In the contemporary media-laden world of today, new developments and projects are commonly considered “new” when they are, in fact, merely renditions of previous works. Such it is with Ubisoft’s recent “Assassin’s Creed” video-game series. The world of assassins and ancient Arabic mysteries captured the imagination of many before there were video-games to tell the tale, and Vladimir Bartol’s 1938 novel “Alamut” is commonly viewed as the beginning of the assassin hype.
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My confessions of “Confessions of an ugly stepsister”
Cinderella (now known as Clara) is portrayed as incredibly vain, as this was the way she was raised by no fault of her own. The stepsisters, Iris and Ruth, are the unfortunate spawn of a woman suspected to be a witch. She is a witch only in attitude, but knows how to use her poison.
“Footsteps” worth following
NSU 2010 graduate from the Master of Arts in writing program, Shewanda Pugh has delivered a compelling story of love and adventure, struggle and conflict, and hope despite impossible circumstances in her debut novel, “Crimson Footprints.” Deena Hammond, a mixed-race girl, was raised by her grandparents in Liberty City. She was programmed to believe that […]
Feed your mind with “Eating”
“Eating: A Memoir” by James Epstein is exactly what it sounds like: a book about memories involving food. It is part biography and part recipe book, but it fails to completely satisfy the reader’s appetite in either area. There are parts that are delicious and parts that need more spice to get the right taste. […]
It doesn’t take much persuading to read “Persuasion”
To read a novel set in the past is to travel back in time and find romance, adventure or even political turmoil. But when you don’t understand the book’s social structure and historical setting, you don’t understand the story and you can’t appreciate it.
Feed your mind with “Eating”
“Eating: A Memoir” by James Epstein is exactly what it sounds like: a book about memories involving food. It is part biography and part recipe book, but it fails to completely satisfy the reader’s appetite in either area.