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Carson McCullers: The Top 5 Works
Carson McCullers is one of my personal favourite writers of the modern age. Whatever she writes, she writes with beauty and passion, and every single word seems as if it has been specially chosen for its position in a sentence and every sentence for its position in the text. Though Carson McCullers didn't live very long, I do think that her body of work (though short) is pretty impressive. I always identify with her lonely and struggling characters who hold it all inside as they walk, discontented through meaningless lives, seeking something other than what they have. The eternal displacement.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
James Baldwin: The Top 5 Novels
James Baldwin is quite possibly the most quintessentially brilliant writer of the Civil Rights Movement and also in all respects, the most well-known. He is a man of incredible words, using his literature to reflect a society that was fuelled by their hatred against people of his own skin colour. I believe that citing him as the Malcolm X of Literature would be correct. A man who has done nothing wrong but is still hated purely because of the colour of his skin. One of the most powerful writers in black history (well, in every colour of history really!), James Baldwin is basically the superman of Modern Black Lives in Literature.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
Truman Capote: The 5 Best Works
Truman Capote is one of my all-time favourite authors, and I can honestly say that I made an effort to read and re-read all of his works from start to finish. His writing style is beautifully modern, with an almost crisp romanticist feel to it. It's very Byronic and shaded with the grand mysteries of life, it becomes a reflection, a mirror of the society and social circles that Truman Capote was mingling with.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
The 10 Best Written Novels of All Time (Pt.2)
If you haven't read part one and so, do not know what we've covered already - you can find it here. Now, let's get on with part two. With little introduction, I would like to just go over again the fact that there will be one entry per country, just to make it fair. I am trying to keep my personal opinions in tandem with the general consensus but not to make the list so generic that it is just the same as every other best-written books lists. Be that as it may, I want it to be accessible so that the books aren't too obscure to find and I'm not just rambling on about my own favourite books. Also we won't be covering "other books that could've made the list," purely because I felt that made part one too long to read.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
Jack Kerouac: Top 5 Novels
When you think about Jack Kerouac's name, you think about the ultimate beatnik of the American 40s and 50s. You may also think of an alcoholic man, a drug addict, and a hedonist. But, one thing that we may all be able to agree on is that Kerouac was in fact, a genius.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
The 10 Best-Written Novels of All Time (Part 1)
There are many books that are considered to be "great," and yet we're never really told what makes them so great. Is it because they have something that other literature of the time didn't? Is it because they are endearing? Is it because they have characters that defy convention, and do as they please in a world against them? Why is it that certain novels are valued over others?
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Geeks
'The Handmaid's Tale' Analysis: Chapters 12-14
CHAPTER 12 Offred prepares to take a bath, which is required on nights of the Ceremony. Again, with the suicidal musings over the lack of razors, though they’re almost casual, like a fleeting thought. She describes the suicide attempts of some Handmaids, whether by exsanguinating or drowning, as “bugs” Gilead had to iron out, like it was a glitch in a computer terminal. She recalls Aunt Lydia stating that “in a bathtub, you are vulnerable” and Offred wonders what she would be vulnerable to in the bath. But a darker perspective can be taken from Cora having to supervise the bath. Quite possibly she has to watch to prevent Offred from killing herself and to ward off a certain bitter Wife from coming into the bathroom to drown her. Odds are, it’s happened before in Gilead.
By CT Idlehouse7 years ago in Geeks
The Ten Best Novels I’ve Read in 2019
This year has been filled with amazing novels and things that I have thoroughly enjoyed reading. To be honest, a lot of the books that have filled my year have been recommendations from other people (thanks to @readingslowly on Instagram for recommending me to read Swan Song—it was bloody awesome, I couldn’t put it down!), book club reads from @belletrist and @reesesbookclub (also on Instagram) and various things I find on the hashtag #Bookstagram and #PenguinModernClassics. I’ve been on a bit of a thing this year that I’ve been trying to read as many of the Penguin Modern Classic collection as possible, and that is because… well, I don’t know. I have no idea why I’ve been doing this in 2019, and really, I hope it continues into the next year, because God knows I’m nowhere near done!
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Geeks
5 Books for Autumn
There are always books that present or feel like a certain season to us. The reason for that is either because they explicitly state that this is the season the book is set in, or that this is the season the book is about. But the other reason that this may be is because of the way the book feels. Certain books feel like autumn, certain books feel like winter and certain books feel like they could be great for every season at any time and whatever the whether is like. For example, I bet that you have a book or two that you call your rainy-day reads, or books that you like to read at Christmas. It's the same basic concept but with autumn.
By Annie Kapur7 years ago in Geeks
'The Height of the Storm'
Robert Massimi. Plays about old age can vary significantly; from Waverly Gallery to On Golden Pond, it can be sad, humorous, devastating, or confusing. With great acting in in this play, it is still the latter that is The Height Of The Storm. The audience is never sure what is going on throughout the performance. We grapple with the death of either the husband Andre (Johnathan Pryce), or his wife Madeline (Eileen Atkins). Never sure where the show will take us, we watch these two legends perform magnificently.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).7 years ago in Geeks
Come On Down to The Dancehall
This was a long read for me. It had nothing to do with the quality of the book (because it was a great book with an interesting story), but I just couldn’t seem to get my mind to focus on reading the past couple of weeks. My aunt recommended this book to me, and I am glad that she did, because it was the perfect combination of everything I enjoy in a book: a little bit of mystery, a dash of scandal, a touch of betrayal, and—of course—a hunt for the truth behind a murder that happened more than twenty years ago.
By Kurt Mason7 years ago in Geeks
Consider the Servant
When it comes to the works of William Shakespeare, there is prestige with roles like Hamlet, Juliet, or Richard III that is rarely associated with the unnamed servants, pages, and messengers; these characters are often overlooked, and, sadly, not as celebrated. Yet, far too often a play falls flat, because the ensemble is not actively present. Actors and directors alike must remember that these minor characters have vital roles in the rendering of the story, often given responsibilities by the playwright that change the course of the entire play.
By Lèna Chilingerian7 years ago in Geeks
