Monthly Archives: September 2007

East to West

East to West by Ravi ZachariasA Life of Exceptional Experiences Dosed w/ Humility When this book first came out, I wasn’t as interested as I was reading RZ’s other more apologetic books. This was more of a biography, very anecdotal, … Continue reading

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Engaging Men – Lynda Curnyn

book, 1.5 stars it was for basic flippant reading for me.  it looked appealing because of its entertaining premise of a 31ish woman was pursuing marriage while her current state, on the opposite wasn’t so engaging. i gave it a 1.5 … Continue reading

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Mark Twain

book, 3 stars ok look. i gave the book a 3 average because it’s deemed “the greatest american novel.”  The sentiment is based on the heroic character of Huck Finn who obstinately rejects the norms of his society to comply … Continue reading

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Tartuffe: Moliere

book, 2 stars written in the neoclassic period, Moliere resonated the era’s sentiment of letting “reason be your guide.” Moliere wrote this play as a critique to let people be aware and warned of the hypocrites of religion.  Many people … Continue reading

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Memoirs of a Geisha: Arthur Golden

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden – book, 5 stars i really thought that this book was brilliant and one of my favorite stories.  whenever people ask me to recommend a book, this always escapes as one of my … Continue reading

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Flowers For Algernon: Daniel Keyes

book, 5 stars definitely one of my favorite books. i read this when i was still in middleschool, and i remember being so moved after i read it.  it’s an emotionally stirring critique on humanity, and the proportional understanding of … Continue reading

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Red Azalea: Anchee Min

book, 5 stars  this was mandatory read for my World Literature @ Rowan University.  The reason why this book was a straight up five stars is because this was the book that opened up my mind to Communist China at … Continue reading

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