Category: Book Review
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The Reel Sisters: Fly Fishing that Brings People Together
The Reel Sisters is a novel about friendships created through a fly fishing hobby. The novel has many lessons on friendships, love, giving, and kindness. Author Michelle Cummings is a flyfisher herself and her aknowledgment of her ‘soul sisters’ in the beginning reveals the quintessence of the books foundation. Reel on the title could be…
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A Reflection on Louisa May Alcott’s Book Little Women
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” (Louisa May Alcott, Little Women). It is a quote from character Amy March in Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women. I first fell in love with Little Women, when I read it with my mom in elementary school. I…
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A Review of Holes by Louis Sachar
How deep should you dig to change destiny? “From the tip of the steel blade to the end of the wooden shaft” would answer Stanley Yelnats, the character of the novel “Holes” (1998) of the modern American writer Louis Sachar. The story is full of intrigues, romantic stories about law-breakers, unexpected twists and parallels of…
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David Foster Wallace’s Use of Rhetoric in This is Water
In the text “This is Water” by David Foster Wallace although many people may seem to the center of the universe, Wallace guides them to be aware of the world around them. Wallace uses emotional and logical appeals in his main argument that people can choose to look at anything in life differently than their…
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This is Water by David Foster Wallace: The Cost of One Life for The Quality of Many
The hardest part of a person’s life is finding out who they are. To find out who they are, they might go to college or drop out of college to travel or do something else with their life completely. Both 2005 Kenyon College graduates and every reader learned a lot about themselves after either reading…
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Navigating Genre: a Critical Analysis of Kerry Dirk’s Essay
Table of contents Introduction Defining and Contextualizing Genre Practical Implications of Navigating Genre Broader Impact on Academic and Non-Academic Writing Conclusion Introduction The concept of genre is often overlooked or simplified in academic discourse, yet it plays a crucial role in shaping communication and understanding within various contexts. Kerry Dirk’s essay, “Navigating Genre,” offers a…
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Analysis and Review of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson, the author of this Treasure Island and many more, was born on November 13, 1850. Through the early stages of his life, he was heavily governed by his father, Thomas Stevenson, who worked as a lighthouse designer. At 17 Robert enrolled in University to study engineering with the goal of taking over…
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A Theme of Deception in Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Have you ever felt an intense feeling of having something? What would you do to get it? Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson showcases what limits a human would cross to get what he wants. Jim Hawkins life takes a big twist when Captain Billy Bones keeps a step into the inn. Jim is very…
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Gender Roles in The Painted Door by Sinclair Ross
The “The Painted Door” is a literary short story which portrays the strain on the relationship between a farmer and his spouse. It divulges in their lack of commitment, which results in a discontent marriage. Ann, whom is the protagonist of the story, endeavours to connect with others, instead of living in solitaire. John is…
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A View of The Essential Concepts of Historiography in E.h. Carr’s Book
Through What is History?, E H Carr principally suggests what he views as being the essential ideas of historiography; primarily that complete objectivity regarding History is an ‘impossibility’[1]. In writing on this , Carr challenges the previously accepted school of History, headed by Acton and Ranke, which believed that History should be written ‘objectively and…