Category: Book Reviews

  • Sherlock Holmes vs the Da Vinci Code

    Since his inception in 1887 (Detective Fiction), Sherlock Holmes could arguably be considered the archetype that influenced all subsequent fictional detectives. Today, his influence is apparent in many works of detective literature, television, and criminal investigation. The premise of shows such as CSI and House, all have methods either used by or were inspired by…

  • You Dont Need A Title To Be A Leader: book review

    Book Review: You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader: How Anyone, Anywhere, Can Make a Positive Difference Name: Class Name and number: Professional Roles: Leader, NURS 4250 A. Bibliographical information:

  • How to Write a Book Review

    Introduction (in this section you need to include the author of the book, title of the book, year of publication, and notify the reader about the content of your book review.) Brief information about the author

  • Ethan Frome – Book

    Form I I. The main character in the book Ethan Frome is Ethan. He is very sensitive for others and is weighed down from living in Starkfield for so long. Ethan has many different personality traits that are seen with the course of the book. Some of these traits that Ethan expresses are his abilities…

  • Remembering Childhood in the Middle East

    This is a collection of narratives written by men and women remembering personal experiences growing up in the Middle East. There are 36 contributors from 11 Arab countries (Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon) in addition to Iran, Turkey, and Israel. The book includes a concise historical summary…

  • Nelson Mandela Biography – Nelson Mandela: “No Easy Walk to Freedom”

    Nelson Mandela: “No Easy Walk to Freedom” He is the son of Africa, the father of a nation, and one of the most revered and exemplary persons in the world. He is undoubtedly one of the greatest and most influential figures of the twentieth century, a man of enormous moral integrity, and respected throughout the…

  • The Hobbit

    “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit” (P.1). This is how J.R.R. Tolkien starts his world renown book The Hobbit, published in 1966. This book is a tale of a small hobbit named Bilbo and his ever-memorable journey through the evil world during his time. Living in the Shire, as his homeland…

  • The Clique

    “The Clique… the only thing harder than getting in is staying in.” This quote written on the back cover of The Clique novel is what truly caught my attention and convinced me to read the book after hearing good reviews from my friends. This book turned out to be a dissapointment to me however it…

  • Angela’s Ashes Comparison

    In stressful situations finding a peaceful place may help tone down the chaos of everyday life. In the poem The Lake Isle of Innisfree by William Butler Yeats, the author describes the similar theory of finding a happy place in one’s mind when under pressure. Another example of this idea can be seen in Angela’s…

  • King Leopolds Ghost

    In the book by Adam Hochschild, “King Leopold’s Ghost” Hochschild coveys the story of a Belgium king who strives for expansion in the race to colonize the Africa state today know as Congo. King Leopold is a manipulator of his peers; a tyrant to those he forced his reign upon, a man centralized on power,…

  • Adventureland Movie Review

    Being a young adult is one of the most exciting times in a person’s life, whether you’re in a good situation, or a bad one, it seems that this is a time for most to celebrate and be carefree with whatever they have. Greg Mottola’s Adventureland perfectly portrays this lifestyle in a young James Brennam,…

  • Night, by Elie Weisel/ Elie’s loss of faith

    “Night” tells a horrific story of the terrifying concentration camp that many people were imprisoned in. Throughout the story the author and many other people had lost their faith in God. There are many examples showing people trying to strengthen their belief in god but afterward there was much more examples showing people rebelling against…

  • The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II

    Iris Chang’s The Rape of Nanking is a novel that tries to bring light on perhaps the most ambiguous and controversial topic to come out of World War II. Chang, having grown up the daughter of two witnesses to the Japanese occupation of China, provides her readers not only with stories describing the barbaric actions…

  • One Moore Voice: Lorrie Moore’s Birds of America Presents Matured Wit

    From the satirical, biting wit of a “been there, done that,” college co-ed to the death-defeating witticisms of a middle-aged mother, the monologic voice in Lorrie Moore’s fiction hasn’t changed as much as it has matured in the years separating her first book, Self-Help, and her latest, Birds of America. Whether the speaking character is…

  • “White Fang” by Jack London

    I read a book called “White fang” by a man named Jack London. London was trying to explain to the reader the realities of life in the wild for an animal. He focused on getting our attention towards how they adapt to the wild and fend for themselves. This story is about a half wolf/half…

  • “The Things They Carried” Book Report

    I read a book called “The Things They Carried” by a man named Tim O’Brien. In this book O’Brien wanted to show his readers about his past war times and what him and his platoon had to endure day after day. He wanted the readers to understand that war is much different than just being…

  • Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen

    Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, is a remarkable novel depicting the complications between a man and a woman before and as they fall in love. Elizabeth Bennet, the protagonist, is a twenty-year old lady who is an active member in the simple country society in rural England. She lives with her parents and four…

  • Latino Crossings by Nicholas Degenova

    Amongst one common group there are many smaller groups. These groups may carry many similar traits, but at the same time also possess differences that keep them arms length apart and maintaining beliefs that each hold of one another. Two groups in particular are Mexicans and Puerto Ricans. The two groups are closely examined in…

  • The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

    William Shakespeare, the writer of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, writes many different tragedies including The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and The Tragedy of Macbeth. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, many characters face serious struggles to make Rome a better place for everyone. Throughout the whole entire play, all the characters face one…

  • Black Swan Green

    With school children there is always some “hip” group or club to be apart of. However, these groups are usually just fads and true friendship lasts much longer. Such is the case with Jason Taylor and Dean Moran. Their friendship is stronger than the interest and excitement of being a member of the secret “Spooks”.…

  • Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers

    “We’re all dead and just hoping that we come back to life when we get into the World again.” In the book Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers you follow a young man named Richard Perry through his time in Vietnam. In this book all of the characters face the same emotions and fears. They…

  • Night by Elie Wiesel

    On April 30th, 2004, Americans were shocked, horrified, and embarrassed when it came to light that American soldiers were horribly abusing Iraqi prisoners of war. These soldiers were supposedly decent, humane people, yet they were torturing fellow human beings. Atrocities and cruel treatment can make even the most caring person turn hard and cold and…

  • Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals

    This emotive memoir opens with the grown Little Rock Nine visiting with Senator Bill Clinton and his wife. Clinton tells the nine how Little Rock has changed since the days of their persecution and how now they are thought of as heroes and heroines. Throughout the remainder of the book Melba tells the heart wrenching…

  • John Howard Griffin – Black Like Me

    Rhetorical devices can be effective in descriptive writing if used properly. They can give a dominant impression to the reader as well as a main focus. John Griffin uses such techniques in describing the racial conflict in the South. In Black Like Me, John Howard Griffin uses rhetorical devices such as similes and alliterations in…

  • A Separate Piece Narration

    In the book A Separate Piece the first person narration helps to understand the story and everything that happens in it. The point of view of the story shows how Gene thinks and how much of a static character he is. It also helps people understand Genes reasoning for all that he does in