Posts Tagged ‘books’
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
January 19th, 2012 by T Akery | New Releases
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua is a book that caused a lot of controversy about the subject of parenting. In fact, it highlights the cultural differences between the stricter parenting style of a "Tiger Mother" and the more relaxed parenting style that most Americans are familiar with. What this book has accomplished is to stir up a fight on whose parenting style is the best. There is a warning in this book. Some of the stories showcase examples of what could be called abuse. If you are sensitive to such subjects, you should not read
The Flight of Gemma Hardy
January 16th, 2012 by Angela Yorke | New Releases
Set in the 1960s in Iceland and Scotland, The Flight of Gemma Hardy is Margot Livesey’s own ingenious interpretation and homage to Charlotte Brontë’s much-loved and long-lived classic, Jane Eyre.
As with the 19th-century novel, the book’s eponymous character is orphaned at the age of 10. Gemma travels from Iceland to live with her kind uncle in Scotland. Unfortunately, he dies, and she becomes the ward of an aunt who is anything but pleased to care for the girl. Gemma is sent away to boarding school soon enough as a “working pupil,” where she is to study but is also
As with the 19th-century novel, the book’s eponymous character is orphaned at the age of 10. Gemma travels from Iceland to live with her kind uncle in Scotland. Unfortunately, he dies, and she becomes the ward of an aunt who is anything but pleased to care for the girl. Gemma is sent away to boarding school soon enough as a “working pupil,” where she is to study but is also
Author Profile: Nick Hornby
January 13th, 2012 by Kaitlin | Authors, Fiction
It’s funny – for all the famous titles accredited to Nick Hornby, it was two relatively unknown ones that made me a fan of his. Most famous for his novel-to-film-adaptations (High Fidelity, About a Boy, and Fever Pitch), Hornby has an easy style that somehow makes wildly unique characters easy to relate to. Since I haven’t read any of the aforementioned titles, my conclusion is drawn from the two books I have ready by him: How to Be Good and A Long Way Down.
I read A Long Way Down one summer while working at a golf course. I’d be
I read A Long Way Down one summer while working at a golf course. I’d be
Night by Elie Wiesel
January 12th, 2012 by Mackenzie M. | Classics
There are some books that are classics because of their beautiful writing style, some for their groundbreaking styles or characters, and some simply because of the entertaining tale that they weave. Other classics however, are such simply because of the blunt, honest, and heavy truths that they portray. Night, by Elie Wiesel, is one of those books. Many are familiar with this memoir, but many others, including myself, simply overlook the book until required to read it. Written by Nobel Peace Prize-winner Elie Wiesel, Night is the honest and brutal portrayal of Wiesel’s experiences in the Holocaust, that still
Death Comes to Pemberley
January 6th, 2012 by Mackenzie M. | New Releases
P.D. James’ new novel, Death Comes to Pemberley, was released on December 6, 2011 to rave reviews. Like other of James’ novels, the story is a mystery, and also happens to be a modern sequel to the world-famous novel, Pride and Prejudice, the last installment of Jane Austen’s legendary series. Pemberley is the name of the expansive estate of Fitzwilliam Darcy in Derbyshire. In James’ suspenseful sequel to the novel, the Pemberley estate becomes the sight of an awful murder.
At the end of Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet wed Mr. Darcy. James’ novel begins six years after the presumed
At the end of Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet wed Mr. Darcy. James’ novel begins six years after the presumed
