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To Kill a Mockingbird
Review of To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee by therealmoneypenny

Advantages: Great piece of social history
Disadvantages: None

...the book changes from humourous to very dark. The ingrained racial prejudice depicted in this social drama is harrowing and eye opening at the same time culminating in a dramatic court case. The story unfolds through the experiences of Scout as a young girl but told in retrospect a number of years later, Scout is an inspirational character who's opinions mature as the story develops. Scout and her brother Jem are being raised by their father Atticus ... Read review

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21.11.2008
Romeo and Juliet
Review of Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare by meggybabytoo

Advantages: Gripping plot
Disadvantages: The archiac English is a bit hard to follow

...odds, opposition and consequences. Romeo and Juliet are from high born feuding families. At first Romeo is a bit of a fool who is in love with love. The meeting with Juliet changes him and the meeting unleases a chain of events mostly tragic: murder, banishment, forced marriage and suicide of the two young lovers . "Star crossed lovers" they most certainly are, playthings of the malevolent gods.They are doomed from the start. The ending of course ... Read review

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09.11.2008
Timeless classic
Review of Macbeth - William Shakespeare by darlingdd

Advantages: amazing play and rhetoric
Disadvantages: none

Macbeth is one of the four dark timeless tragedies of william Shakespeare. It is the story of an inspiring general Macbeth who wanted more than what he had. He had been told by three witches that He would be the king of his country. So he started desiring to ba a king. Along with his wife Lady Macbeth he plotted the murder of the old kind king who was also staying as his guest in his house. This murder though made him a king but he was totally degenerating ... Read review

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24.12.2008
Surprise funny and more stuff
Review of Hamlet - William Shakespeare by Devika_sethi

Advantages: good
Disadvantages: none

...get the hang of it. Hamlet is filled with surprises, murders and some funny stupid parts. The play takes place in Denmark, starting with Queen Gerturde's wedding to her dead husband's brother. Hamlet is shown still mourning over his father's death and cant seem to understand why is his mom marrying so quickly, after 2 months of his father's death. Eventually, Hamlet is visited by father's ghost and he finds out, his father was killed by his Uncle ...