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inveterate_reader's Reviews (196)
3.75⭐
The Help by Kathryn Stockett is a novel set in the 1960s (Jackson, Mississippi). It's centered around white supremacy and the difficult lives of black people at that time. "Help" actually refers to the black maids who worked for white women to earn their living.
The Help by Kathryn Stockett is a novel set in the 1960s (Jackson, Mississippi). It's centered around white supremacy and the difficult lives of black people at that time. "Help" actually refers to the black maids who worked for white women to earn their living.
Anny's Adventure in a Derelict House is a short story written by Samra Nadir. She's a young Pakistani author who is about to publish her book. The e-book will soon be available for preorders.
The Book Thief by Markus Z is centered around the holocaust. I have REALLY mixed feelings about this one but one thing is for sure, it is NOT a 5⭐ for me and because everyone seems to LOVE this book, this caption is gonna focus on the things I did NOT like.
"Letters to a Young Poet" is a collection of letters written by Rainer Maria Rilke to a young student who was an aspiring poet. Rainer Rilke was a well known Austrian poet and the young student wrote some letters to the former asking him advice on his poetry.
✨This book contains ten letters teeming with wisdom. The prose is powerful. The letters are really heart warming.
✨I won't say that I understood each and every thing the author meant (because of course I didn't) but whatever I could understand was BEAUTIFUL! This is not the sort of book one could just read and fathom...not that easily... it's a book where every other sentence can be made into a whole essay! The words are deep, the advice is friendly yet inspiring.
✨One thing I absolutely loved about the letters was how the author made you feel that he cared. How sweet and down to earth he was! He didn't criticize the novice, he didn't discourage him. He seemed a gentle and kind soul, a humble human being.
✨If you haven't read the book, WHAT'S STOPPING YOU?
✨This book contains ten letters teeming with wisdom. The prose is powerful. The letters are really heart warming.
✨I won't say that I understood each and every thing the author meant (because of course I didn't) but whatever I could understand was BEAUTIFUL! This is not the sort of book one could just read and fathom...not that easily... it's a book where every other sentence can be made into a whole essay! The words are deep, the advice is friendly yet inspiring.
✨One thing I absolutely loved about the letters was how the author made you feel that he cared. How sweet and down to earth he was! He didn't criticize the novice, he didn't discourage him. He seemed a gentle and kind soul, a humble human being.
✨If you haven't read the book, WHAT'S STOPPING YOU?
"March forth for naught" is a book I had a strong desire to read the moment I got to know about it. I wanna thank the author who sent me the book✨.
3.5⭐
Mudslinging and Other Short Stories by Nauman Afzal is, as the name indicates, a collection of short stories unveiling the ugly face of our society (quite mercifully, if you ask me).
Mudslinging and Other Short Stories by Nauman Afzal is, as the name indicates, a collection of short stories unveiling the ugly face of our society (quite mercifully, if you ask me).
2.75⭐
The Associate by John Grisham is catagorized as a thriller which I highly doubt it is. There is absolutely no thrill in it whatsoever. It's more like an everyday life adventure. It is an exciting book but not spellbinding!
⚖️It was a nice, enjoyable read. The characters were quite good. The protoganist was a pretty strong and believable character. The plot was beautifully created.
⚖️I like how the author discusses the legal details in a such a way that it's easily decipherable to everyone regardless of their field of education. It is a legal thriller and although it was enjoyable for me, I think it'll be even more exciting for law students.
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✨Story: Kyle McAvoy, the protagonist, is a graduate of Yale Law School who has a promising future. Before he can even take the bar exam, he's forced to take a position at a huge law firm. He's blackmailed by someone, because of his past, to leak confidential documents.
⚖️The ending disappointed me... big time. The author took so much effort in creating such a detailed plot and nice believable characters and then ended the whole thing in like 3 chapters where the total number of chapters is 42! It ended prettyyyy abruptly. It made one feel unsatisfied and unfulfilled. It didn't give us the closure. The author didn't resolve much of the other "stuff" either. The antagonist was unknown to us and he remained unknown...maybe the author wanted to keep it a mystery, maybe the author didn't know who the antagonist should be...whatever it was, only the Mr. John knows. For me, it was really anticlimactic.
The Associate by John Grisham is catagorized as a thriller which I highly doubt it is. There is absolutely no thrill in it whatsoever. It's more like an everyday life adventure. It is an exciting book but not spellbinding!
⚖️It was a nice, enjoyable read. The characters were quite good. The protoganist was a pretty strong and believable character. The plot was beautifully created.
⚖️I like how the author discusses the legal details in a such a way that it's easily decipherable to everyone regardless of their field of education. It is a legal thriller and although it was enjoyable for me, I think it'll be even more exciting for law students.
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✨Story: Kyle McAvoy, the protagonist, is a graduate of Yale Law School who has a promising future. Before he can even take the bar exam, he's forced to take a position at a huge law firm. He's blackmailed by someone, because of his past, to leak confidential documents.
⚖️The ending disappointed me... big time. The author took so much effort in creating such a detailed plot and nice believable characters and then ended the whole thing in like 3 chapters where the total number of chapters is 42! It ended prettyyyy abruptly. It made one feel unsatisfied and unfulfilled. It didn't give us the closure. The author didn't resolve much of the other "stuff" either. The antagonist was unknown to us and he remained unknown...maybe the author wanted to keep it a mystery, maybe the author didn't know who the antagonist should be...whatever it was, only the Mr. John knows. For me, it was really anticlimactic.
(2.75⭐)
The Alpine Decoy by Mary Daheim is the fourth book in Emma Lord Mystery series. It is a nice warm and cozy mystery book. The story unravels slowly and smoothly.
The Alpine Decoy by Mary Daheim is the fourth book in Emma Lord Mystery series. It is a nice warm and cozy mystery book. The story unravels slowly and smoothly.