Joan Clark´s "An Audience of Chairs" is a story of mental illness. But be not fooled: this is no heavy or emotionally taxing novel. Rather, it is a highly entertaining story, one that is at times refreshingly humorous.
Words: 529 Downloads: 0 Category: Literature By: Katherine Ryalen"In the Fall" is the deeply reflective debut novel by Jeffrey Lent. But a word of warning: the reader must have an appreciation for its heavy literary style. Otherwise the pace of the story may be misinterpreted as too slow. But for those readers who can appreciate language as an art, "In the Fall" is a story that is surprisingly addictive, painted in a manner that is blissfully lazy, and with characters as real and loveable as any living person.
Words: 555 Downloads: 0 Category: Literature By: Katherine RyalenInterest in the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament, has revived as a result of TV documentaries and controversies on social and moral issues. However, reading it can still be a tough slog. Fortunately, there are many modern translations and lots of illuminating books about the Bible.
Words: 600 Downloads: 0 Category: Literature By: David HartPaul McEuen skillfully enthralls the reader with a tale of modern technology, science, and mystery. Spiral opens at the end of World War II when scientist Liam Conner acquires a vial of the deadly Uzumaki virus from a Japanese soldier. It finishes sixty-four years later with Liam’s mysterious death. The broader story relates advances in biochemical research. McEuen introduces to the reader nanotechnology, the world of the minute. Spiral explains complicated science and nanotechnology in simple terms. The author tells the reader that nanotechnology and biochemical toxins merge as weapons for present day warfare. Twenty-five years ago Spiral would be classified as science fiction. Today nanotechnology and biochemical weapons are reality.
Words: 1102 Downloads: 0 Category: Literature By: Granny PennIt takes a very special gift to produce a best-seller with a first novel. Kathryn Stockett does more than that: she produces a great novel, one that eventually may be seen as the equal of some by illustrious names of American literature. Without revealing the plot, this 490-word article examines what’s unique about “The Help,” its interlinked narratives, the author’s distinctive style and the novel’s literary and social significance.
Words: 490 Downloads: 0 Category: Literature By: J. D. FencerOpposed to the dictatorial ruler, Miguel Angel Asturias wrote many great pieces on oppressive forms of power. He spent a great deal of his life as a respected author as well as holding several positions of ambassador. He lived most of his life in exile.
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