Book Summaries: Around the World in 120 Days, Week Four, Day Two This is the fourth week, day two of the book summaries for Around the World in 120 Days for The Invisible Mentor’s Virtual Literary World Tour. Yesterday, we stopped our Tour in Russia with Anton Chekhov’s The Shooting Party. Three of six the books for day two of this week I didn’t enjoy, and it was difficult to read Diary of a Young Girl because I knew how the story ended. A few years ago I read Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and I didn’t enjoy it even it’s often on the lists of must-read books. I was offended by the way Blacks are portrayed in the book. I … [Read more...]
What Voltaire’s Candide Can Teach us About Life
June 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This post was inspired by Insead's "What do Voltaire and Social Media Have in Common?" Candide by Voltaire is one of those books that's a staple on the lists of must-read books (Review of Candide by Voltaire). Insead's post reminded me of how much I enjoyed Candide so I thought I would reflect on it for a bit, and see what the character Candide can teach us about life. Most people are struck by the way the story ends, "we must cultivate out garden." What does that statement mean to you? Like any typical person, the character Candide has been through many challenges in life, and he has lost his riches. The only thing he has left is a … [Read more...]
Book Summaries: Around the World in 120 Days, Week Three, Day Two
June 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Book Summaries: Around the World in 120 Days, Week Three, Day Two This is the third week, day two of the book summaries for Around the World in 120 Days for The Invisible Mentor’s Virtual Literary World Tour. Yesterday, we stopped our Tour in Laos for The Coroner’s Lunch. Today we are back in the United Kingdom - England, Scotland and Northern Ireland – to look at Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Songs of Innocence and Experience by William Blake and The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe. On Day Two of Week Three of Around the World in 120 Days for the Virtual … [Read more...]
Book Summaries: Around the World in 120 Days, Week Three, Day One
June 6, 2013 by 1 Comment
Book Summaries: Around the World in 120 Days, Week Three, Day One This is the third week, day one of the book summaries for Around the World in 120 Days for The Invisible Mentor’s Virtual Literary World Tour. Last week we stopped our Tour in Toronto, Canada after we visited Kingston, Jamaica. This week we will tour the United Kingdom - England, Scotland and Northern Ireland - but we’ll take a side trip to Laos for The Coroner’s Lunch by Colin Cotterill because the story is set in Laos. Cotterill was born in London, but lives in Thailand. I really enjoyed the book because it gives us great insights into what life is like in Laos (Lao … [Read more...]
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