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Right now I'm in my final year of college, pursuing degrees in English-Creative Writing and print journalism. Basically, I love words and language, and I love reading and writing. Although I'll take on a few movies, I prefer reviewing books, because reading and writing are such solitary endeavours, and reviewing promotes interaction between people about literature. Additionally, reviewing fo… Mehr dazuRight now I'm in my final year of college, pursuing degrees in English-Creative Writing and print journalism. Basically, I love words and language, and I love reading and writing.
Although I'll take on a few movies, I prefer reviewing books, because reading and writing are such solitary endeavours, and reviewing promotes interaction between people about literature.
Additionally, reviewing forces me to invest time thinking about exactly why I reacted a certain way to a book. Everyone has gut reactions to things, but when I focus on where that gut reaction came from, I learn much more abou
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Being a book about war, The Guns of the South naturally took on a number of battle scenes, although, strangely, these were the weakest parts of the novel. As the action heated up, the writing became predictable and bogged down with cliches about the horrors of war. However, as Turtledove followed General Robert E. Lee from the battlefield to the campaign trail to the Confederate White House, we got the rare treat of seeing the inner workings of one of the Confederacy's greatest patriots and perhaps the greatest general of the entire war as he savors the victory of the country he so loves. Perhaps most interesting, though, is the political manueverings in the aftermath of the war,… Mehr dazu
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I flew through "Soul Harvest" in four days, but that did not mean I was not disappointed with its flat characters and weak plot. The series started out so well, with the fascinating concrete illustration of such cosmic, abstract events like the Rapture and the rise of the Anti-Christ. But in "Soul Harvest", Jenkins and LaHaye have let their characters direct the action, and the book degenerated into a sappy melodrama. Everyone knows the characters all hate Carpathia and he is evil, so the authors don't need to dwell on that point every single time Carpathia appears in the series. I hope the next books return to the profound, strong depictions of epic events… Mehr dazu
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Ironweed introduced to me the glorious possibility and power of the novel. Francis Phelan's story is not simply that of an Albany bum, but the story of anyone who has ever felt guilt or pain about the past. Kennedy uses the English language like a concert pianist at Carnegie Hall. The book is thought-provoking and complex.
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