Essays on Book Review

The novel Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer details the life of Christopher McCandless, who chose to go off the grid and abandon his belongings in search of nature s temperament. The protagonist of the 1992 story is a young man who comes from a stable home and...

The book Influence: Persuasion's Psychology by Cialdini was first published in 1984. Cialdini cites several psychological studies where multiple variables are evaluated to assess their ability to affect decision-making by individuals. Not only are the discussions highly instructive with regard to the power of influence, but they also provide fascinating...

Tracy Kidder Meets Paul Farmer in Haiti Tracy Kidder is seated with Jon Carroll, an American Forces captain, at an army post in Mirebalais, Haiti, 14 days before Christmas in 1994. Carroll is told that he has visitors, one American friend, and four Haitians, as they are sitting. The American identifies...

Parables and Allusions in Charles Dickens' Hard Times Charles Dickens’ Hard Times can be known as a moral fable. This definition may seem as one-sided, however it contains a considerable share of truth. Dickens sometimes likes to lecture his readers, like he did in his Christmas Books and in many different...

Trust Me, I'm Lying "Trust Me, I'm Lying" examines the economics of media practices and how news reports are distorted. This article would provide a critical review of the book based on the author's responses to the following three questions: What factors contribute to the credibility of your book? Do you believe your...

Suzanne Collins wrote the dystopian trilogy The Hunger Games. The Giver, on the other hand, is an American young adult dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry. Both books begin each day in a dystopian environment. The setting is a genre that seems to be complicated. They prefer to share such...

Junot Diaz, the author of Oscar Wao's Wondrous Life Book, introduces the setting of the book in the United States and the Dominican Republic. In specific, the author analyzes the brutal regime control dominated by Trujillo, which exposes people to animosity and brutality. As a result, different characters in the...

J.K. Rowling's life and her masterpiece, Harry Potter J.K. Rowling's life is expressed in her most famous piece of art, Harry Potter. In specific, the friendship between Rowling and the characters in her novel is publicly and subtly mirrored in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in the characters and plots...

The novel called Germinal by Zola was first published in French on March 1885. It created a very significant mark in the french tradition among other great novels like Ladies Delight, Nana, L’ Assommoir, La Bete Humaine and The Belly of Paris. Its original copy was 591 pages but was...

A fascinating and educational piece of literature written by Erich Maria Remarque is 'All Quiet on the Western Front' Established in 1898, this German author discusses his reflections and views about the First World War. Via the eyes of a young German infantryman, the novel "All Quiet on the Western Front"...

The book “The Things They Carried” is a story that revolves around the life of a group navy men who were in the line of duty. Led by Jimmy Cross, the troopers carry various objects with them including these that were relevant to the mission and those that have been...

Jack and Rochelle: A Holocaust Story of Love and Resistance Jack and Rochelle are the captivating stories of the passion and rebellion of two adolescents on the run who fall in love during the Second World War. The two find themselves in a dangerous country, tracked down, betrayed, and surrounded by...