Book Review
Review of books I have read
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A Sea of Ships and Souls by Jordan S. Keller is about the sea, adventures and pirates, just as the name suggests. The story starts with Jace Kit, son of parents who are washers living on Crescent Isle. He dreams of riding into the sea on his own someday. He meets a young girl, Sable…
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I do believe that a good library is the answer to many questions. When I was in school, I spent a lot of time in the school library. In college, my friend and I even found a library outside the college campus. Books have always been my best friends. So, when I read the title…
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Do you believe in ghosts? If I’m being truthful, I do. Spirits or ghosts, whatever you may call them, I believe that they exist. Remain by Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan delves into the supernatural realm where one of the main characters is a ghost. The story revolves around Tate, an architect, who moves…
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I remember reading Dan Brown’s book for the first time. It was The Da Vinci Code and was I sucked into the world shown by him! The storytelling was just amazing. There may have been flaws, but twenty years ago, I found myself completely engrossed in the book. After that, I read all his novels.…
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The first Japanese book I read, translated to English, was The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino. I had heard and lot about this book and so gave it a go and was I in for a ride. The story is about a mother and daughter, Yasuko and Misato who accidentally kill Yauko’s ex-husband…
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The Lantern of Lost Memories is a Japanese fiction book written by Sanaka Hiiragi and translated to English by Jesse Kirkwood. It is the story of a magical photo studio owned by Mr. Hirasaki. The studio is a door to the afterlife where people stop before moving on. At the time of death of a…