Tag: novel
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Angie Thomas and Urban Fiction
Angie Thomas made a splash in the YA novel scene with her breakout novel, The Hate U Give, which became a hit movie just one year later and Thomas has sky rocketed to my list of must-read authors in the last couple of years. The Hate U Give centers around Starr, who is a 16-year-old…
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To Kill A Mockingbird
There has been recent controversy surrounding this classic novel by Harper Lee. No doubt most people have read this novel in school. I remember vaguely reading this book in 8th grade. However, I wanted to comment on the recent controversy surrounding the novel. School districts in Mississippi have banned the book because of its oh-so-real…
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Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
I sit here thinking about what I’ve just read. Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler explores the tumultuous life of Zelda Fitzgerald and her often times toxic relationship with world renowned literary genius, F. Scott Fitzgerald. As much as this novel is about Zelda, Fowler also gives us a poignant look…
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Zelda Fitzgerald: A Renaissance Woman
So I started reading a new novel a few days ago called Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald written by Therese Anne Fowler. A historical fiction novel that basically follows the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author of The Great Gatsby, and his wife Zelda. I call Zelda a Renaissance woman because she was…
ArtTalk with Sway 