i rate books on my enjoyment. for this one, i've got an assignment for this so it'd be biased to rate it out of enjoyment soooo... i rate books on my enjoyment. for this one, i've got an assignment for this so it'd be biased to rate it out of enjoyment soooo... ...more
OoOoOOoOoOoooOOOoooOOoh. I liked this and hated it. I probs would have loved this if I hadn't had to analyse it for school >.<OoOoOOoOoOoooOOOoooOOoh. I liked this and hated it. I probs would have loved this if I hadn't had to analyse it for school >.<...more
Jam packed with good old fashioned wit and sarcasm. EVERYTHING has a double meaning. Read for an university program but still thinking about all the deJam packed with good old fashioned wit and sarcasm. EVERYTHING has a double meaning. Read for an university program but still thinking about all the deep meanings......more
"After reading some part of the history of Alexander, [Caesar] sat a great while very thoughtful, and at last burst into tears. His friends were surpr"After reading some part of the history of Alexander, [Caesar] sat a great while very thoughtful, and at last burst into tears. His friends were surprised and asked him the reason for it. 'Do you think,' he said. 'I have not just cause to weep, when I consider that Alexander at my age had conquered so many nations, and I have all this time done nothing that is memorable.'"
same bro. same.
***I read certain chapters from this book designated for my school assignments. I did not read the whole book start to finish....more
Ha! There's no way you're gonna get me to rate a book of the Bible. That's the same as rating a history book! (but then again, I could rate it on the Ha! There's no way you're gonna get me to rate a book of the Bible. That's the same as rating a history book! (but then again, I could rate it on the translation, or the edition etc. - wait no, shut up! I'm trying to get myself out of having to do it!)
I think the First Book of Maccabees was easier to read but I really was intrigued with the Second. Especially the part about the mother and her seven sons. Rather than eating the flesh of pork, they were willingly martyred in absolutely abhorrent ways- man, that chapter was so inspiring-ly cool....more
The book in this collection of books on Roman constitution and government was super interesting, and the way it was written was super easy to read. ThThe book in this collection of books on Roman constitution and government was super interesting, and the way it was written was super easy to read. The battles in the other books were fascinating, but they sometimes just bled together and there were those books that just dragged on... I may have skim read those ones...
Obviously I'm not rating this on the content, just on how it was set out and my enjoyment (which wasn't much because I had to rush read for school)...more
The Winged Watchman is a fast-paced, exciting, children's book about how World War 2 was in Holland. Many exciting adventures happen to two young brotThe Winged Watchman is a fast-paced, exciting, children's book about how World War 2 was in Holland. Many exciting adventures happen to two young brothers in this trilling book for kids....more
There were some really great bits that I'd like to quote on the daily, but for some reason I felt really unsatisfied with the book as a whole3.5 stars
There were some really great bits that I'd like to quote on the daily, but for some reason I felt really unsatisfied with the book as a whole. Maybe it was because it was written as a play and not a novel, I don't know... ...more
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is a story of an eight-year-old girl called Anna who is forced to evacuate her country, Germany, when Hitler ge3.5 stars
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is a story of an eight-year-old girl called Anna who is forced to evacuate her country, Germany, when Hitler gets elected. Her dad is a writer and writes against Hitler, which makes them a target for the Nazis. Anna and her family have to go to various countries and have to learn to adapt to the foreign customs. The title of this book (When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit) is actually a reference from the author's stuffed pink rabbit that she accidentally left behind when she herself was evacuated. In fact, the whole book is based on her childhood, which makes this book all the more interesting. When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is a very fast-paced, funny and cheerful as well as sad and deep story of World War 2 that I would recommend for ages 8+....more
How can anyone review someone's diary? The Diary of a Young Girl is exactly the sort of diary a regular 13-year old girl would have written. I, as welHow can anyone review someone's diary? The Diary of a Young Girl is exactly the sort of diary a regular 13-year old girl would have written. I, as well as many other people, found it hard going through the early teenage years; I can only imagine having to go through all that while cooped in a secret apartment in a house during the war. I'm not going to rate this; how can you rate someone's life story, their hopes, thoughts, dreams, desires? After learning what happened after the diary abruptly and hauntingly stopped, after I read the afternote which told how the members of the Annexe were murdered, it left me heart-wrenched, but amazed by how Anne, who wrote this seemingly ordinary diary, endured such a life before she met her death in a concentration camp in 1945, when she was just 15. ...more
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