By Ernest Hemingway 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This novel drew me in--- as most Hemingway stories do--- with its prose. I love how bare bones it is. He uses as few words as possible to convey his scenes and descriptions, and something about the LACK of floweriness makes it masterful. The story follows Jake Barnes and Lady Brett … Continue reading Book Review: The Sun Also Rises
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The Maniacal Reader
Have you ever met someone who loves books and stories just as much, if not more, than you? You can always tell another literary fanatic by the way their eyes light up when they recommend a book to you. This isn't just an: "Oh, that's nice. You should check it out," kind of light in … Continue reading The Maniacal Reader
Review: The Man Without a Shadow by Joyce Carol Oates
🌟🌟🌟& 1/2 Recommend to lovers of Philosophical suspense (IF there is such a thing!) I wanted to give the story a full four stars, but there were a few things that hung me up. The book is about a neuro-psychologist who falls in love with her amnesiac subject. The man can remember all of his … Continue reading Review: The Man Without a Shadow by Joyce Carol Oates
Book Review: On Writing by Stephen King
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Recommend to writers everywhere! I have a confession! *whispers softly, hand cupped around my mouth* I've never read a Stephen King book before. I've never been a fan of horror, and I've always associated the section of my library where King resided as the Dark Side of the library (quite literally). However I have … Continue reading Book Review: On Writing by Stephen King
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