Independent Reading Reviews 2024 by Tara Okun

Lorraine Hansberry

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=Y3Joc3Mub3JnfGVuZ2xpc2gtMy13aXRoLW1zLXFjfGd4OjE1ZjkxMzIzYTcxYjBmYTQ

Nia s

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

A Raisin in the Sun is a very realistic book filled with dramatic issues presented in an African-American family. The story tells of a black family's experiences in south Chicago, as they attempt to improve their financial circumstances with an insurance payout following the death of the father, and deals with matters of housing discrimination, racism, and assimilation.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://almabooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Excerpt_Notes_from_Underground.pdf

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

Notes from Underground is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. The story is presented as the rambling memoirs of an unnamed narrator, “The Underground man”. The narrator is a bitter, isolated man who rejects society and rails against rational thought. It is an expression of how modern life has impacted oneself, the overall message of the novel may find itself best accompanied by someone who is looking for an interesting perspective on life.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/theliteratureofprescription/exhibitionAssets/digitalDocs/The-Yellow-Wall-Paper.pdf

Review

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

The Yellow Wallpaper entails the story about a newlywed bride, the narrator, and her obsession with the yellow wallpaper in her nursery. Over time she starts to completely devote her time to it, she starts claiming there is something behind the wallpaper. This thought drives her insane and has her frantic. This entire time her husband, John, pushes her emotions to the side and although he sees her strange behavior he brushes it off, until its too late. I would recommend this book to others, it a short but complex story that keeps you hooked. I rate it 4 stars.

Oscar Wilde

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://www.planetpublish.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray_NT.pdf

Justin Cruz

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a Gothic fiction book revolving around a portrait of a youthful, beautiful man named Dorian Gray. Seeing his beauty in the portrait, Dorian makes a wish and sells his soul to keep his beautiful appearance eternally. As time passes and people around him grow older, he keeps his young appearance, while noticing that the portrait has captured all of his corrupt sins instead and is physically changing, becoming more and more decrepit, twisted, and evil with time. I would highly recommend reading this book, it offers many questions and insight about the true nature of innocence and beauty as well as following your inner most desires and how social influence affects a person.

Maya Grayson

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

This book's preface states that no book is moral or immoral, it should be judged on how well-written it is. This book is extremely well-written and is packed with philosophy. Lord Henry in particular speaks of his views which in turn influence Dorian Gray. They met while Dorian was sitting for a portrait done by the painter, Basil Hallward. Dorian, after being influenced to value his youth and beauty by Henry, wishes that the painting would grow old while he stays young forever. This wish, as well as his Hedonistic influences, have extreme outcomes on his life. I highly recommend this book as it presents a lot of interesting philosophies in an intense storyline and a poetic ending.

Jordan Perkins

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel written by Oscar Wilde. The story mainly follows Dorian Gray, a young, rich, and attractive young man. After a portrait of himself is painted, he becomes obsessed with staying young and charming. I would definitely recommend this book because it offers an interesting perspective on youth, and how people desire to maintain it. I would rate this book 5/5.

Khaled Hosseini

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://online.fliphtml5.com/kmfb/xrnv/#p=4

John Steinback

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://www.allfreenovel.com/Page/Story/534/page-1-of-East-of-Eden/1/193

Jessie DeLucia

80100062 — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

East of Eden is a very complex and ambitious novel that deals with with humanity and alludes to the bible. East of Eden contains very engaging and realistic characters. Overall, I don't think the language was very challenging but the book is a monster to read. I would definietly recommend this for an expeirenced reader. 5/5

Stephen King

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://kingauthor.net/books/Stephen%20King/The%20Long%20Walk/The%20Long%20Walk%20-%20Stephen%20King.pdf

Keegan

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

In a dystopian future, 100 teenage males are selected out of a pool of signees to participate in the Long Walk. The winner gets any wish granted for them for the remainder of their lives and unlimited riches. The loser end up getting killed after receiving three warning. I would recommend my reading to people as it does a pretty good job at depicting peoples mental states and how something as terrifying as the walk can affect people in the long run. The characters are also incredibly intriguing and interesting. The ending is pretty good, for Stephen King. I would give it an 8/10

Anna Karenina

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1399/1399-h/1399-h.htm

Charlotte Bronte

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://www.ucm.es/data/cont/docs/119-2014-04-09-Jane%20Eyre.pdf

Cormac McCarthy

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y1NELI9LYbk8iT9MTpIeNaDlA7OVNSLS/view?usp=sharing

Jane Austen

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/158/158-pdf.pdf

Margaret Atwood

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Blind_Assassin/WVGJeOsebRMC?hl=en&gbpv=1

Isabelly R

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

I liked the book, it was kind of slow and sad but its a good story and a great example of character development. I rate the book a 7/10, it is not my favorite kind of story but is it good and deep.

Bella

80100249 — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

The book is told through the point of view of Irish Chase, as she reflects on her life and family history. It begins with the death of her sister, Laura chase, and then goes on into different memories of Iris's while including a secret affair between two unnamed lovers. Overall, the book was alright. It has very long chapters and goes by pretty slowly. While this is not the best book I've read, it is also not the worst. I would rate this a 5/10.

Toni Morrison

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://memberfiles.freewebs.com/36/26/43092636/documents/Bluest%20Eye,%20The%20-%20Toni%20Morrison.pdf

JD Salinger

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://www.uzickagimnazija.edu.rs/files/Catcher%20in%20the%20Rye.pdf

Tennessee Williams

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://www.pval.org/cms/lib/NY19000481/Centricity/Domain/105/the_glass_menagerie_messy_full_text.pdf

Toni Morrison

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/evolution/files/2020/06/Morrison-Toni-Sula.pdf

William Golding

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

http://kkoworld.com/kitablar/uilyam_qoldinq_milchekler_krali-eng.pdf

Monica

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

The book was really good it touched on an important subject that really makes you question the people around you. The book highlights how the instinct to survive can affect the morality that is imposed by our society. There are several symbols throughout the story like Piggy's glasses, Ralph, Jack, and Simon. As the story progressed they act out more and turn agasint one another. There are multiple deaths by the end of the book.

Amari Menter

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

So basically it's about a group of young boys who find themselves alone on a deserted island. They develop rules and a system of organization, but without any adults to serve as positive leader, the children eventually become violent and brutal to one another. To me, the theme is basically trying to show the problems of society compare to the situations of human nature.

Teairra

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

This book was about a group of young boys who end up stranded on an island alone. Since there are no adults they attempt to govern themselves, before eventually becoming hostile toward each other. It shows the negative side of humanity and society and the loss of innocence in young kids. I think it was a really good book.

Angie

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

I did enjoy this book mainly because I enjoy dystopian literature, so I would recommend it to others who also enjoy that. I also do think that it has a powerful message which also made it a good read. the book starts with a plane crash onto a deserted island. the plane had all kids 12 and under as they attempt to create some sort of government chaos eventually breaks out and these innocent young kids end up turning on each other and some even end up killing one another. It is interesting to see the true test of survival and how these young kids dealt with it, and how much it was able to change them.

Yeimmi

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

The novel was very interesting. It is about a young group of boys stranded on a deserted island. Without any supervision, the boys must fend for themselves in order to survive. Desperation eventually overpowers their principles. I would recommend the book.

Moises M

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

The Lord of the Flies uses various methods to highlight and emphasize the conditions that the boys face on the island. The use of symbolism through the use of objects such as glasses and a conch displays various conflicts internal and external. The use of the idea of the lord of the Flies demonstrates the madness that the boys fall into while being stranded on the island reflecting the nature of war and conflict between groups.

Stephanie

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

This book has an intriguing plot of young kids being left stranded alone without any adult supervision on an island after a plain crash. The kids begin to create their own government and rules to maintain their way of living. This all starts to fail as everyone becomes agressive and sneaky. They eventually turn against each other and some even begin to flee the island. I would recommend this book to anyone, I love the idea of the young children starting their own life of government and how it turned out.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2554/2554-h/2554-h.htm

F. Scott Fitzgerald

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://www.planetebook.com/free-ebooks/the-great-gatsby.pdf

anna

81200020 — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

The Great Gatsby is narrated in first person by Nick Carraway as he describes his interactions with the millionaire Jay Gatsby. Gatsby has an obsession to reunite with his old lover, Daisy Buchanan after he returns from the war. Despite the fact that Gatsby is filthy rich, and has the materialistic items he could ever want, all he truly needed was the caring love of someone by his side. The novel shows that the American Dream as a whole is unreachable. Like Gatsby, he had great status, however was unable to have future with his one true love.

81200020 — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

there were many twists and turns which made the story confusing but also more interesting. I would recommend it.

Arthur Miller

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iR0uyWE2r4KNk_uO07SUAVzkg-e6KrWl/view?usp=sharing

John H

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

This play is not for the faint of heart. It follows a 24-hour period of Willy Loman's life in a point in his life where nothing seems to be going for him. If you are used to happy endings always happening, you're in for a treat. Willy's relationship with his two sons and wife demonstrates the realities of the American dream and how in many scenarios, it is not meant to be for many people. A deterioration in mental health paired with a unfortunate social environment will drive man into unfathomable darkness, as seen with Willy.

Kazui Ishiguro

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/7849757/never-let-me-go-kazuo-ishiguro

Angelina

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

This is a novel about a dystopian world in the 1990s in England. In this world people are cloned so they can donate their organs when they're young adults. Kathy is the main character who is about to go through her first donation. She was raised in Hailsham and the novel follows her memories of her journey with her friends Ruth and Tommy. I would recommend it is different and on the science fiction genre. 3/5

Nick

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

Never let me go is a novel about the late 1900s, how science can play a scary yet intriguing role in society, and how this science they use can affect the youth. Id says it's a different read from my normal preference buts it's interesting so ill say a recommended book. Ill rate the book an 7.5/10

Amanda Aguirre

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

“Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro begins with narrator Kathy H. who introduces herself as a thirty-one-year-old carer. She has been a carer for nearly twelve years but will leave her role in a few months. Early 1990s England, is a dystopian society that follows the lives of ordinary children and civilians who are oblivious to the future that lies ahead.

Ordinary citizens are prolonged through a program of human cloning. Hailsham is the institution where children are being “prepared” for their lives duty. As young adults, they begin to donate their vital organs. All “donors” receive care from designated “carers,” clones who have not yet begun the donation process. The clones continue to donate organs until they “complete,” which is another term for death after the donation of three or four organs. Never Let Me Go is an incredibly well-written novel that leaves readers with a sense of gloom upon finishing. This novel has a reflective, nostalgic, and somber tone that makes us question what it truly is to be human. It makes us reflect on personal experiences such as friendships and memories. Ishiguro is an amazing author and I believe this book is one hundred percent worth reading.

Arundhati Roy

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

http://englishonlineclub.com/pdf/Arundhati%20Roy%20-%20The%20God%20of%20Small%20Things%20[EnglishOnlineClub.com].pdf

Harper Lee

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://bridgeport.greatoakscharter.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/03/To-Kill-A-Mockingbird-Full-Text-PDF-Grade-10-11.pdf

Sandra Cisneros

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://4.files.edl.io/1714/03/25/19/023159-0e9c37e9-4122-43b2-a921-a28b42d4c71d.pdf

Ken Kesey

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=c3R1ZGVudC5iY3Nkbnkub3JnfG1yLWFsYmFuby1ob21lcGFnZXxneDo0OTczM2FhMjc3MjQ3NGZl

Kim Edwards

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://books-library.net/files/books-library.online-01100858Os1S8.pdf

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

This book was about a couple who were expecting there first child. To later find out they were actually expecting twins, a girl and a boy. After giving birth to her son, her husband notcie that there baby girl wasn't what they considered normal. She turned out to have Down Syndrome, something that his younger sister had just passed away from. He took matters into his own hands and decided to give the baby away. A couple years passed and Norah finds out and things turn for the worst. I rate this book a 10/10 especially if you love drama- O.R

Jane Austen

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

http://giove.isti.cnr.it/demo/eread/Libri/joy/Pride.pdf

The Stranger

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

Alana

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

The novel Pride and Prejudice takes place in 18th century England. The novel follows the journey of Elizabeth and Darcy. When Elizabeth and Darcy first meet they do not like each other. Eventually they fall in love and learn to overcome their pride and prejudice. I would not recommend this book however I wouldn't be against someone reading it. The book is not a bad book I just found it to be kind of boring. I would rate it a 3.5

Amelia

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

Pride and Prejudice follows the story of Elizabeth Bennet, who is the second oldest of five sisters and from the middle class, and Mr. Darcy, who is significantly wealthier and has a younger sister, in regency England. When they first meet, they think badly of each other. Both have a great sense of pride and a prejudice towards the other one, mostly due to their distinct social classes, people they are associated with, and personalities. Over time, they end up falling in love with each other, while overcoming their pride and prejudice. I would recommend this book. Since it is in old English, it is a bit of a tougher read, but overall understandable. There are some plot twists, and nice character development from both main characters. I rate this book a 4/5.

Mark Twain

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://contentserver.adobe.com/store/books/HuckFinn.pdf

Franz Kafka

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~cavitch/pdf-library/Kafka_Metamorphosis.pdf

Ashley Carrasco

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

In The Metamorphosis, Gregor Samsa is a hardworking traveling salesman who has never taken a day off from work in order to provide the best for his family. One day, Gregor wakes up from a nightmare where he discovers that he can no longer move the same way he once could, this was because he has turned into a bug similar to a beetle. With his new bug body, Gregor becomes worried that his family will fincially suffer. The story continues by Gregor and has family attempted to navigate their new cicumstances.
I would reccomend this text because it is not too long, it has numerous symbols, the overall theme is significant, and the ending was surprising.

Manuel G.

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

The Metamorphosis, written by Franz Kafka, follows the life of Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman who one day wakes up to find out that his body has changed into a monstrous bug. The story follows the reactions and transformations that characters in the story go through as a result of Gregor's transformation and features several thematic concepts about isolation, depression, family, and sacrifice. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in a bizarre, tragic but sometimes comedic book with underlying messages to analyze. 4/5

florensa

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

4/5 stars - The metamorphosis by Kafka is about this young man, Gregor, who wakes up one morning in the form of a bug. Throughout the book, Gregor is calm about his metamorphosis while his family seems lost and unable to understand or consider Gregor to be the same person he was before. While Gregor tries to communicate and reason with his family as a bug, there is no actual understanding between them. The book is filled with irony and the theme focuses on trying to understand oneself and coming to terms to change. I enjoyed reading it and I felt for Gregor a lot, it was a great book!! Totally recommend :)

Albert Camus

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://www.slps.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=27607&dataid=78367&FileName=The%20Stranger%20-%20Albert%20Camus.pdf

Raphaella Pessoa

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

The Stranger is an exestential book about an emotionally detached french man. He lives his life very passionless and unsentimental. This is demontrated when his mother dies and when he commits murder. I 5/5 recommend this book becuase it offers a perspective in the way many people are living their lives- empty.

Eva Gray

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

No online text available.

Mario- Tomorrow Girls

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

Four girls go to this school that is secretly training them to become their soldiers, aka for the Alliance, against their own country. Their world is in a war and they were sent off to these schools for their "safety" and to live in a place that almost distracts them from the real world, but in all reality, it's the complete opposite of that. I would recommend this book and rate it at a 9/10 due to the amount of details Gray gives about the girls day to day life being in this school and gives each girl's perspective while at it. I thought it was a pretty decent read, as I had already read it multiple times when I was younger but it was nice to go back to a book that I knew.

Stephen King

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

No online text available

Jorleny Gomez

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

The Salem´s Lot is a short story that takes place in 1850 in Maine, The story involves a writer named Ben Mears who returns to the town of Jerusalem's Lot (or 'Salem's Lot for short) in Maine, where he lived from the age of five through nine, only to discover that the residents are becoming vampires. Ben Mears and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires. The successful writer Benjamin "Ben" Mears returns to his hometown to Salem's Lot, Maine, expecting to write a new novel about the Marsten House. The book really focuses on the main character trying to write a new novel while there is a lot of suspense and mystery behind the solitary town of Jerusalem´s lot.

Osamu Dazai

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

No online text available.

Leana Vicente

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

This book looks into the depth of human behavior. It is intriguing and really shocks the reader with the events. It is straight-forward in explaining what happens and doesn't confuse the reader much. It was enjoyable to read if you're not scared of traumatic tails. The novel follows the life of main character Oba Yozo and his struggle with alienation, different forms of abuse and his self-acceptance. His life is split into three "notebooks" and in which the third notebook is also split into two parts. If you're looking to read something deeper that really makes you reflect on life I would highly suggest it.

Chris Weitz

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

Sample available: https://fdocuments.us/document/the-young-world-by-chris-weitz-sample.html

20223699 — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

Chris Weitz In the dystopian future novel "The Young World" tells a story of teens dealing with the world after the Sickness has wiped out all adults and children. The book is written from two points of view, Donna and Jefferson. They live in a world with no electricity, a lack of food and medicine. A fellow tribe member discovers that a scientific journal may hold the information about the Sickness, and they set out to get it and try to figure out how to find the cure.
I would recommend it because it'll freak you out to see how bad it could have been and how close we were to this being our reality.

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://kingauthor.net/books/Madeline%20Miller/The%20Song%20Of%20Achilles/The%20Song%20Of%20Achilles%20-%20Madeline%20Miller.pdf

Yakelin

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

Patroclus, exiled from his father's kingdom, is sent to Phthia where he forms a beautiful friendship with Achilles, son of King Peleus. As they grow into adolescence, their friendship evolves into love despite the obstacles they face. When Queen Helen is abducted from Sparta and taken to Troy, Achilles who is set to be the greatest warrior of his generation is called to battle to lead the Phthians to aid in her rescue. Despite being weary of his participation, Patroclus follows Achilles as prepares to battle in the Trojan War.
I recommend this book because of how beautifully well written it is as well as the way the love story of Patroclus and Achilles is portrayed. If you like Greek mythology as well as romance, this book is perfect.

Arthur Miller

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://www.cusd80.com/cms/lib6/AZ01001175/Centricity/Domain/4860/The%20Crucible_full%20text_adobe_format.pdf

Alex Rodriguez

01004403 — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

The book follows protagonist John Proctor through the Salem, MA witch trails in the 1600s. Conflict is caused by Abigail Williams who accuses others of witchcraft due to the power she experiences when she does & personal bias held over others. This includes accusations brought upon Elizabeth Proctor, John's wife, as Abigail was jealous the two couldn't be (John ended he & Abigail's affair quite harshly). The reader understood there were just two witnesses to these crime, the victim & the accused, & the victims word would always be taken over anything else. I would recommend this book because there was a lot of suspense and the topic interests me. 4/5 stars

William Faulkner

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxtb2hhbWVkemJlZGF0MTM5fGd4OjFhYTE3NDVhNTgzYTAzYzc

Alice Walker

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://www.sanjuan.edu/cms/lib/CA01902727/Centricity/Domain/334/Color%20Purple%20full%20text.pdf

Leslie C

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

Rating: 5

Summary: An African American girl writes letters to god, documenting all the experiences the main character, Celie, faced, and all the trauma she endured from a little girl to a grown adult. From being abused by the men in her life and losing family, being all alone, Celie learns to resist when being forced to do things by others, to find her happiness and independence.

Reccomendation: I would highly recommend this book, unless your sensitive to sexual assault/abuse. However, the story is fascinating and really catches some shockers throughout. While, the plot of the book is interesting itself, it's also educational as it talks about different African American culture and religions that many other people have not heard of.

Chinua Achebe

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://afrikin.org/books/things-fall-apart.pdf

Donald Shea

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

Overall, the story is very good, and gives an authentic perspective to Igbo culture. The story follows Okonkwo, a member of the Igbo peoples of Africa, located in modern day Nigeria. He is a gruff, emotionally distant man with three wives and many children, and has a high position in his village. Part 1 of the story is the longest, entirely focusing on Igbo life. Part 2 is set in a different village, and gives the first hints of European colonization, though the characters rarely see colonists first hand. Part 3 has Okonkwo returning to his home village years later, and he sees just how much Christianity and colonialism has changed his village.
Overall, it is a fairly disjointed, "nothing story," meaning that it lacks high stakes and focuses more on an individual's life story. This does not mean that it is dull though, as I very much enjoyed seeing how Okonkwo reacted to a world that was changing all around him.

Jon Krakauer

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://therustyquill.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/into-the-wild.pdf

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

After graduating from Emory University, Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire savings account to charity, and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters who shape his life. I liked this book i thought it was a easy read

Amy Tan

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://kingauthor.net/books/Amy%20Tan/The%20Bonesetter's%20Daughter/The%20Bonesetter's%20Daughter%20-%20Amy%20Tan.pdf

Diosnairi

20226650 — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

5/5 Stars
It is a book about 3 generations in a family, their trials, their tribulations. It is about resolving and acknowledging generational trauma. It's a book about the journey of 3 different women and their connection even through their differences.

William Shakespeare

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/romeojuliet/page_4/

Brent Archibold

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

If I were to rate this, I would give it a 3 out of 5. Two families, the Montagues and Capulets, have a long vendetta against each other. At a Capulet party that the Montagues crash, Romeo who is a montague falls in love with Juliet who is a Capulet. The families ongoing conflict makes it difficult for the two to be together, resulting in a tragic end. I would recommend this book to an audience who prefer genres such as drama or romance.

Krishana

20234188 — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

Romeo and Juliet is a good read. This book teachs the reader a good lesson. This book is about the hatred of two families that led to the death of multiple people.

Jason Reynolds

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

Author reads an excerpt: https://youtu.be/M2i9MVXkG2c

Nicholas Sparks

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

http://ecoledz.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/0/6/31060631/a_bend_in_the_road-nicholas_sparks.pdf

Brianah

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

The book is about a middle aged man with a son who lives in a quiet, peaceful, safe town. There the occasional crime from the classic bike gangs but they dont mean to much harm. 2 years after the loss of his wife a woman moved into town. And that woman became his sons teacher and later his next love. But what he didn't know was that he would soon meet a man who knew this woman well. A man that he would grow to know, someone he liked. But he later learns that this man has a secret. Leaving the father to choose between revenge or love.

Angie Thomas

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://is303.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/the_hate_u_give_thomas_angie-Incoming-8th.pdf

Corina

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

A young high school girl named Starr Carter witnessed the tragic murder of her childhood best friend. Starr was the only witness at the crime scene so she was meant with different challenges. Starr was introduced to a world of challenges, where she started to see and understand who is and isnt her friend.

Leo Tolstoy

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1399/1399-h/1399-h.htm

Robert Penn Warren

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://ia904701.us.archive.org/16/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.185032/2015.185032.All-The-Kings-Men.pdf

Rudolfo Anaya

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

http://mesavistacsd.com/docs/bless_me_ultima_-_rudolfo_anaya.pdf

Kurt Vonnegut

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

http://englishonlineclub.com/pdf/Kurt%20Vonnegut%20-%20Cat's%20Cradle%20%5BEnglishOnlineClub.com%5D.pdf

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

The protagonist John is trying to make a hit piece on the father of the atomic bomb, Felix Hoenikker. And so he goes on an adventure with the Bokonon beliefs at heart. And through this journey ends up becoming the king of San Lorenzo.

I would recommend it because it is silly and also very strange. A pool-pah if you will. 4/5.

Mason Deaver

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

Excerpt available:
https://www.scribd.com/document/504173153/The-Ghosts-We-Keep-Excerpt#

Rick Riordan

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxyZWFkZnJlZWFuZGVuam95MXxneDplYTVmYmRjNjk3YzU5ZTQ

The reason why people should read it - Mauricio Osorio Dejesus

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

The story goes about a kid named Percy Jackson who finds a unspeakable truth; His father is the greek god Poseidon. While uncovering this truth, he finds out the gods of the underworld and the gods of the skies are about to go into war. Percy then leaves the US to go into the world of mysteries to find his father and stop this chaos.

Flannery O'Connor

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/oconnorf-wiseblood/oconnorf-wiseblood-00-h.html

Jonathan- Wise Blood

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

Following protagonist Hazel Motes, a recently discharged from service in World War II, on a mission to bring out his truth to light. He establishes his own church, an anti-religious church. A preacher, who didn't want to be known as a preacher. Taking place in the fictional town of Taulkinham, Tennessee. I would recommend this book to those that like a different take on the rejection of religion and skewed dark comedy or morbid characters.

Kate Chopin

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://cdnsm5-ss3.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_4204286/Image/Grade12%20TheAwakening.pdf

Jane Austen

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/161/161-h/161-h.htm

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen is about two sisters that endure heartbreak in different ways. Marianne is very open about her emotions and doesn't hide them, whereas Elinor is able to keep her heartache concealed. I do recommend this book because it deals with complex relationships and how that affects the characters emotional state.

Willa Cather

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/242/242-h/242-h.htm

Jim Burden is the main character of the novel. The novel revolves around Jim meeting an immigrant 13 year old named Antonia Shimerda when her family moves next to Jim's grandparents farm where he recently moved to after being orphaned. I recommend this novel if you enjoy literature, because there is a lot of interesting and thought provoking rhetorical devices to analyze. The book is also only 175 pages so it is an easy quick read.

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

J.M. Coetzee

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

http://kkoworld.com/kitablar/con-maksvell-kutzee-rusvayciliq-eng-kko.pdf

Mayrin Cante

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

Disgrace is an overall amazing book that follows the story of David Lurie, a professor at his university, following an affair with a student that caused him to resign. As he is pictured as a man of power and even "disgrace", he is left to connect with his daughter who lives in Cape Town, South Africa, and goes through a traumatic event that occurred that leaves David reflecting back on his actions of a sex-driven fifty-three-year-old man, and how his idea of exploiting women will change once it comes to your own family. I find this book very eye-opening and self-reflecting to the power and advantages that one can have.

Anthony Burgess

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

https://usuaris.tinet.cat/palonso/llibres/a_clockwork_orange.pdf

Daniel Zapcic

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

Rating 5 stars

The style of this book at the start may seem disjointed and the interesting and seemingly made-up slang makes traversing the pages of this book difficult, but after that threshold is crossed it is easy to be entrenched in this book. All of the difficulty that comes with decoding the puzzle of the book leaves a lasting impression on the reader and helps them form a personal connection with it. The thematic choices are apparent and in your face but still remain subtle enough and there are plenty of moments of sudden realization which will occur throughout this book. Overall its a great read and is an insight on others worldview and the uncertainty about the choice of free will.

Ian McEwan

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

Excerpt provided:
https://www.bookbrowse.com/excerpts/index.cfm/book_number/964/atonement

Mya Stewart - Book Review

2024-03-21 23:30:04 UTC

This novel beautifully portrays the link between a child's imagination and reality. And tells the reader what can happen when that imagination is brought to life. It can be damaging without knowing. This novel follows Briony, a 13-year-old writer, who encounters a mishap between her older sister and the maid's son, Robbie. Her witnessing this spirals into a web of conclusions that bring consequences to all but herself.

Robert Louis Stevenson

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:36:41 UTC

Robert Louis Stevenson

tokun — 2024-03-21 23:38:17 UTC