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City of Bones by Cassandra Clare Final Verdict: 3.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 31 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. City of Bones is the first book in a series of six (originally planned to be three) by author Cassandra Clare. The… Continue Reading “Review: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare”
The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 29 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) W. Somerset Maugham’s The Painted Veil is a sad and beautiful story of love, betrayal, growth, and forgiveness. … Continue Reading “Review: The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham”
Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet Final Verdict: 3.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 25 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Our Lady of the Flowers is existentialism for gay French drag queens. Seriously. The story is narrated by one of… Continue Reading “Review: Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet”
Queer by William S. Burroughs Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 20 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. William S. Burroughs’s Queer is a story about American expatriates, living in Mexico during the 1960s. Most of the ex-pats are male, and… Continue Reading “Review: Queer by William S. Burroughs”
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 18 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful Let’s take a moment to talk about true artistry, shall we? What Vladimir Nabokov does with Lolita is pure, unadulterated (heh heh) genius. The… Continue Reading “Review: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov”
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