Category: Books
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End of the Watch
Read more: End of the WatchA discussion of Harper Lee’s long-expected second novel Go Set a Watchman When 31-year-old Harper Lee first entered the office of publishing house J. B. Lippincott & Co., neither she, nor her editor could have expected her manuscript to become the global phenomenon it has become. The manuscript, titled Atticus, fell into the hands of…
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A Literary Guide through Oxford
Read more: A Literary Guide through OxfordNew York is the city that never sleeps. Paris, according to its nickname ‘cité des rêves’ (city of dreams), is the exact opposite and when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life. Yet, for those who rather dream with their eyes open and wish they could spend every waking minute in…
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Unleash Your Inner Angst through a Literary Alter Ego
Read more: Unleash Your Inner Angst through a Literary Alter EgoI have often considered it unfair that the bigwigs of the music scene can split themselves into two by virtue of a stage persona and still be taken seriously. On more than one occasion I have put on my extra-large hoop earrings and demanded that my peers call me Pheyoncé, and on more than one…
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Haunted by Humans: A Review of The Book Thief
Read more: Haunted by Humans: A Review of The Book ThiefThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak Knopf Books for Young Readers March 14, 2006 550 pages “Here’s a small fact – you are going to die.” That’s how Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief (2006) starts. With this line, Zusak immediately sets the tone for the rest of the novel, a grim story set in…
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Books to Read To Help You Deal with Death, A Little Bit
Read more: Books to Read To Help You Deal with Death, A Little BitWhen I was a kid, I was terrified of death, which was slightly peculiar, as the topic of death was not an unfamiliar one in my family. My mother is a pastor and besides church services and weddings, she often leads funeral services, about which she shares stories often enough. On the other hand, that…
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