Transformations - Anne Sexton

Advantages: interesting, not too long
Disadvantages: may appeal to only a selective audience

...I first became interested in Adrienne Rich whilst I was taking my English Literature A Level and was writing an essay on Sylvia Plath's poetry. The two female poets, along with Anne Sexton - are often closely associated, so it wasn't really surprising that I should come across her name frequently when I was reading literary criticism. In common with Plath, Adrienne Rich is an American poet; born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1929. I chose to read "The Dream of a Common Language" because it is a well-known collection of her poems from 1974-1977. It is then split up into three separate sections: "Power", "Twenty-one love poems" and "Not somewhere else, but here". Her style is much like Plath's, in that she is witty, clever and evokes razor sharp images with very bold statements. Rich is not only a feminist poet, but an essayist too and her... Read review

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Advantages: good book
Disadvantages: none

...Interview with a Vampire is the first book from the Vampire Chronicles. Louis a land owner from Louisiana relates his life story. After his brother dies his life doesn't make any sense and he searches death every were he goes. Lestat a vampire falls in love with Louis and transforms him into a vampire.After living for a period of time together in Louisiana they run to New Orleans where Louis finds Claudia an orphan and after draining her Lestat transforms her into a vampire. Claudia hates what she become and kills Lestat. Louis and Claudia start a journey to find other vampires. In Paris they meet Armand and his troupe and Claudia is exposed to the sun light as a punishment for the only crime in the vampire community killing one of there own.... Read review

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Advantages: Yet another cracking read from this author.
Disadvantages: Anti American government.(If that's a bad thing)

...introduces us to. Like 'Langdon', in the books I mentioned previously, the main male interest 'Michael Tolland' is instantly likeable and the female character of 'Rachel Sexton' I found interesting. She is a strong individual who more than holds her own in this male populated environment. As the story continues you find yourself discovering that she transforms from outright professional to a softer but still tough adversary. The political side to the story has you swaying in favouritism to and fro from one charcter to the other. In the end you are relieved to see one of them get's such a comeuppance. There are undercurrents of a romantic interlude in the story but it is kept as a by product and is never expanded upon until such time that it makes sense for it to be revealed. This book makes you think and believe that what he has written must... Read review

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