I just finished my reread of Lord of Shadows fifteen minutes ago and I scurried to get out the laptop because everything is so fresh in my mind. People ask me all the time what my ultimate favorite book is and honestly I can read all the big classics and the "must read before you [...]
The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde – Review
I was bored and I was looking at the free Apple Books when I found The Canterville Ghost. It sounded interesting and it was quite short! I don't usually read short stories out of the blue like this. I am typically a strict 300pagesisconsideredashortbook typa gal. The Canterville Ghost may be a short read but [...]
“Is it better for a man to have chosen evil than to have good imposed upon him?” ― Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess – Review
The main reason why I wanted to read A Clockwork Orange is firstly because its dystopian and I love reading dystopian novels and secondly because this book is often studied in schools and banned in them too! Just like Brave New World , this book is banned for multiple reasons, mainly for graphic violence and assault (I [...]
“It is as inhuman to be totally good as it is to be totally evil.” ― Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange
“We can destroy what we have written, but we cannot unwrite it.” ― Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange
“The important thing is moral choice. Evil has to exist along with good, in order that moral choice may operate. Life is sustained by the grinding opposition of moral entities.” ― Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange
“As long as there is love and memory, there is no true death.” ― Cassandra Clare, Lady Midnight