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The Longman Masters of Short Fiction
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This book has a great collection of stories and profound themes. One way to use this book is to pair up the stories. For example, one can look at "The Misfit's Misguided Quest for Love" by studying "Bartleby" by Melville and "The Overcoat" by Gogol.Another good pairing is to study "Lost Love and Alcohol" by looking at "Babylon Revisted" by Fitzgeral... »
A Reading Guide to The Giver (Scholastic Bookfiles)
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This was a very good, very very very good book. It was provacative, and scary, but not in a bad way. It was an alagory, which is why, if you don't understand the alagory, was boring to some people. I would reccomend that children under the age of 10 should NOT read this book without parental guidence. The only problems I had with the book were (a The ... »
Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts
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I very much enjoyed reading "Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts". As one who reads the Potter books mostly for the escapism, it was interesting to have the help of professional philosophers help me delve into the deeper meanings contained in the books. This book also helped me to appreciate JKR's talent even more. I believe she m... »
Mapping the World of Harry Potter: An Unauthori
My personal disappointments are these: 1. There are no warnings on the outside that this book is NOT suitable for underage readers. 2. Many of... »
The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction (Cam
Anthologies are notoriously inconsistent. Most contain several essays considerably below the level of the best pieces and many contain a few utterly mise... »
The War of the Ring: The History of The Lord of
The War of the Ring' is the third of a four volume series ( The History of the Lord of the Rings') within a series, (volume VIII of The History of Middl... »
Adventures in Unhistory: Conjectures on the Fac
I bought this book because I like his short stories and I was prompted by the other reviews. I was disappointed. The book is organized as stream-of-cons... »
The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter: A Treasury
Anyone who has read the Harry Potter books is aware that author J.K. Rowling infuses her stories with references to mythology, literature, history, and ... »
Consciousness and the Novel: Connected Essays (
I had several teachers throughout life that had an unparalleled ability to make knowledge seem arcane, obscure and utterly boring. Every two or three year... »
Gateways to Forever: The Story of the Science-F
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