Book Review Essay Examples Page 4

Lord Of The Flies, a classic novel written in 1954 by William Golding, a plane filled with around two dozen boys ranging in age from about 6-14 crashes into a deserted island, killing the pilot and leaving them to survive on their own. At first the boys create a civilized environment with leaders and jobs…

Language is such an important way that we communicate with others. The majority of Americans today speak English as their first language. To some, language may seem like an obstacle to face when you speak with imperfect English. Amy Tan’s essay, “Mother Tongue” provides a look into how Tan adapted her language to assimilate into…

The book “The Hot Zone” is a nonfiction novel written by Richard Preston in the mid 1990s. The author of this novel discusses the horrifying process and experience that ebola and marburg victims go through when they acquire these lethal diseases. This book also examines the outbreak that occurred at a monkey facility in Reston,…

In Santa Biblia: The Bible Through Hispanic Eyes, Justo L. González, the reader is encouraged and invited to read the Bible with fresh eyes. The way in which one interprets the Bible can largely affect the way in which one lives out their faith and that is why it is crucial to gain insight of…

The invigorating events that occur before, during, and after the assassination of the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, are recounted by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard in their bestselling novel released in 2011, “Killing Lincoln”. This is a historical nonfiction novel that is told in a captivating way that will make it…

In 2012, a 15-year-old Pakistani girl was shot in the head by Taliban forces for attending school. She miraculously recovered, continued her campaign for women’s education rights, and became a global figure for the cause. In her autobiography I Am Malala, Malala Yousafzai recounts her memories of living in Pakistan, shares how her family and…

The Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years a Slave states Solomon Northup was born on July 10th, 1807 in Schroon, New York, as a free person of color. He grew up in Washington County and is best well-known for being an American farmer, laborer, and musician. Northup did repairs on the Champlain Canal,…

The book I am reading is the Land of Stories:The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer, published in July 2017. This book is fast-acting, adventurous and interesting. This story is fantasy mixed into modern day life with real-life problems. In the book Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell the point of view is third person and…

In his novel “Between the World and Me,” Ta-Nehisi Coates utilizes a combination of diction, symbolism, and narratives in a well-organized structure to show the complexities of African American life in the United States. Through his use of these rhetorical devices, he demonstrates how these difficulties affect fatherhood and his desire to prosper to justify…

The book Into the Wild is about a young man named Chris who ventured to Alaska to live in the wilderness. The motive as to why he made this decision and what he did on this journey remains unknown to us as he did not make it out alive. However, Jon Krakauer, the author of…