Then, a picture of an old summer love of Genin's, Mary, is produced by Alfyorov, who is now Alfyorov wife. ... While reading the work I felt as though the story consisted mainly of a bunch of dull events. Aside from an anticipated breakup, a few heart attacks, and the general build up towards Ganon's final reunification with Mary and departure, I felt that I was stuck reading a dry uneventful piece. ... Thus, I am left to conclude that though this work would not be one of my preferred readings, it did very well at getting its point across....

• Word Count: 690
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

White Fang Summer Reading Essay Jack London's novel White Fang portrays the life of a young wolf/dog and his fight for survival. White Fang's journey from owner to owner if filled with love and hate in this harsh environment. Throughout this novel London sends the message that life is full of s...

• Word Count: 459
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

First published in 1946, The Stranger was Camus' first novel. The version that I purchased is a direct translation from its French origin. At times the language was a little rough, however, this fact also added to the books authenticity. The somewhat broken English, creates a sense that the main...

• Word Count: 1699
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The novel Jasper Jones written by Craig Silvey and published in 2009, was set in a country town of Western Australia in the summer of 1965. ... Charlie is more interested in reading his fathers novels, which teach him about good beliefs and values. ...

• Word Count: 1328
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

"Evidently it did not matter whether I was there or not." (Pg. 16) This quote shows that Henry doesn't really believe he is a part of this war and the anguish that comes from it. Only later in the novel when he falls deeper in love with Catherine, does he actually see the war as people should se...

• Word Count: 1242
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

When we enter our house after a long day at work or a summer's vacation, we never think twice about how our physical environment plays an extremely significant role in our lives. ... After reading this novel, I realized that much of the world suffers in their physical environment, a theme clearly presented by Dostoevsky. ...

• Word Count: 1326
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The book is divided into seven stories or chapters that are named Mattie Michael, Etta Mae Johnson, Kiswana Browne, Lucielia Louise Turner, Cora Lee, the Two, and the Block Party. This book is about the women who live in the community of Brewster Place, a poor Neighborhood on a dead-end stree...

• Word Count: 1933
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

"It's a crazy world or maybe it's just the view we have of it, looking through a crack in the door, never being able to see the whole room, the whole picture" (Ordinary People 183). In Judith Guest's novel, Ordinary People, she unravels the truth of a modern family, exposing every crack and secret t...

• Word Count: 2059
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Reading was an escape not only from his stepfather, but from his home life, the Harlem streets, other boys, as well as the police. ... His outside readings led him to believe that blacks should not have anything to do with a faith that was used to enslave them. ... However, the next morning, David leaves and because of his guilt he refuses to see Joey for the rest of the summer. ...

• Word Count: 2515
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

"Idgie treats Ruth to a picnic at a secret location; during this lunch Idgie retrieves a honeycomb from a beehive in what has been widely understood in queer readings as the first love scene- (Berglund 131). ... (FGT 87) Another sign of Idgie and Ruth's homosexual relationship is the episode where Idgie goes crazy when Ruth has to leave to get married after the summer they spent together. ...

• Word Count: 2942
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School