The New York Review of Books

CRM3500 Module Name: Violent Crime: Violence, Sex & Punishment Module Leader: Emma Milne Student Number: M00549909 Assignment Title: Book Review: We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity. Department of Criminology & Sociology School of Law  Book Review: We Real Cool: Black men and Masculinity by Bell Hooks. We real cool: Black Men and Masculinity by Bell Hook’s is a book that explains the hardships of being a black male in the United States and what black males endure because America is a…

never "purposefully" plagiarized but admitted that some passages in his articles were identical to those previously published elsewhere. He said one instance was the fault of an editor at the student newspaper, who he said inserted a passage from The New Yorker in an article without his knowledge. In a staff editorial posted on the Web site of The Flat Hat, the student newspaper, the editors called Mr. Domenech's actions, if true, deeply offensive. Mr. Domenech also said that he may have mixed…

well-known fact that books have the power to transport you across time and space, but sometimes you finish a great read and you aren’t quite sure where it’s taken you. While this trippy sensation probably isn’t for the Jojo Moyes lovers out there, it is a thrill for readers who crave the bizarre, the outlandish and the flat-out confusing. If you’re all about absurdists like Beckett, Murakami and Pynchon, then you need to get to a bookstore (or open Amazon in a tab if that’s your book-buying…

In America we are very fortunate to have many prolific authors. John Green can be affiliated with this group. Between growing up bullied in school, going on to write multiple books, and becoming an active social media leader; it’s easy to say he has been exceptionally successful. John Green was born on August 24th, 1977. He grew up in Indiana, Indianapolis but moved a lot throughout his childhood. He attended Indian Spring School where he claims he was harshly bullied during his teen years.…

"It's so hard to talk when you want to kill yourself."(1). What an interesting and intriguing first sentence! This of course belongs to It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini. Hilarious and brutally honest, this novel is a must read. We follow Craig Gilner, a teenager at an advanced High-school that he can't handle. Although loaded with tons of homework and many tests, he does surprisingly well. However, almost everyone else does significantly better than him. This causes him to stress about…

historical novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Initially had mixed reviews. The New York Times called this novel a “glorified anecdote” While others considered it minor work. Fitzgerald claimed she only earned $4,000 off of this novel. Unfortunately, she passed 15 years after the publishing of her book in 1940 of a heart attack before she could see the popularity of her book skyrocket during the sixties. In this time the book became an important part of high school literature and 50 years…

My favorite book is Matched by Ally Condie. There are two sequels to this book which include Crossed and Reached. This is the first book in the Matched series. It was published in 2011 by Penguin Young Readers Group. Ally Condie received a degree from Brigham Young University. She spent many years teaching high school English in Utah and upstate New York. I believe the intended audience is teenagers. The main theme of this story is love versus society. Cassia has always trusted the society’s…

newspapers and magazines. His work with children’s books has been very successful. The New York Times Book Review awarded him the best illustration book of the year seven times. Peter has also won the Golden Bear Award at the 1980 West Berlin Film Festival for best-animated short. Peter Sis was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia May 11, 1949. He attended the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague and the Royal College of Arts in London. Peter recently lives in New York City with his current wife Ten-y…

Mountain” Author: Jean Craighead George Genre: Non-Fiction Young adult Plot Summary: This book is about a boy named Sam Gribley’s it’s about his life in the Catskill Mountains. In the journal he writes about the snowstorm he has encountered. Sam lives all alone down in a hidden cave dug out from a tree. This story is flashbacks of Sam’s memories. Sam is a 15 year old boy who dislikes living with his family in New York. Sam explains that before the blizzard arrived he had worked for months…

The book I chose to read was Worst Case by James Patterson. I’ve heard really good things about the author from both my brother and dad. When I was trying to find a book, I asked my brother for help since he also likes that genre. He has a enormous box of books that I sorted through until I found a book that I liked the looks of. The cover is a picture of a cop in front of New York City. This sparked an interest in me because I really enjoy city crimes. The book’s main character, Michael…