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Gale Ann A. Sayson John Grisham’s books are usually described as “legal thrillers”. He does share with the world the conscience of a critic and the soul of a preacher. He is able to entertain you in his stories which makes you much more of a viewer than a reader. From the start of his…

In the book A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews, the theme of tolerance is effectively conveyed through literary techniques and the portrayal of characters. The protagonist, Nomi Nickle, experiences tolerance in her daily life. She is forced to endure the absurd rules imposed upon the residents of East Village. These rules, enforced by Nomi’s uncle…

The book you wrote about your life The Other Side of the Sky I thought was very intense and suspenseful overall an amazing story. I just can’t get over the fact that not only against all odds, seeing that you were two women in the Middle East and all but also you had to pretty…

Fields of Fire, a historical novel by James Webb, was first published in 1978. The story takes place in 1969 during the Vietnam War and primarily follows three marines who find themselves in the same platoon: Robert E. Lee Hodges, “Snake,” and Will “Senator” Goodrich. While there are other significant characters, Webb focuses on these…

Noli metangere and El filibusterismo are the two marked novels of our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal which are similar and different in some ways. The two novels are similar primarily in their author, Rizal. Another, in a way that they both talk about how Spaniards abused the Filipinos, the abuse of the church of…

Facing Mount Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta, Vintage Books, February 12, 1962, $12.45 Jomo Kenyatta (1893 – 1978) was born among the Kikuyu tribe in British East Africa which is known to us as Kenya at a small village called Ichaweri in the district of Gatundu. His intitial name was Kamau wa Ngengi and later he took…

Although Mary Mallon was the first healthy carrier identified, she was not the only healthy carrier to spread typhoid fever to others. It is estimated that about three percent of those who had typhoid became carriers, meaning 90-135 new carriers were created each year. Neither was Mary Mallon even the deadliest healthy carrier. Mary made…

Are you ready, boots? 1) “Are You Ready, Boots?” is a short story written by the London-born Australian author Maggie Alderson and was first published in 2005 in the short story collection “Ladies’ Night”. Maggie Alderson has written 4 novels, and all of them are dealing with girl-issues. This short story “Are You Ready, Boots?”…

The story “All the Broken Pieces” is about a 12-year-old Vietnamese boy named Matt who has nightmares and is troubled by his mother’s decision to give him away at age 10. He is confused as to why she did not do the same with his brother. Matt also wonders if his American parents will bring…

Darkness, Be My Friend is the fourth book in John Marsden’s seriesconsisting of Tomorrow, When the War Began, In the Dead of theNight and The Third Day, The Frost, in which seven young peopleare thrown into the middle of a violent war zone. Ellie, Fi,Kevin, Lee, Homer, Robyn and Corrie set out on a camping…