Tagged: 10 books of summer

10 Books of Summer – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 1

10 Books of Summer – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Did the week go past already? Wow. I hope you all had time to take a look at the marvellous creation that is The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and I hope you all...

Divergent: The New Hunger Games? 2

Divergent: The New Hunger Games?

For those of you who read my post on Wednesday, you’ll know that my chosen book of the 10 Books of Summer is Divergent, a Science-Fiction novel by Veronica Roth. As I am the...

10 Books of Summer – Divergent wake-up call 0

10 Books of Summer – Divergent wake-up call

After a strenuous battle of the ages with little remorse and even less mercy, I (Skins) was the chosen one. There was catastrophic death, endless heartache, and a war so bloodthirsty that the mere...

Black and White Dreams: The Giver 1

Black and White Dreams: The Giver

My loves! I’m terribly apologetic for how late this post is: I had some posting difficulties to over come! But now we’re here, let’s have a look at The Giver and how colour and...

10 Books of Summer: The Great Gatsby – A Sudden Emptiness 2

10 Books of Summer: The Great Gatsby – A Sudden Emptiness

“A sudden emptiness seemed to flow now from the windows and the great doors, endowing with complete isolation the figure of the host, who stood on the porch, his hand up in a formal...

10 Books of Summer: The Great Gatsby- The Few Honest People 2

10 Books of Summer: The Great Gatsby- The Few Honest People

“Everyone suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known.” We’re always taught as children that...

10 Books of Summer: The Great Gatsby- Their Vast Carelessness 5

10 Books of Summer: The Great Gatsby- Their Vast Carelessness

“They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness.” Carelessness. It comes up all the time in this novel. I think the cultural context of the...

10 Books of Summer: The Great Gatsby- Both Within and Without 8

10 Books of Summer: The Great Gatsby- Both Within and Without

“Reserving judgements is a matter of infinite hope.” When I first read The Great Gatsby a few years ago, I thought that Fitzgerald had somehow failed with his narration technique. I had just read...

10 Books of Summer: The Great Gatsby- The Mystery of Jay Gatsby 1

10 Books of Summer: The Great Gatsby- The Mystery of Jay Gatsby

“One time he killed a man who found out that he was nephew to Von Hindenburg and second cousin to the devil.” Jay Gatsby. The man who came from nowhere. The man who stands...