Category Archives: Book Reviews

The Hobbit Review

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Fany Savina

I very much enjoy the Lord of Rings movies, so much that their great lengths don’t scare me or impede my watching them. And when I learned the Hobbit was being made, I decided to take it to the next … Continue reading →

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Catching Fire and Mockingjay Review

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Fany Savina

I don’t have too much to say about the second and third installments (Catching Fire, Mockingjay, respectively) in the Hunger Games trilogy. The author is the same therefore the writing is the same. The story itself begins to really complicate … Continue reading →

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The Hunger Games Review

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Fany Savina

Pressured by the all-round praise for this book, I took it upon myself to read it to see what everyone was going on about, and it turns out I finished it (454 pg.) in half a day. So now, without … Continue reading →

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La Gloire de mon Père, Le Chateau de ma Mère Reviews

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Fany Savina

La Gloire de mon Père (My Father’s Glory), followed by Le Chateau de ma Mère (My Mother’s Castle), are autobiographical works written by Marcel Pagnol. They follow the events of his childhood, mostly concentrating on his time in a countryside … Continue reading →

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Cloud Atlas Review

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Fany Savina

Cloud Atlas is a peculiar novel written by David Mitchell. The novel doesn’t really have a classic beginning-middle-end story, but rather, several of these stories connected to create an abstract bigger picture. The different ‘chapters’ take place over various times … Continue reading →

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Under the Dome Review

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Fany Savina

Under The Dome is Stephen King’s latest novel, published in November 2009. As a brief plotline, it is the story of a small town in the Maine countryside which is mysteriously closed off from the world by a huge invisible … Continue reading →

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Oscar Wilde’s Works

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Fany Savina

Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer, most known for his novel Dorian Gray. However, he wrote much more than Dorian Gray, and not always in English. The Picture of Dorian Gray was his only novel, the rest of his works … Continue reading →

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Antoine de Saint Exupéry and Le Petit Prince

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Fany Savina

Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger de Saint Exupéry, pen name Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, was born on the 29th of June 1900, in Lyon, France. He was born into a family of provincial nobility, and his father died when he was four. … Continue reading →

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Molière’s Plays

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Fany Savina

Molière wrote over 36 plays, but to get the feel of them, I watched three: Le Malade Imaginaire, Tartuffe and Les Fourberies de Scapin. I noticed many things about his style, but first and foremost, they were hilarious! Even if … Continue reading →

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La Bête Humaine; Abrégé

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Fany Savina

Roubaud et sa femme, Séverine, restent dans un petit appartement que le père adoptif de Séverine, président Grandmorin, leur a prêté. Séverine étant partie faire du shopping, Roubaud l’attend impatiemment. Quand elle arrive enfin, ils cassent la croute tous les … Continue reading →

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