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Powerful Literary Quotes – Mark Haddon

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Author: Mark Haddon Year: 2003 “Sometimes we get sad about things and we don’t like to tell other people that we are sad about them. We like to keep it a secret. Or sometimes, we… Continue Reading “Powerful Literary Quotes – Mark Haddon”

Powerful Literary Quotes – Stephen King

Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption (Different Seasons) Author: Stephen King Year: 1982 “Some birds are not meant to be caged, that’s all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the… Continue Reading “Powerful Literary Quotes – Stephen King”

Powerful Literary Quotes – John Steinbeck

Of Mice And Men Author: John Steinbeck Year: 1937 “Maybe everybody in the whole damn world is scared of each other.”

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, 1817 (Book Review # 2)

Summary “Northanger Abbey is the light-hearted account of a young girl’s first excursion into fashionable society. Catherine Morland is taken to Bath where, among a crowd of new acquaintances, she meets Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor, who invite get to stay at their… Continue Reading “Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, 1817 (Book Review # 2)”

This Modern Love: A Novel by Ray Hecht (Book Review #34)

    A brutally honest portrayal of what seems to be the common mannerism of our youth and our society. Here you have four young adults living in four different ways, and each chapter discusses their addiction to technology, their odd ways of connecting… Continue Reading “This Modern Love: A Novel by Ray Hecht (Book Review #34)”

Heather by John Talisker (Book Review #283)

Heather is a woman’s fiction novel written about a beautiful girl that sees the world from a whole different perspective. Besides the fact that she can speak to her father who has passed away, she also sees people in color. The colors are some… Continue Reading “Heather by John Talisker (Book Review #283)”

Cress by Marissa Meyer (Book Review #4)

Cress is a retell on our very own “Rapunzel” fairy tale. There are of course some differences in where she is trapped and what she ends up doing, however, her personality is pretty much like what we know from Rapunzel.

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

The Arrangement by Sarah Dunn (Book Review #289)

The Arrangement is a contemporary fictional story about Lucy and Owen. A dinner invitation to a friend’s house, who happens to have an open marriage, instigates a thought in the couple’s mind. What if they too relinquish all commitments to each other and trial… Continue Reading “The Arrangement by Sarah Dunn (Book Review #289)”