Title: The Outsider or The Stranger or L’Étranger Author: Albert Camus Genre: Philosophical Fiction Pages: 117 Synopsis: Meursault is different. He will not lie. He will not pretend. He is true to himself. So when his mother dies and he is unmoved, he refuses to do the proper thing and grieve. Returning to Algiers afterContinue reading “The Outsider”
Monthly Archives: March 2021
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
Title: Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians Author: Brandon Sanderson Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy Pages: 308 Synopsis: On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry gets a bag of sand in the mail-his only inheritance from his father and mother. He soon learns that this is no ordinary bag of sand. It is quickly stolen byContinue reading “Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians”
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Title: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Genre: Mystery, Drama, Psychological Thriller Pages: 144 Synopsis: It is about a London lawyer named John Gabriel Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde. (from Goodreads) My Thoughts: What can IContinue reading “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”
The Time Machine
Title: The Time Machine Author: H.G. Wells Genre: Science-Fiction Pages: 91 Synopsis: When a Victorian scientist propels himself in the year 802,701 AD, he is initially delighted to find that suffering has been replaced by beauty, contentment and peace. Entranced at first by the Eloi, an elfin species descended from man, he soon realises thatContinue reading “The Time Machine”
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