book reviews
Reviews of books by relationship gurus, dating experts, and cautionary tale-tellers.
Soaked Pages
It was third period in the tenth grade and my Spanish teacher had just cut the lights off and turned on a movie for us to watch. While the other girls in the class were attempting to cuddle up next to their boyfriends and play footsies under the extra tiny desks hoping to go unnoticed, I reached into my backpack and pulled out a book I had been hiding from my Mom. We grew up in strict home and the one thing my Mom was sure of was that she was going to teach us to stay away from sex and anything sexual so we did not get pregnant at a young age like she did. I am not sure she understood that making sex so taboo only made us more curious at that age, but it did. I propped the book open under my backpack and started reading it while the movie played in a language I didn't care to learn. Every time I turned a page, I could feel butterflies in my stomach and my palms would start to sweat because I was anticipating the next event. The descriptions and the details down to the way the moonlight hit certain parts of the bodies of the couples while making love or the placement of freckles on the main characters face were tiny examples of how captivating this story was. At this point in my life I was no longer a virgin so it wasn't a matter of being fully curious but it was more so a desire to feel the level of ecstasy as it was described in this book that I just couldn't seem to put down.
By Tionna Demps5 years ago in Humans
Persistence Of Desire by John Updike
Love Is Not Meant To Be Forced John Updike’s short story ‘The Persistence of Desire’ tells a story of a man named Clyde who returns to his hometown in Massachusets, for a doctor’s appointment, and while doing so he runs into his former lover Janet. Clyde is conflicted by his desire and his present life. ‘The Persistence of Desire’ is a story based on what could have been if Clyde had taken a different path. John Updike’s short story is written to introduce that love can not be forced and some things are best to be left behind. He achieves this justification by introducing Clyde the protagonist as a character who is dwelling on the past and as a person who desires someone who no longer feels the same affection for him.
By Sthefani Ren5 years ago in Humans
Every day by David Levithan
Purpose Too many times we question ourselves and we ask what is our purpose? ‘Evey day’ by David Levithan explores an intriguing and beautiful soul that lives a different body every single day and a different life. This extraordinary soul goes by the name ‘A’ he lives every day with care and kindness. Everybody he encounters he adapts to their life and goes through the day by living the life of someone else. ‘A’ tries not to alter or interrupt anyone’s life until he meets Rhiannon the girl he is madly in love with. Levithan writes to us to explore the life of someone who must find purpose within every day passing by.
By Sthefani Ren5 years ago in Humans
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time"-book reviews
“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time” is a mystery novel written by the British writer Mark Haddon. This book tells the story of a strange child in the eyes of others. He is lonely, sensitive, proud and fragile. In the process of exploring the truth, he shows extraordinary intelligence and courage. When we are thinking of Neruodiversity, we think of the variation of the way that we think and see things with our brain. Christopher is a very serious child, as he said himself: once he has a real interest in something, he will turn a blind eye to everything around him, even his father's call for dinner. He is so serious and serious about the things around him. He doesn't like strangers. He doesn't like yellow and brown. He uses the number of red cars and yellow cars to distinguish whether it's a lucky day. He observes things carefully and knows how dad goes upstairs and how the engine sounds when the car starts. He likes to find rules, and he likes to do things according to the rules and go to a stranger. The place where he was born is to find rules, like mathematics and astronomy. Christopher views and sees things kind of different than normal people and I think that is neruodiversity of a human being. The book perfectly describes neruodiversity on Christopher because his thoughts and point of views are very unique and his spiritual world is diverse and various.
By Yiming Liu5 years ago in Humans
Haruki Murakami and his magical world of literature
Let me start off by saying, that this is in no shape or form, a critical or in depth review of Murakami’s works, after all, who am I to judge? Not even the judges of the Nobel prize for literature dare to say they have understood Murakami’s world of storytelling enough to give him their recognition after all these years, for goodness’s sakes! All jokes aside, it seems obvious to say , that the way Murakami chooses to portray his characters and his ability to draw the readers into the worlds that he has created through “1Q84”, “Kafka on the Shore”, “ Norwegian Woods”, and the most recent masterpiece, “ Killing Commendatore” , has helped him become the industry giant as he is at the current stage within the literary world.
By Random Chattering5 years ago in Humans
The Magnolia That Bloomed Unseen by Ray Smith
Rating: 5/5 Synopsis: “You’ve seen the woman in the photo. The woman screaming . . .” So begins the story of Molly Valle, who at forty-eight thinks she knows all that life has to offer a single, middle-aged woman — namely, men’s dismissal and disrespect. But when handsome activist John Pressman arrives in her Mississippi hometown, he challenges her self-doubt along with nearly everything else in her world. Soon, Molly discovers a strength and beauty she never knew she had — and a love so powerful, it can overcome the most tragic of consequences. The Magnolia That Bloomed Unseen is a love story, an adventure novel, and a self-realization journey. It reignites the truth that many women — and men — have unconsciously extinguished: you are special and worthy of love, and it’s never too late to make your dreams come true.
By Ashley Nestler, MSW6 years ago in Humans
Things I Wish I’d Known Before We Got Married
Introduction The book Things I Wish I’d Known Before We Got Married was written by Dr. Gary Chapman. Dr. Chapman’s expertise in marriage begins with the success and failures he and his wife Karolyn have experienced in their marriage for more than 45 years.
By Kay Johnson-Clennon6 years ago in Humans
