side of his boat. He is welcomed at the door by General Zaroff, a noble Cossack who lives on the dangerous island. Zaroff tells Rainsford that he is a…

The story starts with Clay Jensen, a high school student, coming home to find a really packed package waiting for him. Inside the package, lay seven cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker herself, the girl he likes and his classmate who committed suicide 2 weeks before. Clay doesn’t want to do anything with the tapes…

Table of contents Body Characters Plot Themes Conclusion Ordinary People is a novel by Judith Guest that explores the challenges faced by an upper-middle-class family after the death of their oldest son in a boating accident. The novel delves into the themes of grief, guilt, and the struggle to maintain a facade of normalcy in…

Table of contents Ove’s Initial State Redemption Through Relationships Rediscovering Purpose Conclusion Fredrik Backman’s novel, A Man Called Ove, is the theme of redemption. The protagonist, Ove, is a grumpy and isolated old man who has lost his will to live after the death of his wife. However, as the story unfolds, Ove undergoes a…

Through all the incidents, Nair searches for deeper meanings in art and life. Nair’s Mistress is set in the backgrounds of the river Nila- Kerala’s own Ganges. Many writers and kathakali artists have lived and died there while some still live on. Of her formation of female liberation and the gendered roles in the family,…