And Then There Were None Essay “One of the most ingenious thrillers in many a day‚” is just one of the great reviews of And Then There Were None. This book is the world’s bestselling mystery with over 100 million copies sold. Readers describe this book as bewildering‚ suspenseful‚ and thrilling. Agatha Christie’s mystery novel‚ And Then There Were None was an incredible book because of the suspicious setting‚ mysterious characters‚ and suspenseful plot. The suspicious setting of Soldier Island
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To change your future‚ alter your decisions today.” ~ Anonymous I have never been to Binangonan or to any place he describes in the book‚ but the author Clarence M. Batan made me feel as if I had been there in the long sunset of March 7‚ 2000‚ when a social researcher named Clarence decided to visit her grandmother‚ Nanay Biday at the hospital. This book tells us how a typical Filipino family strives hard to achieve comfort in life. I researched first on the Internet the book‚ which
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memorable about this book were Frank’s poverty‚ perseverance‚ and humor. You’ve never seen real poverty until you’ve read this book. His father‚ Malachy McCourt‚ is an alcoholic who uses all of the dole money (welfare) to get drunk‚ leaving his family with no money for a whole month which unfortunately happens quite frequently. However‚ no matter what type of situation his poverty put him in; Frank McCourt never gave up or lost his optimistic spirit that so greatly warms the hearts of everyone who reads
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Dear John; Book vs. Movie Author Nicholas Sparks added to his list of best sellers with the novel Dear John. Dear John is a love story‚ love stories make big money in movie form‚ so the novels are popular to make into a movie. Books and movies are two forms of entertainment that are closely related and we overlook the differences among them. There are many similarities between the two‚ but there are also major differences. If one has never read a novel and then watched the movie version of
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The Puzzle Ring Book Review Plot: Hannah Rose Brown and her mother‚ Roz travelled from Australia to their ancestral home‚ Wintersloe in Scotland where she discovered that her family was cursed. Hannah was desperate to find out about the truth of his father’s disappearance and break the curse. This curse came from the fairy princess‚ Eglantyne who was married to Lord Montgomery of Wintersloe. Eglantyne cursed the Rose family because of the Lord’s betrayal and was then accused for being a witch and
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Book Review written by Jaya Tripathi Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan Homeless Bird is the story of a young Indian village girl who overcomes adversity and extreme hardship to ultimately live a full and happy life on her own terms. I first heard about this book when a parent expressed his concern about the (in)appropriateness of its selection as required text for 5th graders in a public school in the United States. The book was chosen‚ he was told‚ to educate the students about India. So
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Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn This book talks about Mama Lola life and family heritage and how she becomes a healer in the Vodou religion. Marie Therese Alourdes Macena Champagne Lovinski or known as Mama Lola to everyone. She is the most famous Vodou priestess in the United States. The ethnographic book was written by Karen McCarthy who came in contact with Mama Lola in the 70’s and came very interested in the culture of Haitian Vodou. McCarthy becomes part of Mama Lola’s family and
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The Hunger Games Susan Collins Copyright date: October 1‚ 2008 Genre: Science fiction The Hunger Games book review North America has been destroyed and is now run by the powerful Capital and is divided into 12 districts (district 13 has been destroyed due to a rebellion). In district 12 ace hunter Katniss Everdeen‚ a 16 year old girl‚ carves out a meager existence for herself‚ her younger sister Prim and their widowed mother. In order to keep the 12 districts aware of who runs the county‚
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Book Review 1 Slave Country: American Expansion and The Origins of the Deep South Adam Rothman Cambridge‚ Mass. : Harvard University Press‚ 2005. 312 pages Slave Country Slave Country‚ is a book on early America and it tells the story of the rapid growth of slavery in the newly formed states. Slavery slowly disappeared from the northern states and the importation of captive Africans was prohibited. But‚ at the same time‚ the country’s slave population grew‚ new plantation crops
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Review: Goree Island: Island of No Return‚ Saga of the Signares by Richard Harrison Goree. Gold Leaf Press‚ Mt. Clemens‚ MI. 1996. Often times a search for family history can lead to confusing twists and turns or shocking revelations. In the case of Richard Goree‚ the search for his family’s past led to a novel with much important knowledge for the rest of the world. Goree Island is a story revealing the importance of signares in economic success during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and colonial
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