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Edwidge Danticat – “Brother, I’m Dying”
Posted on April 26, 2012 | No Comments“Brother, I’m Dying” is an autobiographical novel and account of Edwidge Danticat’s diaspora from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti to America. This novel and commentary on U.S. Immigration and world policies received the... -
George Orwell – “Animal Farm”
Posted on April 12, 2012 | No Comments“Four legs good, two legs bad,” chanted the pigs, horse and dogs. The theme of animals overtaking their farm from humans parallels the Russian Revolution in George Orwell’s famous novel... -
Antoine Saint – Exupery’s The Little Prince
Posted on February 23, 2012 | No CommentsI want to share with you a beautiful story about a little prince who lives on a planet far away in space. This little prince inhabits a planet that is... -
Charles Bukowski – Sifting Through the Madness
Posted on February 9, 2012 | No CommentsHad you met me five years ago you would have seen a shocked child walking around with what felt like the book of Satan. Perhaps we are all sheltered to... -
Mathias Malzieu’s “The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart”
Posted on February 2, 2012 | No CommentsThe cover of “The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart” makes the book seem like a light read, maybe for young adults who can empathize with children, but this book is... -
Kurt Vonnegut’s “Player Piano”
Posted on February 2, 2012 | No CommentsIf you are politically conscientious, enjoy a good satire, or are an avid reader of science fiction, I recommend Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Player Piano. The novel has some “all too... -
Interview with the Vampire
Posted on December 1, 2011 | No CommentsWhen the “Twilight” books hit the scene a few years ago, they changed the way vampires were thought of. They were no longer horrid fanged creatures who said “I vant... -
The Kite Runner
Posted on December 1, 2011 | 1 CommentIt was not until recently that I actually starting reading books for entertainment and not just for some school project. They mostly consist of subjects like racing, a zombie apocalypse... -
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Posted on November 17, 2011 | No CommentsEvery story has a hero, a character that undergoes some sort of transformation or change as a result of the story’s plot. This is no accident, as Joseph Campbell proposes... -
At Home: A Short History of Private Life
Posted on November 17, 2011 | 4 CommentsGenerally, I am in the minority when it comes to Bill Bryson’s works, preferring “Notes from a Small Island,” to his more acclaimed books like “A Walk Through The Woods.”...
