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Adam Burgess
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 50 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) I finished reading The House of the Spirits approximately 20 hours ago; I have held off on… Continue Reading “Review: The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende”
Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe Final Verdict: 2.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 44 Plot/Story: 2 – Plot/Story could work with better development. Houston, we have a problem. Let me begin my discussion on this book’s plot and story by allowing the book to speak… Continue Reading “Review: Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe”
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful. Vanity Fair takes place in early 19th Century England (with glimpses of France, Brussels, and bits of India as well). There is much of… Continue Reading “Review: Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray”
Summary: For Whom the Bell Tolls is the fifth of Hemingway’s works (not including short stories) that I’ve gotten through. Out of two novellas (The Torrents of Spring and Old Man and the Sea) and two other novels (The Sun Also Rises and A… Continue Reading “Review: For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway”
I was initially drawn to this book because of the many classical complexes/situations which were promised; however, I found the plot ultimately lacking and, though my interest was piqued at various points throughout the book (more so at the beginning and end, however) it… Continue Reading “Review: Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse”
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