I've been doing Throwback Thursdays for a while but I noticed that I wrote a lot of reviews in a short time when I first started. So, I post more than one Throwback every week. These are my reviews from October 2012.
Buck, Pearl S. "East Wind: West Wind" - 1930
This is history, life in Asia seen through the eyes of an American. The title already tells us about the divide between the East and the West, how people believe that they cannot be mixed.
This is history, life in Asia seen through the eyes of an American. The title already tells us about the divide between the East and the West, how people believe that they cannot be mixed.
Ephron, Nora "I Feel Bad About My Neck And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman" - 2006
Great thoughts, great humour, a lovely memory of a wonderful woman.
Great thoughts, great humour, a lovely memory of a wonderful woman.
Forster, E.M. "Howards End" - 1910
A great account of life within British society a century ago. The different classes and what it meant to a person born into a certain one.
A great account of life within British society a century ago. The different classes and what it meant to a person born into a certain one.
Mandela, Nelson "Long Walk to Freedom" - 1994
I have always admired Nelson Mandela for how he coped with his life, for his struggle with oppression, for his fight for freedom. I mean, who wouldn't? He is one of the great heroes of our lifetime and the world would be a better place if everyone had just a little bit of Nelson Mandela in them.
The book hasn't changed my mind about him. If anything, it has enhanced my admiration.
Morrison, Toni "Home" - 2012
Frank Money has survived the Korean War, well, physically. After a more than difficult childhood, he and his sister don't continue to have an easy adulthood, you find almost any form of abuse and problem in this novel.
Frank Money has survived the Korean War, well, physically. After a more than difficult childhood, he and his sister don't continue to have an easy adulthood, you find almost any form of abuse and problem in this novel.
Murasaki, Lady Shikibu "The Tale of Genji" (J: 源氏物語 Genji Monogatari) - early 11th century
This book is often considered the first novel ever written.
How was life a millennium ago in a completely different part of this world.
How was life a millennium ago in a completely different part of this world.
Rutherfurd, Edward "Awakening: The Rebels of Ireland" - 2006
The sequel to "Dublin", this novel picks up in 1597, right after the first one finishes, we follow the descendants of the brave characters from book one carrying on the struggle of their ancestors.
One thing this book teaches us more than ever, any religious war or dispute is not really about religion but about power and money.
Read my original reviews, for the links click on the titles.
I remember liking Howard's End...both the book and the movie version...though it is a little sad.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I ever saw the movie, Lark. And yes, it is a little sad but I did like the book.
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