book reviews

Reviews of books by relationship gurus, dating experts, and cautionary tale-tellers.

3 Obscure Novels About Male Relationships
I don't think that male friendships, male relationships and men's mental health is something that is explored enough in the more obscure modern novels of the 20th and 21st century. We have the obvious books we can name such as "Interview with the Vampire" by Anne Rice which explores not only the suicidal depression of the main character but also the homosexual relationship he has with Lestat (it is also one of my top five favourite novels of all time, so there you go). And we also know of the novel "Brideshead Revisited" in which Charles Ryder is bewitched by the mysterious but juvenile and self-destructive Sebastian Flyte. We have seen how Christopher Isherwood writes his life lessons of father-son type relations in "The Memorial" and the brotherhood of "A Meeting by the River". We even have the introspection explored in novels like "Less Than Zero" by Bret Easton Ellis by the narrator Clayton, and Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" as autobiography, and finally Chuck Palahiuk's "Fight Club" characters of Tyler Durden. The list goes on.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Humans
Infatuation Scripts Examples PDF Download by Clayton Max
Infatuation scripts examples pdf download ebook by Clayton Max. Infatuation scripts program by clayton max teaches you how to unlock a man's Infatuation Instinct and why so many men are resistant to commitment. Plus the surprising reason why men choose certain women while rejecting others and exact scripts that you can use to make one man absolutely sure that you are the one for him...
By Rebecca Thomas5 years ago in Humans
Class Represented in Perrault’s Puss in Boots
The Puss in Boots tale is thought to have first been written by Giovanni Straparola around 1550-1553 called Constantino Fortunato and was taken up by other authors including Giambattista Basile around 1634, Charles Perrault in 1697 and The Brothers Grimm in 1812 as well as adaptations by Disney and Dreamworks.
By Eloise Robertson 5 years ago in Humans
Review of Sexton's "A Divorce Lawyer's Guide to Staying Together"
The full title If You’re In My Office, It’s Already Too Late: A Divorce Lawyer’s Guide to Staying Together piqued my interest. James J. Sexton, Esq. offers some great advice that has helped me recognize some areas I can improve to strengthen my marriage.
By Eileen Davis5 years ago in Humans
Book Review: Erving Goffman
In Erving Goffman’s book, ‘Stigma — Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity’, he focuses on the social situations where people classified as ‘normal’ and ‘stigmatised’ [or ‘deviant’] come together and the many different processes and complex methods that are incorporated into this relationship between the two ‘groups’ of people — including their social and personal identity. Goffman illustrates his arguments through the use of many comprehensive and wide-ranging quotes from people who are most commonly stigmatised such as : the homosexual, the ex-mental patient, someone who is blind or deaf, someone who has a disfigurement of some kind and those with a disability. The experiences people who are stigmatised often have are commonly related to the ‘others’ in society placing their concern on their stigma [or ‘deviance’] rather than the individual’s personality as a whole.
By JoJoBonetto5 years ago in Humans
Red Queen and the "Messiah Pariah Syndrome"
"Red Queen" is Victoria Aveyard's debut novel. ... Opening Since I had nothing to read for months, a relative recommended "Red Queen." The synopsis got my attention, even though it seemed very cliché. However, my doubts about it being cliché were true, and you're about to find out why. (Also, I won't be mentioning every little detail because it's a waste of time and there are some parts of the book that is filler.)
By drkenny5 years ago in Humans
The Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld
The Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld encompasses the main trilogy of books that follows Tally Youngblood and a book set a couple years later that follows Aya Fuse. I will be reviewing the main trilogy here. I have read the series before, but since it has been approximately fourteen years since I have read it, it seemed that it was about time to reread it. Though I loved these books as a pre-teen, it has been so long since I read them that I could not remember much of the story.
By Druneia5 years ago in Humans
Book Review: The Removed by Brandon Hobson
The Removed: A Novel by Brandon Hobson Genre: Contemporary Fiction This book has: multiple viewpoints, supernatural, mentions of graphic violence, family dynamics/drama, mentions and themes of drug use/addiction and suicide
By L. M. Williams5 years ago in Humans
Lore by Alexandra Bracken
Every seven years, the Agon begins. As punishment for a past rebellion, nine Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals. They are hunted by the descendants of ancient bloodlines, all eager to kill a god and seize their divine power and immortality.
By Druneia5 years ago in Humans
Okay? Okay: The Fault In Our Stars By John Green Book Review
This article was originally published at rochizalani.com You don’t need me to tell you that The Fault In Our Stars is a famous tear-jerker, like all of John Green’s books.
By Rochi Zalani5 years ago in Humans
Book Review: The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr.
The Prophets: a novel by Robert Jones, Jr. Genre: Literary Fiction/History Fiction This book has: multiple viewpoints, LGBTQ+ themes, graphic violence, strong language
By L. M. Williams5 years ago in Humans
"Outlawed" by Anna North - Review
I grew up in the deserts of Arizona, dreaming every night of running wild on horseback with a gang of my dustiest, rowdiest friends. As a young girl, I actually enjoyed watching old western movies. My grandfather even supplied many of the horses and wagons used in the 1985 film, "Lonesome Dove". Professional cowgirls and cowboys were my heroes, horses were my best friends, and the "western lifestyle" of campfires and coyotes howling under a star-lit sky at night was my lifestyle.
By Emily Goswick5 years ago in Humans