Love conquers all. In the short story “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry, Della and Jim live in abject poverty. Their lives are filled with bleak days in which their small sums of money come merely from making crude deals. Della and Jim show much love for one another, but as Christmas arrives …
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LET THE ADVENTURE BEGIN: Foundation by Isaac Asimov
For a few weeks, I was in a bit of a reading slump. A busy schedule had kept me from doing too much reading, but even in the small pockets of down time that I did have, I felt bored, unproductive, and restless. I was itching for action and a source of adrenaline. When I read Foundation, …
GIVE NON-FICTION A CHANCE: Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard Feynman
If I’m honest, I don’t often enjoy nonfiction books — including biographies, memoirs, and the like. They often feel uneventful and bland in comparison to the vibrant, drama-ridden novels towards which I typically gravitate. For this reason, I had a difficult time getting myself to pick up Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!, even after my dad’s …
THE VALUE OF PRESERVING SIMPLICITY: An Essay on The Eye of Minds by James Dashner
Less is more. In the science fiction novel The Eye of Minds by James Dashner, the author’s attempts to add more detail to Michael’s journey only lead to the disinterest of the reader. Michael is on a mission like no other; he must defeat and stop the greatest hacker of the VirtNet, and along the way, …