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In The New York Times, Michiko Kakutani gave the book a mixed-to-positive review, stating: "At his best, Mr. Englander manages to delineate such extreme behavior with a combination of psychological insight, allegorical gravity and sometimes uproarious comedy" but that "In several instances, however, the delicate narrative balance slips from Mr ...
Sometimes called the Mistake Book (to go with the Dream Book and the Joke Book), [10] The Psychopathology of Everyday Life became one of the scientific classics of the 20th century. [11] Freud realised he was becoming a celebrity when he found his cabin-steward reading the Mistake Book on his 1909 visit to the States. [12]
The Devil's Arithmetic is a historical fiction time slip novel written by American author Jane Yolen and published in 1988. The book is about Hannah Stern, a Jewish girl who lives in New Rochelle, New York, and is sent back in time to experience the Holocaust.
Between the covers of this surprisingly thin memoir are truffles of humor from comedian Steve Martin’s movie career illustrated by cartoonist Harry Bliss. It is a tempting concept: Martin ...
According to Book Marks, based on American publications, the book received "positive" reviews based on nine critic reviews, with two being "rave" and four being "positive" and two being "mixed" and one being "pan". [21] In May 2010, American Gods was selected in an online poll to be the first "One Book One Twitter" book. [22]
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]
The book traces the transformative journey of 80-year-old Ma, who becomes depressed after the death of her husband. She then decides to travel to Pakistan, confronting trauma that had remained unresolved since she was a teenager who survived the Partition riots. In northern India, an eighty-year-old woman slips into deep depression after the ...
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