However, the interest of the reader in the contents of a book is sometimes affected by the realism with which the plot is introduced. ... They sound like an average person's reactions to a situation. ... Jack's success in predicting Ramius' objective was believable, even though his predictions were so far fetched that they were considered crazy by other characters in the book. ... Understanding the circumstances described earlier in the book it would have been a normal human reaction of trying to hold the power like Vatutin did. ... The ships referred to as "Americ...

• Word Count: 2281
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

As Nayan, the wonder boy from the story "Nayan Rahasya" by Satyajit Ray comes out safe and sound in the climax, Feluda, the iconic private detective smiles slightly since it is he who has ensured the safety of the boy, while the audience heaved sighs of relief and cries of joy. ... The plot is twisted at this point by Hergé (1972) when an informer of a subversive Bab- El- Ehr abducts Tintin in the hope that he would provide beneficial information. ... Hergé's biographer, Benoît Peeters mentions that, "no book has gone through more ups and downs", than La...

• Word Count: 1962
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As I read "Night", I was struck by the apparent lack of information the Jews had in respect to their families and others of the Jewish faith in regards to the war. ... The question of how a loving and caring God could allow such evil to prevail is a continuous question raised by Wiesel throughout the book. ... This alone may sound insignificant, but Wiesel risked death for this gold cap. ...

• Word Count: 1758
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School