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Book Review: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Published by Viking in 2016, the book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, or audiobook formats, as well as at your local library or through the Libby App. The audiobook, read by Nicolas Guy Smith, complements Towles’s writing style, which is more of a narration of life events. Set in Moscow, Russia, 1922, Continue reading
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Book review: The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
In this dramatic comedy, Shakespeare interprets what a woman’s dutiful role should be and her husband’s right to tame her into such obedience. Some readers might take affront and be filled with a mix of nausea, anger, and sadness with a protagonist such as Kate, a wild cat, being starved, tortured, and humiliated into obedience,… Continue reading
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Book review: Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmon Rostand
This immortal play displays chivalry, wit, love, bravery, and timeless spirit with the fluidity of lyrical language, bringing our hero to life heartbreakingly. Cyrano is the legendary swordsman of France, a gallant soldier with the face of a clown and a huge nose. Yet his funny, adventurous tales span generations. Continue reading
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