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New Post on Reedsy.com: The Book of Revelations by Idelle Kursman

Hi everyone! I am so pleased to announce my first book review on the platform, Reedsy.com/discovery. I gave the book a 3 out of 5 star review. The book is newly published, so please consider supporting the author. Remember to click “upvote” on the review page to help promote my review and in doing so,

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Appreciating the Kindness of Strangers in A Man Called Ove

“We always think there’s enough time to do things with other people. Time to say things to them. And then something happens and then we stand there holding on to words like ‘if’” A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman Sometimes, it can be difficult to prioritize reading, especially when life gets busy. In a world

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Exposing the American Dream: A Review of Behold The Dreamers

“In America today, having documents is not enough. Look at how many people with papers are struggling. Look at how even some Americans are suffering. They were born in this country. They have American passports, and yet they are sleeping on the street, going to bed hungry, losing their jobs and houses every day in

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Exploring Mental Health in Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

“If someone asks you how you are, you are meant to say FINE. You are not meant to say that you cried yourself to sleep last night because you hadn’t spoken to another person for two consecutive days. FINE is what you say.” Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant is adamantly unchanging

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Intertextuality in Children’s Literature: An Analysis of The Jungle Book and The Graveyard Book

“No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond” – C.S. Lewis Neil Gaiman has cemented himself as a great voice in children’s literature through iconic characters such as Coraline. I recently decided to

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