I am choosing this movie because it is my favorite marvel movie. It is my favorite Marvel movie because it has all the superheroes in the Marvel universe against one person called Thanos. The story is that this giant purple alien has a gauntlet that holds five infinity stones that are all different colors. The... Continue Reading →
If yes is no and once is never how many sides does a triangle have? In The Inheritance Games, Avery Grambs is mysteriously sent a multi-billion dollar inheritance by a man she has never met. The catch? She must live in the riddle and puzzle-filled Hawthorne House for a year to receive that money, with... Continue Reading →
The Summer I Turned Pretty follows the main character Belly, whose favourite time of the year is summer, and only summer. Every year when school’s out Belly and her family go to the summer house with Susannah; Belly’s mom's friend, and her two sons Conrad and Jeremiah. They’ve known each other for countless summers, but... Continue Reading →
This book was a very interesting read to see what our future could look like. We follow a character named Winston Smith, an intellectual protagonist living in London, who seems to be one of the only people who hates the controlled and oppressive nature of his government. Winston guides us through his life in the... Continue Reading →
Based in 19th Century England, we find ourselves mainly focused on the life of Elizabeth Bennet amongst her four other sisters wanting to find love. After a ball, Elizabeth finds herself attracted to a man who she had the pleasure of dancing with twice, but it doesn’t happen as quickly as you’d imagine. They are... Continue Reading →
Nora Seed’s life is full of regrets, and she constantly wishes she could change her past. When she decides to end it all, Nora regains consciousness in a place that seems like her very own heaven. Transported to a place where she can now fix all her regrets and live the lives she has always... Continue Reading →
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is a thriller novel that follows Amy and Nick, a married couple who are both writers living in New York. During the 2009 recession they both lose their jobs and move to Nick's hometown in Missouri. Nick and Amy grow to resent each other overtime, then one day Nick returns... Continue Reading →
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry is a historical fiction set in India during 1975, a time in which “The Emergency” was declared. During “The Emergency” basic human rights have been suspended due to India being in a state of emergency. A Fine Balance follows Dina Dalal, a widow who rents her deceased husband's home,... Continue Reading →
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood is a dystopian novel set in Gilead, an extremist conservative nation, formerly known as the United States of America. The novel follows Offred, a woman living in Gilead who is known as a “Handmaid”. Handmaids are forced to bear children by law in Gilead. Before Offred was forced to... Continue Reading →
Room is a psychological fiction novel written by Emma Donoghue. The novel is told through the perspective of Jack, a five year old boy living with his mother, who he refers to as “Ma''. Jack and Ma live in a single room which they both refer to as “room”. Jack’s world has only ever consisted... Continue Reading →
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