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At first, this silent book club was loud. On a recent Saturday, two dozen people gathered in the back of Cream & Amber, a cafe and bookstore in Hopkins, chatting and laughing with the people ...
McTeague is a dentist of limited intellect from a poor miner's family who has opened a dentist shop on Polk Street in San Francisco (his first name is never revealed; other characters in the novel call him simply "Mac."). His best friend, Marcus Schouler, brings his cousin, Trina Sieppe, whom he's courting, to McTeague's parlor for dental work.
The underlying theme of the novel is the conflict between Emmanuelle's need for love (as typified by her relationships with Jean and Bee) and her innate eroticism (as shown by her anonymous sexual encounters on the plane and her games with Marie-Anne).
A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is merely described (summary review) or analyzed based on content, style, and merit. [ 1 ] A book review may be a primary source , an opinion piece, a summary review, or a scholarly view. [ 2 ]
This is a partial list of works that use metafictional ideas. Metafiction is intentional allusion or reference to a work's fictional nature. It is commonly used for humorous or parodic effect, and has appeared in a wide range of mediums, including writing, film, theatre, and video gaming.
Pachinko is the second novel by Harlem-based author and journalist Min Jin Lee. Published in 2017, Pachinko is an epic historical fiction novel following a Korean family who immigrates to Japan . The story features an ensemble of characters who encounter racism , discrimination , stereotyping , and other aspects of the 20th-century Korean ...
“The Idea of You,” in its original form as a book, is not a conventional romance. Yes, Soléne and Hayes fall in love — but they don’t stay together. Author Lee wanted it that way.
It's Kind of a Funny Story is a 2006 novel by American author Ned Vizzini. The book was inspired by Vizzini's own brief hospitalization for depression in November 2004. [1] Ned Vizzini later died by suicide [2] on December 19, 2013. The book received recognition as a 2007 Best Book for Young Adults from the American Library Association. [3]