THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY- BOOK SUGGESTION

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THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GREY BY OSCAR WILDE

 GENRE: PHILOSOPHICAL FICTION

"words! mere words! how terrible they were! how clear and vivid, and cruel! one could not escape from them. and yet what a subtle magic there was in them! they seemed to be able to give a plastic form to formless things and to have a music of their own as sweet as that of violor of lute! mere words! was there anything so real as words?

-- oscar wilde, the picture of dorian grey 

the book was published  in the year 1980 in the issue of lippincott's monthly magazine, but as the editor thought the novel was indecent, he roughly deleted five hundred words without oscars knowledge. later, wilde defended his work that it has it own moral in a terrible way.it is said to violate law regarding public moralty. there were many critics who criticised and even praised his work. later the revised version was released in the year 1891. the literary and the artistic manifesto made the book famous in its own right. the novel has a strong sence of themes and characters and is an example of gothic fiction.

the story is about a young man who sells his soul for eternal beauty. dorian grey, the main character of the novel gets influenced by his friend lord henry that ' beauty is only aspect of life pursuing' . basil hallward painted a portrait of dorian grey which can be considered as his masterpiece.he pledges his soul only if that painting could bear the burden of age and make him look young until his death.
then he fall in love with an actress sibyl vane due to her acting skills and proposes her to marriage but due to her real experience of love she fails to pour her heart for the act of romeo and juliet in the presence of dorian grey. due to her poor acting he rejects her cruelly. after this incident, her notices the changes in his portrait and realises that his wish of immortal age did come true and stay young while the picture becomes hideous and wicked. will dorian be able to with stand his inevitable fate ?
will he be able to bear the burden of eternal beauty?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

OSCAR WILDE

oscar wilde (16 october 1854- 30 november 1900) was an irish play-writer, poet and novelist. he became one of the popular play-writers in london. he was imprisoned for his love towards alfred douglas but douglas father did not approve it as they were both men. by that time oscar was married so he was imprisoned for two years due to gross indecency of men. he wrote his final book ' the ballad of reading gaol' after his imprisonment which says about the prison life. he died in paris at the age of 46.
his works include:
      1.the importance of being earnest (1895)
      2. salome (1893)
      3,an ideal husband (1895)
even though he wrote a huge number of plays the picture of dorian grey is his only novel

CLOCKWORK PRINCE - BOOK REVIEW

CLOCKWORK PRINCE (THE INFERNAL DEVICES #2) BY CASSANDRA CLARE

name: clockwork prince

genre: fantasy

"caliph vathek and his dark horde are bound for hell,
you wont be bored, your faith in me will be restored
unless this token you find untoward,
and my poor gift you have ignored"- william herondale to tessa gray

Somehow the mystery continues to happen in London institute. As Tessa Grey who was under the protection of shadowhunter's realize that somehow world dosen't work the way she wants. The clave of nephilim tries to dethrone charlotte from the head of london institute so magister can get his hands on tessa. along the process tessa realises that she loves jem but will be unable to suppress the dark desires towards william. later, they will be able to find that magisters loath towards shadowhunters is because of his own personal reasons which will lead them to the yorkshire. there they will be able to unravel the dark secrets. tessa is still in the urge to know the reason behind her existence.
will tessa be able to find the untold answers?

honestly, am in love with magnus bane. spoiler alert :all the tessa and will shippers out there gonna have their hearts crushed and being stepped on. tessa and jem shippers can do a happy dance. this book is gonna be my new favourite. the entire story is on flow. the strong characters, story twists and the never ending fasctination will leave you utterly speechless. am not sure if you gonna  weep or not but my heart was definitely throbbing hard till the end. i strongly recommend this book and will be sure that you are gonna like it. all the mortal instruments fans gonna love this book. right now, i consider myself as a shadowhunter die hard fan and am a Wessa shipper.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

CASSANDRA CLARE

Cassandra Clare was born to American parents in Teheran, Iran and spent much of her childhood travelling the world with her family, including one trek through the Himalayas as a toddler where she spent a month living in her father’s backpack. She lived in France, England and Switzerland before she was ten years old. 

After college, Cassie lived in Los Angeles and New York where she worked at various entertainment magazines and even some rather suspect tabloids where she reported on Brad and Angelina’s world travels and Britney Spears’ wardrobe malfunctions. She started working on her YA novel, City of Bones, in 2004, inspired by the urban landscape of Manhattan, her favourite city. She turned to writing fantasy fiction full time in 2006 and hopes never to have to write about Paris Hilton again.

Some of her works:

• Clockwork angel
• Clockwork Princess

SABAA TAHIR- AUTHOR OF THE WEEK

 AUTHOR OF THE WEEK- SABAA TAHIR

genre - young adult fantasy

SABAA TAHIR

Sabaa tahir is an YA author who was born in london, united kingdom and grew up in california. Her works include "an ember in tha ashes" and "a torch against the light". she spent her time devouring the fantasy novels. she is known by her typical nerdy personality and a major music head. Major truth to be told am in love with her bio in her website which you should probably check. she was graduated from the university of california. after few years she worked at washington post and left it to work on book. her debut book an ember in the ashes became the new york's bestselling and got a quite amount of praises. she is currently living in san fransisco bay area with her family.




AN EMBER IN THE ASHES (#1)

the story revolves around laia who is under the rule of rutheless empire. so she always feared for the empire. there go's elias who is one of the finest soldiers of blackcliff academy. they cross their path when laia was forced to spy the academy in order to save her brother. once laia and elias meet their destinys are to play a game and their choices can change the fate of the empire.







A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT(#2)


the story continues as laia and elias are on their run and outsmart their enemies but the fate isn't on their favour where they had to face problem on every step towards success. laia is determined to save her brother and elias is willing to help her succeed even if he looses his last chance of freedom.

TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD- BOOK SUGGESTION

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TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD by  HARPER LEE

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GENRE: FICTION

 To kill a mocking bird was published in the year 1960 by harper lee. The story was written from the authors personal experiences in childhood. The story was known for its exquisite classic literature. It was sold in millions of copies as it deals with the various social issues related to class,gender,racism in America. It is widely used in schools for education. It is also known as masterpiece of American Literature.
          The story takes place n the year 1933, It revolves around a 6 year old Scout, her brother Jem and their friend Dill who visits Maycomb to visit his aunt every summer.They were fascinated by their mysterious neighbour who never appears as the town was even afraid to speak about him. Later,
scout and jem's father atticus tried to defend a rape victim who harassed a white women. The entire towns tries to oppose the idea and crticised the entire family for standing up for a criminal. But somehow his father fails the case and the criminal dies when he got shot, trying to escape. Since the incident scouts family were not able to lead a peaceful life. The story unfolds...

The story follows with the sequel GO SET A WATCHMAN which was published in the year 2015. As 26 year old returns to town to visit her aging father. There she discovers many hidden truth as the childhood memories come rushing back to her. The entire work of harper lee is work of art with her clear involvement of social events which relates to the normal life.

NELLE HARPER LEE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nelle Harper Lee was born in the year 1926 in Alabama USA. Her works include the above mentioned two books. She passed away on february 16, 2016.Her first name Nelle was her grandmothers name spelled backwards. Her father, lawyer defended two black men who were accused of killing a white shopkeeper. Both clients, father and son were hanged.
Lee was interested in English Literature after her high school she attended University of Alabama.

CLOCKWORK ANGEL- BOOK REVIEW

CLOCKWORK ANGEL BY CASSANDRA CLARE

 "Only the week-minded refuse to be influenced by the literature and poetry"- clockwork angel

GENRE: FANTASY


 Clockwork angel is first book of The Infernal Devices which is the prequel to The Mortal Instruments series. The story unfolds in the year 1878, Tessa Gray who is living in New York with her aunt comes to London in search of missing brother. There she uncovers mysterious creatures and get trapped in the hands of The Dark Sisters.She then discovers that her allies are shadow hunters- demon slayers which include Will and Jem who grow found of Tessa. They investigate that there is Club called The Pandemonium club which included all the members who are warlocks, vampires, demons and humans who are part of a mission which involves creation of clockwork creatures which helps the club to rule the British Empire.

"Clockwork angel is an world of fantasy which takes you to another dimension" - Withering Soul

I really loved this book to its core. The entire book is enchanted with its strong characters and it is romantic and fierce. I cannot wait to read the next book as it leaves you hanging in the edge with its story and twists. I recommend this book to all the fans of Twilight and all the supernatural fans. The writing of the author is really attractive in its own way. People will fall in love with the shadow hunters as the character itself as a strong era which attracts everyone.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

CASSANDRA CLARE

Cassandra Clare was born to American parents in Teheran, Iran and spent much of her childhood travelling the world with her family, including one trek through the Himalayas as a toddler where she spent a month living in her father’s backpack. She lived in France, England and Switzerland before she was ten years old. 

After college, Cassie lived in Los Angeles and New York where she worked at various entertainment magazines and even some rather suspect tabloids where she reported on Brad and Angelina’s world travels and Britney Spears’ wardrobe malfunctions. She started working on her YA novel, City of Bones, in 2004, inspired by the urban landscape of Manhattan, her favourite city. She turned to writing fantasy fiction full time in 2006 and hopes never to have to write about Paris Hilton again.

Some of her works:

• Clockwork Prince
• Clockwork Princess

AMY BEARCE - AUTHOR OF THE WEEK

AUTHOR OF THE WEEK : AMY BEARCE

GENRE: YOUNG ADULT FICTION

AMY BEARCE

 Amy is a YA fantasy and fiction author who is currently residing in Germany but originally from Texas. Her debut book is FAIRY KEEPER which is a first book in ALUVIA SERIES. Her second book is MER CHARMER (book 2 in aluvia series). Her third book is set to release in 2017. Amy is a former english teacher who did her masters in library science. As a kid, Amy moved eight times before she was eighteen. She is now raising her two daughters with her husband, who is her high school love.Her work change your perception of fairies in her book. ALUVIA SERIES is a must read as anyone can get indulged into the world of aluvia.



FAIRY KEEPER ( ALUVIA SERIES BOOK# 1)

In the world of aluvia, most fairies are more like irritable, moody insects and everyone views fairy keeper mark as gift but not sierra, she hates being a fairy keeper, but the birth mark is right there on the back of her neck says she has a natural ability to control, attract and communicate with fairies.
Fairy nectar can heal people and it is also key ingredient in synthesizing flight, an illegal elixir that produces dreaminess and hallucinations. She's forced to control a hive of bee with her dark alchemist father. One day all the fairies of her hatch are mysteriously dead. some how sierra's sister is in danger and sierra's journey with her best friend and the worst enemy begins.








MER CHARMER ( ALUVIA SERIES BOOK #2)

Fourteen year old pheobe quinn is surrounded by magic but she cant muster any of her own.

When pheobe finds out a terrible sea creature is awakening that preys upon the peace loving merfolk, she becomes determined to help them. Even though it means going with tristan and mina to their home deep in the sea. Now she must not only help the peaceful merfolk escape this ancient enemy she must master her out-of-control powers. If she fails, she will die and darkness will rise and enslave the merfolk once more.

EVERY DAY- BOOK REVIEW

Every day by David levithan

" Every day I am someone else, I am myself, I know I am myself, but I am also someone else. It has always been like this"-  EVERY DAY

GENRE: YOUNG ADULT FICTION

A is a person who lives inside the body of someone else anticipating what this day would go like, if it is a good day or bad day, if it is a boy or girl. Every day he gets into the body of other person as the clock strikes midnight. Just as his life goes by without any destination one day he gets into body of Justin who an arrogant and meets his girlfriend Rhiannon that's when he finds someone to live every day. So will they be able to find true love through those hurdles? Will Rhiannon be able to accept a the way he is?

"Every day is breath of early morning bliss, fresh and makes you fall in love with normal" - Withering soul

 Every day is a truly a reminder of loving ones true self. The way the author describes the life of people is overwhelming. There might be some parts where the reader might get bored reading the life of the people but the poetic way of writing by the author can suppress that feel. Truly I enjoyed the book at its best. The way A struggles to have a normal life for his love makes us realize the way we take our normal life for granted.

 ABOUT THE AUTHOR

David Levithan is an American YA Fiction author. Some of his notable works are BOY MEETS BOY, WIDE AWAKE, NICK AND NORAHS INFINITE PLAYLIST. He won lambda literary award. He lives in new jersey.

SOME OF HIS WORKS

• Are we there yet?
• Wide awake
• Will greyson will greyson co-written with john green
• boy meets boy