Review Tales

Reading As a Writer by Whitney Rines

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Jeyran Main

Reading As a Writer by Whitney Rines

I write as both a hobby and profession and know from personal experience that it can easily take up a lot of time, energy, and among other things-thinking space. While a great activity in itself, it’s easy to experience burnout on motivation, or creative stagnation. From writing ideas and editing to the time spent mentally working through the story, it’s easy to get lost in the process without setting parameters for starting and stopping especially when its absence feels unproductive like it does for me. Stagnation in the creative process, personal/life events, and other obligations; the reasons are legion for why burnout happens. Read More

Screams before dawn by Heinrich Von Wolfcastle (Book Review #546)

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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Screams before dawn is a collection of twelve short horror stories. Each story is a love letter filled with contents such as regret, dystopian nature, dark humor, fear and Halloween style haunting storylines. The author covers most horror subgenre categories and is most suitable for people who enjoy that line of suspense.

The Preferred Observer by Matthew Bruce Alexander (Book Review #545)

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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The preferred observer is a science fiction novel about a plague that has taken over Earth. The Rouge was brought by the Martian microbes killing thousands. A team of odd characters ends up working together in order to fight this plague, and the dynamic of it all is what makes this book stand out.

Dragonborn (Between Gods and Mortals Book 1) by Whitney Rines (Book Review #544)

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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Dragonborn is a young adult novel written about a God names Fayet falling in love with a mortal woman named Ayshir. The story revolves around the repercussions that they face over the family they build. The fantasy story takes you into various dimensions of worlds which can only be imagined through the graphic nature of its literature, the characters are relatively relatable and thought to provoke. Read More

Far away and further back by Patrick Burns (Book Review #543)

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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Far away and further is a memoir written with the delicate texture of descriptions explaining in detail Patrick’s life. It describes his challenges, experiences, background and his travels. As a corporate nomad, he explores many avenues sharing some disadvantages welcoming us to an insightful world that he appreciated. Read More

Writing for Bliss: A Companion Journal by Diana Raab (Book Review #529)

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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Writing for bliss is a self-help book geared toward people who have an interest in planning and writing. The book is used as a form of meditation for people who aspire becoming writers or have fear in doing so, however, have never found the courage too. In all honesty, the book felt like a nurturing device that is gently enforcing me to grab that pen and to write. It is filled with many affirmations keeping everything positive in the mindset of someone who may have self-doubt.

Vincent Van Gogh – The Ambiguity of Insanity

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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An abrasive itinerary of the presence of women, the landscape and obsession. Such are the internal paradigms that went through the compelling life of the Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh. Read More

Giuseppe Cafiero – Author Interview

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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Giuseppe Cafiero – Author Interview

How did you first become interested in the life of Vincent van Gogh?

When for the first time I read the correspondence between Vincent Van Gogh and his brother Theo. A splendid correspondence in which the affections of the two brothers are explicit and where Vincent seems to continually ask for help from Théo to overcome his anguishes and his obsessive phobias.

Giuseppe Cafiero’s Biography

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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Giuseppe Cafiero lives in the Tuscan countryside, in Lucignano, in the province of Arezzo, Italy.

Born in Naples, he spent his childhood in several Italian cities. In Bologna, he began to attend intellectual circles at Roberto Roversi ‘s renowned bookstore, “Palma Verde”. It was in one of the magazines published by this cultural center, that the first part of “James Joyce – Rome and other stories” was first published.