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The chapter starts out with Thomas tell his story, about how Thomas had to cope with his father drinking alcohol and we also learn that Chess and Checkers had to deal with their father drinking alcohol as well. The story … Continue reading →

If one pays careful attention to the detail authors put into writing their books, one may find little hints as to what is going to happen by the end of the book. On page 11 of Reservation Blues, we are … Continue reading →

In the chapter “How to Tell a True War Story” as part of Tim O’Briens “The Things They Carried” we read about whether war stories are real or not. He brings up a point that a true war story is … Continue reading →

In Tim O’Brien’s How to Tell a True War Story, we are shown how important it is to be aware of other people’s situations. When Rat Kiley’s (a platoon member) best friend Curt Lemon is killed, Rat sits down to … Continue reading →

I had decided to take out this book called the Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. At first, I thought it wouldn’t be so good because I read “Blink” by the same author and I thought he sort of stated the obvious. … Continue reading →

Recitatif is a short fiction story by a novelist Toni Morrison. The story opens up with a girl named Twyla telling her life story. Morrison writes this story from first person view which creates this sort of delusion in which … Continue reading →

I found Recitatif by Toni Morrison extrememly interesting. It was an easy read which made the reading much more enjoyable. It begins with the lives of 2 girls, Roberta and Twyla and their multiple meetings in their lives, from an … Continue reading →

Flannery O’Connor’s “Good Country People” tells the tale of Hulga Hopewell, a disabled yet intellectually stimulated thirty year old living in the countryside with her mother. Hulga lugs her wooden leg around with an aloof spirit and suffers from a … Continue reading →

This was an interesting excerpt to read because it had an unusual twist to it.  Mrs. Hopewell had hired the Freemans as her tenants because there were no other applicants.  Mrs. Hopewell had a daughter named Joy whom changed her name to … Continue reading →

Marilynne Robinson mentions how Dawkins says, “Imagine … no persecution of Jews as ‘Christ-killers.’” Then Robinson criticizes Dawkins for condemning Jews for discouraging “marrying out”. Am I the only one who sees how irrelevant this is? Dawkins never said he … Continue reading →