Review
The Lord of the Rings: Book Summery
The Lord of the Rings: The Epic Battle of Good vs. Evil - A Story of Friendship, Courage, and Sacrifice The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy trilogy written by English philologist and University of Oxford professor J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 fantasy novel The Hobbit, but eventually developed into a much larger work. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, with much of it being written during World War II, it was originally published in three volumes in 1954 and 1955. It has since been reprinted numerous times and translated into at least 38 languages, becoming one of the best-selling novels ever written.
By Motivation Motivation3 years ago in BookClub
The Devil's Half Acre
The Devil's Half Acre is a book dedicated to the memory of Black women who blazed a trail and paved the way for the freedom of enslaved women and people everywhere. In particular, it shines the spotlight on Mary Lumpkin, born in Richmond, Virginia in 1832.
By Novel Allen3 years ago in BookClub
Review of 'All the Dead Lie Down'
The Haunting of Bly Manor meets House of Salt and Sorrows in award-winning author Kyrie McCauley’s contemporary YA gothic romance about a dark family lineage, the ghosts of grief, and the lines we’ll cross for love. The Sleeping House was very much awake . . . Days after a tragedy leaves Marin Blythe alone in the world, she receives a surprising invitation from Alice Lovelace—an acclaimed horror writer and childhood friend of Marin’s mother. Alice offers her a nanny position at Lovelace House, the family’s coastal Maine estate. Marin accepts and soon finds herself minding Alice’s peculiar girls. Thea buries her dolls one by one, hosting a series of funerals, while Wren does everything in her power to drive Marin away. Then Alice’s eldest daughter returns home unexpectedly. Evie Hallowell is every bit as strange as her younger sisters, and yet Marin is quickly drawn in by Evie’s compelling behavior and ethereal grace. But as Marin settles in, she can’t escape the anxiety that follows her like a shadow. Dead birds appear in Marin’s room. The children’s pranks escalate. Something dangerous lurks in the woods, leaving mutilated animals in its wake. All is not well at Lovelace House, and Marin must unravel its secrets before they consume her.
By Cyn's Workshop3 years ago in BookClub
Eternity in a Cigarette End
Artists are people who look beyond the veil of the ordinary in life to grasp spiritual truths hidden behind physical reality. They then reflect those truths back out into the world in some digestible form such as words, paintings or songs. There is a sentence in Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" which speaks of this to me with particular resonance: "And just for a moment I had reached the point of ecstasy that I always wanted to reach, which was the complete step across chronological time into timeless shadows, and wonderment in the bleakness of the mortal realm, and the sensation of death kicking at my heels to move on, with a phantom dogging its own heels, and myself hurrying to a plank where all the angels dove off and flew into the holy void of uncreated emptiness, the potent and inconceivable radiancies shining in bright Mind Essence, innumerable lotus-lands falling open in the magic mothswarm of heaven."
By Sarah Frideswide3 years ago in BookClub
Book Review: The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra: A Pathway to Transformation
A Journey Towards Inner Fulfillment In a world where the pursuit of success often seems synonymous with relentless hustle and external achievements, Deepak Chopra's timeless masterpiece, "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success," stands as a beacon of light guiding readers towards a more profound understanding of success.
By InkSight Chronicles3 years ago in BookClub
Beneath the Surface of Healing
In a small coastal town, battered by the storms of life, lived Emily, a young woman haunted by the shadows of her past. Haunted by a traumatic incident that left her emotionally scarred, Emily struggled to find solace in a world that seemed overwhelming. That was until she stumbled upon a unique program that combined aquaculture and therapy, offering a glimmer of hope and a chance at healing.
By ezesinachi3 years ago in BookClub
