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The Book Blog
This is where members can submit book reviews of novels they have read throughout the semester, including, but not limited to, texts from the official Lit Club Booklist. It can be a great spot to go if you want to know what to read over Christmas Break, Reading Week, or over the Summer! Just submit your comments in the "Comments" box below, complete with your first name (last name not required) and email address. Please limit reviews to 300 words or less. Happy Reading!
Review Submissions
Reviews:
Name of Reviewer: Chris Wallae
Review:I had no idea that one of the last books I'd read this year would be my favourite. Wow. East of Eden is one of the most moving, powerful novels I've ever read. The story is just so perfect to me and the themes that permeate it just sum up the complex hypocrisies of life so well. This book had one mean villain who really upset me at various points throughout the novel but it also had a slough of entertaining, sincere characters that brought a proper balance to the story. Grapes of Wrath, although powerful and well-written, was too depressing and didn't tell nearly as good of a story as 'Eden'. Steinbeck really demonstrates a realistic depiction of humanity's struggle to emulate purity/goodness. I was moved in so many places throughout my reading of this novel. What else can I say? This was one helluva good story. Should you read it? "Timshel". Nay, you should!
December 30th 2010
Review:I had no idea that one of the last books I'd read this year would be my favourite. Wow. East of Eden is one of the most moving, powerful novels I've ever read. The story is just so perfect to me and the themes that permeate it just sum up the complex hypocrisies of life so well. This book had one mean villain who really upset me at various points throughout the novel but it also had a slough of entertaining, sincere characters that brought a proper balance to the story. Grapes of Wrath, although powerful and well-written, was too depressing and didn't tell nearly as good of a story as 'Eden'. Steinbeck really demonstrates a realistic depiction of humanity's struggle to emulate purity/goodness. I was moved in so many places throughout my reading of this novel. What else can I say? This was one helluva good story. Should you read it? "Timshel". Nay, you should!
December 30th 2010
Reviews:
Name of Reviewer
Kristina Larkin
Email
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Novel Title & Review
Mr. Wallace!! I just checked out your blogs! They are fantastic! Here are my recommendations/comments:
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-Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton (this is the one I read you the quote out of) The story of a man and his son in South Africa during apartheid. It has great characters and is beautifully written - it is simply poetic.
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Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli : Young adult fiction, I'm reading it again now as I just found in my box of books from when I was young. It's a great one to introduce to Junior or Senior High students, all about how awesome and fun it is to be unique!
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Iran Awakening by Shirin Ebadi : The biography of a female judge in Iran who helped usher in the Islamic Revolution only to be pushed out of her office and her career by its leaders. This one has beautiful writing too but really it's more about the content for me - the NY Times commented "[a] moving portrait of a life lived in truth'' and I couldn't have chosen a better way to describe it. She is an inspiration for her courage to stick to her convictions. Incredible.
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- Comments...I see you really enjoyed Jane Eyre, and I laughed, because that is definitely on my "to finish" list. I have been trying to read that book for years!! Can't make it past the first 60 or so pages! I really just cannot get into it!
Kristina Larkin
[email protected]
Novel Title & Review
Mr. Wallace!! I just checked out your blogs! They are fantastic! Here are my recommendations/comments:
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-Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton (this is the one I read you the quote out of) The story of a man and his son in South Africa during apartheid. It has great characters and is beautifully written - it is simply poetic.
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Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli : Young adult fiction, I'm reading it again now as I just found in my box of books from when I was young. It's a great one to introduce to Junior or Senior High students, all about how awesome and fun it is to be unique!
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Iran Awakening by Shirin Ebadi : The biography of a female judge in Iran who helped usher in the Islamic Revolution only to be pushed out of her office and her career by its leaders. This one has beautiful writing too but really it's more about the content for me - the NY Times commented "[a] moving portrait of a life lived in truth'' and I couldn't have chosen a better way to describe it. She is an inspiration for her courage to stick to her convictions. Incredible.
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- Comments...I see you really enjoyed Jane Eyre, and I laughed, because that is definitely on my "to finish" list. I have been trying to read that book for years!! Can't make it past the first 60 or so pages! I really just cannot get into it!
