INDEPENDENT BOOK REVIEW The novel Scorpions by Walter Dean Myers is a fascinating book and it teaches a life lesson about gang life at young ages. The book really makes the reader want to read more and more as the suspense builds up. The book is about the life of a young kid named Jamal Hicks. Jamal struggles through some family problems when his older brother is accused of murder. The book is a really sad story about gang life and friendship. There are some appealing traits to
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Book review The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks Nicholas Charles Sparks was born on 31. December 1965 and is an American author. He lives in New Bern‚ North Carolina‚ which also is the setting for most of his novels. Sparks met his wife Catherine during the spring of 1988 in California. They married the year after and settled down in New Bern‚ where he wrote his first published novel The Notebook. The two are still living in New Bern with their three sons Miles‚ Ryan and Landon‚ and their twin daughters
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Monica Chen Mrs. Xu English 11.2 24 Aug 2012 Book Review of 1984 Learn about politics‚ starts from 1984 1984‚ written by George Orwell‚ the version I read is published by Signet Classic‚ an imprint of New American Library. The book is about 325 pages including afterword. It is a fiction‚ in a third person’s view‚ which described a world under the control of the totalitarianism. Winston is the first main character‚ whose life is used to show the world. The story started
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Book Review – Winning by Jack Welch Winning‚ is a motivational story of Jack’s rise in the world of business‚ aiming his focus on profits‚ teamwork‚ and people. Having worked at General Electric for Forty years‚ he led the company to success in various markets globally‚ while rising above their top competitors. With his no non-sense attitude‚ the book provides knowledge which can strike a chord with people in any level in their career. Jacks straightforwardness maps out for the reader guidance
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Sam Lombara 11/28/14 English II Mr. Euchner Book Review - Granny by Anthony Horowitz In The Story‚ Granny‚ by Anthony Horowitz‚ the protagonist is a Twelve-year-old boy named Jordan “Joe” Morgan Warden. Joe comes from a very wealthy family who resides in the Thattlebee Hall in North London. His parents neglected him and his custody is in the hands of the halls servants including the gardener‚ Mr. Lampy and his Nanny who is also an exotic dancer‚ Mrs. Jinks. Worst of all‚ his ninety-four
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Book Review of Persepolis The Author of the novel‚ Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood‚ is Marjane Satrapi. The theme in Persepolis is to be aware of where you came from and the history of your family and also the culture that you live by. The subject is linked to the title of the book because; the word Persepolis is a noun‚ it means an ancient city‚ the subject to this novel is about how modern day people want to change the traditions of their older culture. The genre is a graphic novel‚ which
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Book Review: The Swerve After the destruction of the Roman Empire‚ Europe lost its entire intellectual and cultural luster it once had. The illustrious works of literature sitting in public libraries all across Rome rotted away and burned to ashes. A millennium later book hunter Poggio Bracciolini enters a secluded monastic library hidden in the Alps and brings to life one of the greatest philosophical poems written to this day‚ Lucretius’s De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things). Stephen Greenblatt
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Review of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak It seems sometimes like the market for young adult literature is written down to the readers‚ almost in a condescending manner. That is why a book like The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is so refreshing in this sea of cookie cutter romances and fantasies. While classified as a young adult novel‚ it deals with very serious themes. The book’s cover comes printed with this label: “It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has
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Andy Lipocky Watchmen Review September 3‚ 2012 I am going to be honest‚ this is the first time I have ever read‚ or even picked up for that matter‚ a comic book. So I really did not know what to expect. I did not feel like I would be interested in this book at all‚ considering I have never really been into the fantasy world kind of things‚ plus the fact that I have never been into reading to begin with. I have seen the batman and avengers movies just like everybody else has‚ but I was never
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1776 Book Review Throughout history‚ one of the most memorable wars for Americans will be the American Revolution. This was a time when the thirteen American colonies broke off from the mother country of England and fought for their independence. David McCullough writes about the American Revolution in his non-fictional historical book 1776. This book helps readers better understand the conditions the soldiers and generals were in‚ the point of view from many of the generals‚ and some important
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