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Pygmalion

Advantages: Interesting concept behind the plot
Disadvantages: Slow paced

Author: George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright born in 1856, and who died in 1950. Although he write music as well, he most enjoying writng plays, with the prupose of putting across a social message, and making it more memorable with the use of ...

Kulsum 20.06.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Pygmalion (Penguin Classics) - Bernard Shaw

Poems!

Advantages: size, content, price
Disadvantages: /

I am a huge lover of poetry. I know a lot of people cannot stand it, but I do think that it's all about finding the right poets for you. I enjoy quite a mixed bag of poets, if I'm honest. I love Byron and the Romantics, but I also love Larkin and W.B. Yea ...

Amy69 18.11.2012 · Read full review
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Review of Poems - Eva Gore-Booth

Being a selection of nonsense poetry and dubious verse by Mark Wo

Advantages: Humorous, surreal!
Disadvantages: Need to enjoy surreal humour!

"Being a selection of nonsense poetry and dubious verse by Mark Woods." Exactly that. This short but very enjoyable collection of poetry by English author Mark Woods contains humour and illustrations that both adults and children will enjoy. I'd probably ...

WoodsM_UK 19.08.2010 · Read full review
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Review of Pig Nonsense - Mark Woods

alright

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: can't read it

if you are a fan of reading german poetry then i would not recommend this. rilke wrote in prague, but is always put in second place on the great prague writers to Kafka (Kundera is also pushing for a place), and is deservedly there. he is difficult to fol ...

lewiscrofts 16.07.2000 · Read full review
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Review of Poems from the Book of Hours - R. Rilke