Okay, yes, I have been telling myself for the past too-many-to-count years of my life that I would expand the scope of the books I read and resist my natural gravitation towards your average, teenager-geared, realistic fiction novel. But I couldn’t stay away from Normal People. How could I? Since it was published in 2018, Normal People …
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VIBRANT, CANDID, AND POWERFUL: Becoming by Michelle Obama
Becoming means so much to me. It’s one of those books that wraps itself around you like a warm blanket, entrances every bit of you, and compels you to deeply treasure every word. Becoming does a great job of humanizing Michelle Obama and letting readers into her life. Very shortly after I began reading the book, …
HOLIDAY BREAK: ‘TIS THE SEASON FOR A GREAT BOOK
Holiday break is right around the corner! The holidays are one of my favorite times of year: I love spending time with family and friends, catching up on sleep — and reading great books! From futuristic sci-fi reads to culturally significant novels on a range of social issues, there are so many books to be …
FEAR. FRIENDSHIP. LOVE. LOSS. Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
John Green published Turtles All the Way Down following several major successes, including his sensational book-turned-movie, The Fault In Our Stars. Naturally, Turtles All the Way Down had big shoes to fill. And judging from reviews on Goodreads and discussions that I’ve had with my peers, I’ve reached the conclusion that most people believe Turtles All the Way Down falls short …
CONFORMITY FAILS: A Synthesis Essay
“Just go with the flow.” This is the unwritten rule that many believe is the way to get by in today’s society, a place where people are puppets to peer pressure and are afraid to stand out. However, what good is conformity really? How can accepting what other people establish help us to find out …
RECONCILING OUR PAST WITH OUR FUTURE: An Essay on The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
According to The Oxford Handbook of English Literature and Theology, redemption is “the human potential to succeed after having failed”. In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Amir watches Hassan, his friend and Hazara servant, get raped; looking out for his own best interest, Amir does not stand up for him, and consequently he is …