One-Sentence Summary: The Chamber of Secrets reopens after being sealed for 50 years, targeting to kill Muggle-born by an unknown Slytherin's heir with Harry Potter being the suspected heir. Harry has been spending unpleasant time with the Dursleys before starting his second year in Hogwarts. The story's beginning summarises Harry's…
Anthony Cade hates his current job as a tour guide for Castle's Select Tours in Bulawayo but has no choice due to financial difficulties. He meets his old friend James McGrath, and James offers him a job. Anthony agrees to deliver a manuscript of Count Stylptitch's memoir to a publisher…
The entire story is narrated by the protagonist, Alex, with heavy usage of Nadsat language. Nadsat is a Russian-influenced fictional slang invented by the author. The teenagers use the dialect or 'nadsats', with the name coming from the Russian suffix for 'teen'. The story sets in a near-future dystopian city…
"By 17 November 1952 Allen & Unwin decided that the most economical way to publish The Lord of the Rings was in three volumes, at a price not exceeding 25s each. This unfortunately has led many of its readers to speak of it as three separate but interconnected works, a 'trilogy',…
It's not the monster lurking in the dark women should fear, but the men they fall in love with.The beginning of the book has shifted a little perspective of how I view domestic abuse all this time. According to the author, the term "domestic violence" is replaced with "domestic…
The first book sets in a small fishing village located in Yeongdo, Busan, from 1910 to 1933. It begins with the story of a fisherman and his wife that has three sons, but only the eldest and weakest survived. Hoonie was born with a cleft palate and a twisted foot…
Billy Hayes was arrested at the airport in Istanbul trying to board a plane while carrying four pounds of hashish. The story begins with the airport scene and leads up to his arrest by the Turkish soldiers. I liked how the story starts with no-nonsense about his childhood or life…
Vic Trenton sends his car to Joe Camber's Garage on the outskirts of Castle Rock in Maine. While waiting for Joe to come out from his barn, Vic's family is horrified when they see a large Saint Bernard. Joe's son Brett ensures them that Cujo is a good dog and…
This story is set in the 1840s in the town of St Petersburg located in Missouri. Tom Sawyer, an orphan boy, lives with his mother's sister, Aunt Polly. Aunt Polly loves Tom dearly and very strict with him. Tom is a fun-loving, quick-witted, and adventurous boy who always finds his…
Writer: Mildred Wirt (1935). Revised By: Grace Grote (1972). Aunt Eloise invites Nancy to New York City to meet her detective friend for a mystery case in Illinois. Detective Boyce tells the story of a wounded French missionary in 1680. The French missionary was nursed and regained consciousness only long…