The Property of Rain by Angela Lambert : Book Review
Cover of The Property of Rain Sam Savage is born during hard times in a poor rural Suffolk village in England. His father is home from war and is suffering the consequences of witnessing death in the...
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The only works of Shakespeare about which we can feel reasonably confident that we have the versions that the author intended are the poems Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece. That is because, in...
View ArticleKate Chopin’s “The Awakening” a Response
Edna Pontellier, the main character of Kate Chopin’s novella, The Awakening is a wakening. The age old question readers, scholars, and students must ask is “to what?” Throughout the novella Edna’s...
View Article100 Days of Fantasy, Day 45: Atlas Shrugged
This is an ongoing series looking at books that have influenced one fantasy author. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand Most readers of Ayn Rand’s work never seem able to distinguish her writing from her...
View ArticleSister by Rosamund Lupton: Book Review
Sister is the debut novel of Rosamund Lupton. The book is written in first person. Narrated by Beatrice via a letter to Tess, which tells her of her death and lead up to the end of her pregnancy. To...
View ArticleRich Gold Diggers
To make it clear at the outset, the gold diggers sat on both sides of the great pond that separates New York from London. The British aristocracy was digging for the gold that may be found in...
View ArticleWar of The Wifelets
Nesta Wyn Ellis’ The Marquess Of Bath: Lord Of Love was published by Dynasty Press. It is a fact that the publishers decide on the titles of books they care to publish but a more inept title could...
View ArticleSpiritless Ghosts
Peter Ackroyd’s The English Ghost was published by Chatto & Windus. The author’s name stands for well-known quality books but his one is not one of them. While writing about ghosts opens whole...
View Article100 Novels All Horror Fans Should Read
For sake of simplification and to beg off any early arguments, a number of the novels listed here might not strictly be considered “horror” by modern genre expectations, but all are at least related to...
View ArticleBook Review: Room
Cover of Room: A Novel To five year-old Jack, Room is the world. It’s where he was born. It’s where he and Ma eat and sleep and play and learn. There are endless wonders that let loose Jack’s...
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