Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, 1843 Given the festive time it felt right to finish off a year of writing a little report/review every week on one of Charles Dickens’ most well known stories. A Christmas Carol is widely known and has a variety of adaptations, the story itself is riddled with meaning and offersContinue reading “A Christmas Carol”
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A Personal Search for Everything
Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love, (2006) “In the end, maybe it’s wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices.” Eat, Pray, Love is a unique balance between autobiography and other worldly story. Gilbert depicts her pursuitContinue reading “A Personal Search for Everything”
Normal People
Sally Rooney, Normal People. A Novel, (2018) This book by Sally Rooney received considerable attention and recognition when it was published. Perhaps part of the appeal of Normal People is the enthralling way Rooney presents the roller coaster relationship of Connell and Marianne. The story is a brutally honest depiction of what normal life canContinue reading “Normal People”
“This was me now”
Stephenie Meyer, The Host (2010) For the first time in a while I found myself spending a couple of hours unable to put a book down. The Host not only takes place in a compelling and thought-provoking environment but involves a number of fascinating relationships as a result. With Earth becoming home to a raceContinue reading ““This was me now””
The Weekly Book Report 