#18

12 january 2011

First I want to say that I am continuing on doing this posts every Tuesday and Thursday but, unfortunately, it was impossible to do one yesterday so I am doing now and, not on purpose, I will have to do two posts.

On the first one (this one) I'm going to post small reviews, just a glance, of every book of the list we have to read for the English class, so I can help me and others to choose.

First we have Girls at War and Other Stories : "Reveals the essence of life in Nigeria and traces twenty years in the literary career of one of this century's most acclaimed writers. In this collection of stories, Chinua Achebe takes us inside the heart and soul of a people whose pride and ideals must compete with the simple struggle to survive." So, to me, that's a no.

Animal Farm: "Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely-and this is vividly and eloquently proved in Orwell's short novel. "Animal Farm" is a simple fable of great symbolic value, and as Orwell himself explained: "it is the history of a revolution that went wrong". The novel can be seen as the historical analysis of the causes of the failure of communism, or as a mere fairy-tale; in any case it tells a good story that aims to prove that human nature and diversity prevent people from being equal and happy ,or at least equally happy." Maybe I could read this one... it sounds interesting...

The Translator : "The book chronicles Hari’s life as a translator for journalists and genocide investigators in the western Sudan region of Darfur and the refugee camps of Chad. His experience is unbelievably true as he comes close to death several times." it sounds boring...

Babette's Feast: "In the classic "Babette's Feast," a mysterious Frenchwoman prepares a sumptuous feast for a gathering of religious ascetics and, in doing so, introduces them to the true essence of grace." it seems like something I would like...

The importance of being earnest: " is a play by Oscar Wilde. The play is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae in order to escape burdensome obligations. " hmm... it looks like I would like to see in a play, but not in a book...

All my sons: "The play focuses on Joe Keller’s conflict of responsibilities, his responsibility to his family and that to wider society." I tought I had already written here the book I chose, but it disapeared. But it's going to be, All my Sons.