by sharypowell | Dec 29, 2018 | Book Reviews
If you like reading about innovative, hard working men who justly treat one another, this novel is for you! The trustee is a deceptively small man, leading a small life. But when an incredible challenge presents itself, he decides to answer the call and go on a seemly...
by sharypowell | Feb 22, 2018 | Book Reviews
In an attempt to simplify C.S. Lewis’s message, here is my concise summary of the book. This book is not about the jealously of the ugly sister of the pretty one. Orual loved Psyche in a rather possessive, unhealthy manner. This book is about Psyche’s...
by sharypowell | Aug 16, 2017 | Book Reviews
Underneath all her flashy clothes and bright smiles, Louisa Clark is scared to really live life. When she’s hired to take care of Will Traynor, a quadriplegic who depends on other for everything, no one can imagine he’s the one who’s going to end up...
by sharypowell | Jul 19, 2017 | Book Reviews
So many aspects turn this novel into the enchanting treasure that it is. The reader gets to travel to the magnificent San Salvatore castle in Italy and spend a marvelous, sunny April there, amidst dozens of blooming flower varieties, and with a view to the calming,...
by sharypowell | Jun 27, 2017 | Book Reviews
The prose of The Awakening is beautifully written and wonderful quotes abound: “She was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world.” We witness Edna Pontellier’s awakening...
by sharypowell | Jun 16, 2017 | Book Reviews
In this short story, Katherine Mansfield vividly illustrates the tie between emotion and music. A music teacher’s emotions change abruptly in one day and the music she chooses for her young students to sing is a clear reflection of her thoughts and feelings....
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