Book Review Essay

History is a field renowned for dullness, however, Julie Peakman brings history to life in her book “Lascivious Bodies: A Sexual History of the Eighteenth Century.” No page is left untouched by the nearly comical records of sexual practices and interactions. This is without a doubt the most interesting book on any area of history I have had the pleasure of reading. While remaining humorous, Peakman touches on all aspects of sex, sexuality, and perspectives on sex for the extended eighteenth…

The Grapes of Wrath - an Honest Review The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, Published by The Viking Press-James Lloyd on April 14, 1939 is truly a literary masterpiece. This book undoubtedly amazes me. The plot and characters make this novel action-packed and breathtaking. The story is about a farmer and sharecropper named Tom Joad and his family’s struggle during the Dust Bowl. Life is difficult during this time, and sharecroppers in the Midwest have trouble keeping food “at the table”.…

Ender’s Shadow Book Review I chose Ender’s shadow for a reading for pleasure book this quarter because it was a companion novel to one of my all time favorite books: Ender’s game. This is a compelling reason to choose this book, as Ender’s game had an impeccable narrative that I thoroughly enjoyed, and hoped I would get to experience again through Ender’s shadow. (spoiler alert… I did) My favorite part of the text was the climactic battle between Ender Wiggin, and the alien fleet…

Chapter 13 was a great review of the healthcare system and overall best practices. I see my primary care physician yearly for physicals. One nice perk of the physical is the discount my health insurance provider, Cigna, gives me for completing it. The company I work for, Wyndham, already offers great, affordable health insurance, but with the discount for not using tobacco and getting a physical, my bi-weekly cost is only 20 dollars! I only wish massages were covered! Chapter 14 made me…

chose to review David Harvey’s book ‘The Enigma of Capital, and the Crises of Capitalism’. I selected to investigate this book for a couple of reasons. Firstly the title of the book arose my curiosity, the word ‘enigma’ meaning ‘a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand’ added curiosity to the novel. Secondly I had never studied Capitalism before, so learning about something new intrigued me. The Quality of the book is backed by the fact that it has been translated into…

Book summary The book, “Feeding Desire: Fatness, Beauty and Sexuality among a Saharan People” is written by Rebecca Popenoe. This book explores the traditions of the semi-nomadic Moors in the Azawagh area of the Niger basin of purposely fattening their young girls starting at an age as soon as they start growing their baby teeth. This is believed to hasten their maturity and transition to puberty, hence this practice is viewed as a way of preparation for the female for marriage. This they do by…

Song of Summer is adorable, delightful and an extremely important read. The feeling when you started reading a book and you immediately know, you 're going to review it with glowing stars. Because, it was the cutest thing you 'd ever encounter. It’s everything you wanted and more. You can 't get enough of it. You need to finish it in one go. This is me with Song of Summer. This book is the cutest I ever read and it’s tremendously significant. Song of Summer is told from the alternating…

The book that I chose to read for this class was Still Alice by Lisa Genova. The reason that I chose to read this book out of all three of our choices was because a movie is actually currently in production called Still Alice which is based directly off this book. I was actually quite surprised to learn that this was Genova’s first book because it is so well written. Book Review: To start off, this book is about an older woman named Alice Howland who is professor at the prestigious Harvard…

In this book review, it will consist in analyzing the book called “The disappearing Mestizo” by the author Joanne Rappaport. The structure of the book, each chapter follow to narrate the stories of sixteenth and seventeenth century mestizos and mulattos. Actually, Joanne Rappaport is a professor of Spanish and Race and Mestizaje at Georgetown University. She tries to examine with this book what it meant to be mestizo in the early colonial era. In general, the central question is not “Who is a…

Into Thin Air Book Review Involved in one of the most tragic events in Mount Everest history, Jon Krakauer organizes the events that lead up to this day on May 10, 1996 in which altogether eight people lost their lives. Krakauer originally was hired to write an article for Outside Magazine detailing the commercialism on Mount Everest. In order to write the article, he was required to climb only to Base Camp which is strictly the first base on Everest. However, Krakauer wished to reach the…