I understand that the writer tried to approach two sensitive topics “bullying, infidelity,” but the book was a disappointment. Not only it does not tackle these two topics thoroughly, but also its dialogue was boring, and its characters weren’t well-built or developed. I thought I would read a new kind of bully/cheating story, but no..that didn’t happen. The whole…… Continue reading الكتاب السابع والعشرون: رواية “Too close to home” للكاتبة Susan Lewis

  This is a psychological thrill story about a successful psychiatrist, Jodi, and her husband, Todd. Their relationship is not stable, but they try to ignore this fact, until all of a sudden Todd decided to kick her out of the house and get married. He decided to throw 20 years away and never care about…… Continue reading الكتاب التاسع والخمسون: رواية “The Silent Wife” للكاتبة A.S.A. Harrison

The book tells the story of two school sweethearts, Dawson and Amanda. He comes from a family who is known for their criminal background while she is the daughter of wealthy family * typical* They separated after her family asked her to choose between college or him, she chose him, but he refused to let…… Continue reading الكتاب الثامن والخمسون: رواية “The Best of Me” للكاتب Nicolas Sparks

This is one good novel. One of the best drama novels I’ve read this year. The book tells the story of Roseanna, a one-hundred-year-old woman. She now resides in a mental hospital. Roseanna, who seems perfectly healthy compared to her age, writes her life story and keeps it hidden. She refuses to tell her doctors…… Continue reading الكتاب السادس والخمسون: رواية ” The Secret Scripture للكاتب Sebastian Barry

The book is set on the beach, narrating the story of four women: Birdie, the mom; India, her sister; Chess, the bright child daughter, who broke up with her fiancé and who then died in an accident; and Tate, the geek -used to be tomboy-younger daughter. The four of them head to the family beach house, which…… Continue reading الكتاب الخامس والخمسون: رواية ” The Island” للكاتبة Elin Hilderbrand

قصص من التاريخ يحتوي على ثلاث وعشرون قصة من أزمنة مختلفة…من الجاهلية حتى العصر الحديث. يرويها الطنطاوي بصورة قصصية جميلة ولكن السرد أحيانًا ممل. انهيت الكتاب في جلسة واحدة، معظم القصص كنت أعرفها مسبقًا …القصص منتقاة بعناية ولكن الكتاب يغلب عليه طابع ممل للغاية

بالرغم من أني قرأت بعض من قصائد الشاعر في مدونته الشخصية، إلا أني في كل قراءة أشعر بذات الدهشة التي تملكتني في المرة الأولى. الموسيقى في قصائده فاتنة، لا يمكن أن أشعر بالملل عند قرائتها. الصور والمفردات في الديوان مختلفة و ساحرة. معظم القصائد في الديوان تحتوى على فلسفة عميقة و تدور حول مواضيع مختلفة-الأم، الحبيبة، البحث عن…… Continue reading الكتاب الثالث والخمسون: ديوان “عني عن الليل” للشاعر فيصل الجبعاء

A Practical Guide to Racism is a 2007 humorous satirical book written by Sam Means. The book revolves entirely around stereotypes associated with different races: Blacks, Asians, Arabs and so on. In each chapter, the writer discusses one race and discuss the stereotypes associated with them in a funny way. The book is satire, so he presents his ideas in…… Continue reading الكتاب الثاني والخمسون: كتاب ” Practical Guide to Racism” للكاتب Sam Means

WOW. Ok this is what a real novel should be ! It’s literary amazing. I kept rereading some paragraphs again and again. I’m in love with this novel ! The novel tells the story of Helen, an American young girl, who after losing her father and brother in the war, decided to go to Vietnam to…… Continue reading الكتاب الواحد والخمسون: رواية ” The Lotus Eaters” للكاتبة Tatajane Soli