Category: Book Reviews

Either while reading the book or after I have read the book I will put my own review of how I thought the book was.

Book Reviews

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

India

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons puts a new twist on the idea of disfunctional families. The inhabitants of Cold Comfort Farm, the Starkadders, have always been at Cold Comfort Farm and the matriarch of the family does not plan on changing that any time soon. It is not until Flora Poste from the cities comes and lives with them for awhile after the death of her parents do things begin to change. Flora takes the Starkadders country way of life and changes it to make them become more like the rest of the world.

I recommend this book because it is a good silly read that keeps you wanting to know what is Flora going to do next, or what are the crazy Starkadders going to say next. This is another book I read for school and I really enjoyed it. It was good for the last book of the school year because it was silly and was easy to read, but at the same time there are some very important messages that should be picked up, like is what Flora Poste doing okay? Is it okay for Flora to be changing these people who has had a steady way of life for decades? Overall the book was very interesting and I highly recommend it to any age group.

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The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

India

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro was another novel that I had to read for my English class this semester. I enjoyed this book a lot because it told the story of a professional butler from England with the name of Mr. Stevens. Reading this book you are able to see the working life in England, and the thoughts of it being a career, which is sometimes hard to understand here in America. To Americans being a butler is not a career but something that you do to earn some cash to do something else with it.

Mr. Stevens is an interesting character because he truly believes his job is everything. So much so that he does not notice the advances of a coworker Ms. Kenton and does not grieve at the death of his father. He also believes that what he does has a great impact of the house he works at, Darling Hall.

To truly understand dedication to a job, The Remains of the Day is a great novel to read and to understand what it means to devote yourself to service.

Until next time keep turning the pages.

90s Born Reader

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Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

India

For my English class, like I said before I had to read Wuthering Heights. This novel was very different than what I’m used to reading, but it was still a decent novel.

In the novel the main character Heathcliff becomes an unexpected stranger, and soon to be family member of the family who lives in Wuthering Heights. It was due to Heathcliff’s vindictive attitude and relationships that lead to the downfall of Wuthering Heights.

The only problem I had with the novel was the constant switching of narrators, sometimes making it hard to tell who was talking and to whom. When you payed attention to the narrators it was not hard to understand. I definitely recommend reading Wuthering Heights because it helps to provide new insight in how to read novels. Wuthering Heights makes you have to pay attention to the setting and understand how influential it can be to the overall story.

Until next time, keep turing the pages

90s Born Reader

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Hunted (House of Night Series Book 5) P.C. Cast

India

For Zoey all the secrets are now out. Neferet is evil, the red fledglings are no longer a secret and neither is Stevie Rae’s new vampyre status. The only problem is the newly risen Kalona has everyone else under his spell, so Zoey and her friends have no choice but to flee. With their new hiding spot with the red fledglings they feel confident and strong under the Earth, but Zoey still feels like something is hiding in the dark tunnels under the depot. Yes the red fledglings have fixed up the tunnels under the depot to make it more like home, but still she can tell that Stevie Rae is not telling her everything she knows.

The continuing journey of Zoey Redbird gets more interesting, but also kind of stays the same. She has boy problems, she has to save the world, and her friends are with her every step of the way. So yes, the story keeps going and it makes you want to keep reading, but not much changes.

Until next time keep turning the pages!

90s Born Reader

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Untamed (House of Night Series Book 4) P.C. Cast

India

Forget boy drama this novel, Zoey has lost all of her boyfriends, and has even lost her friends. Ironically the only person Zoey has is Aphrodite. Neferet had everyone believe that Aphrodite had lost Nyx’s connection, but it turns out Aphrodite still gets her visions, and a lot of them have to do with Zoey dying. Too add to complications there is a new kid at the House of Night, but he is not a newly changed fledgling instead he is a transfer student.

More and more darkness is developing at the House of Night and without the comfort of her friends Zoey is finding it a little more difficult than usual. In one of Aphrodite’s visions Zoey’s Cherokee heritage comes into play with an old legend. The old legend does not bring good things to come, instead it brings nothing but danger and suffering, but it also involves her Grandmother. With Grandma Redbird in danger Zoey asks her Grandmother to come stay with her. Another bit of knowledge in this novel is that crows and ravens are not the same thing, but I will leave you to figure that one out.

Untamed is my favorite in the series so far. It combines a lot of people, the past and the present, and it sends us on a lot of twists and turns. Yes it continues to be a little repetitive and corny, but that to me makes it worth reading. If you’re on the third one and you’re not sure to go on or not at least read this one and then you will be hooked trying to decide if good will triumph over evil.

Until next time keep turning the pages!

90s Born Reader