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Brecht on Theatre: The Development of an Aesthetic

Bertolt Brecht, Steve Giles, John Willett and Tom Kuhn

8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Brecht on Theatre is a seminal work that has remained the classic text for readers and students...

Comics & Media: A Special Issue of Critical Inquiry

Alison Bechdel, Hillary L. Chute, Patrick Jagoda and Lynda Barry

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The past decade has seen the medium of comics reach unprecedented heights of critical acclaim and...

In the Name of the Mother: Reflections on Writers and Empire

Ngugi Wa Thiong'o

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Renowned worldwide, as novelist and dramatist, Ngugi wa Thiongo's contributions to the body of...

The Awakening

Kate Chopin and Margo Culley

6.4 (10 Ratings) Rate It

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The text is that of the first edition of the novel, published by Herbert S. Stone in 1899. It has...

Haley Mathiot (9 KP) rated I'll Seize the Day Tomorrow in Books

Apr 27, 2018

Is it bad that it took me a year to get to reading this book? Does that say something about me, or the book? Who knows.

Upon starting this bok I admit I had high expectations. I’m fairly spoiled when it comes to reading good books. And if a book isn’t something I like, I figure life is too short to waste my time reading it. The thing about this book is it was mildly entertaining, but if I want to read a book of funny personal essays, I’m going to read David Sedaris or the like. Sorry Mr. Goldstein, I’m just not diggin’ it.

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Dana (24 KP) rated The Time Machine in Books

Mar 23, 2018

The Time Machine

H.G. Wells | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

7.9

(21 Ratings)

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I surprisingly enjoyed this book. I have tried reading one of Wells' books before and just couldn't get into it. This one shocked me. There are a lot of really cool theories about the future of the world with a great about of creepiness in it. I would recommend this to people who only have a short amount of time to read a book because this is only really 71 pages of novel, the rest are essays. The characters, though they did not really do much, were all pretty interesting. Look out for the light imagery throughout the novel, because there is a lot!

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Eilidh G Clark (177 KP) rated Animal Farm in Books

Jul 2, 2019

Animal Farm

George Orwell | 2008 | Fiction & Poetry

7.8

(80 Ratings)

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Clever but a bit weird

I have been wanting to read this book for a long time and thought I would fit it in as a quick filler while I have essays to write. I had great expectations for the novel and whilst my expectations were met, I wasn't overwhelmed. I guess like 1984, the time in which the novel was written makes the work a classic. Its a simple read and cleverly structured. Using animals make the book simpler and perhaps easier to carry a political message without getting too messy. All in all, I'm not blown away but I did enjoy it.