Review and commentary on Stasiland
August 22nd, 2015 | Published in Amazon reviews, Creative non-fiction, Dark Tales, English teacher resource, History, Literary comparison, Reviews
Stasiland
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Literary comparison
Glimpse at Harper Lee’s New Novel
July 11th, 2015 | Published in Literary comparison, Reviews, Self Publishing, Social Issues, Writer and Research
To Set A Watchman Read the rest of this entry »
Review of The White Princess
May 31st, 2015 | Published in historical fiction, Literary comparison, Reviews, Writer and Research
This is a review of The White Princess by Philippa Gregory, the latest in her Cousin’s War series
A good read, but like the other volumes in the Cousins’ War series, this one is compromised by being overlong. Historical fiction readers expect meticulous detail and the writer’s specific interpretation. Like other volumes of this series the White Princess delivers. This is a revisionist history portraying Henry Tudor as a tyrannical, paranoid ruler and pretender to the throne. It also hints at being anti-royalist.
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Sleepy Hollow – Review and literary comparison of original story and film adaption
May 5th, 2015 | Published in American Gothic, Dark Tales, English teacher resource, film, Horror, Literary comparison, Reviews, Writer and Research
Sleepy Hollow – traditional American Gothic Read the rest of this entry »
