It was good, very good in some parts, a bit slow in others. Clever incorporation of old photographs into the story.
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Vanessa rated The Importance of Being Earnest: 4 stars
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
"Cecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax are both in love with the same mythical suitor. Jack Worthing has wooed Gwendolen as …
Vanessa rated Julie of the Wolves: 4 stars
Vanessa rated Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3): 5 stars
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games ; #3)
Katniss Everdeen's having survived the Hunger Games twice makes her a target of the Capitol and President Snow, as well …
Vanessa rated Catching Fire: 4 stars
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Sparks are igniting. Flames are spreading. And the Capitol wants revenge.
Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. …
Vanessa rated Pedagogy of Freedom: 4 stars
Vanessa rated A raisin in the sun: 5 stars
Lorraine Hansberry: A raisin in the sun (2002, Random House)
A raisin in the sun by Lorraine Hansberry
This groundbreaking play starred Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeill, Ruby Dee and Diana Sands in the Broadway production which opened in …
Vanessa rated The Hunger Games: 5 stars
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games)
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded …
Vanessa rated House of sand and fog: 3 stars
Vanessa rated Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf: 5 stars
Virginia Woolf: Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf (2021, Independently Published)
Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf by Virginia Woolf
A Room of One's Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf. First published on 24 October 1929, the essay …
Vanessa rated Interactions: 4 stars
Interactions by Leif Fearn, Nancy Farnan
Publisher description: This book provides detailed instruction on teaching writing within language arts programs in K-8 classrooms. All components of …
Vanessa rated The house of the spirits: 4 stars
The house of the spirits by Isabel Allende
Primera novela de Isabel Allende. La casa de los espíritus narra la saga de una poderosa familia de terratenientes latinoamericanos. …
Vanessa rated Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 30th Anniversary Edition: 5 stars
Vanessa reviewed Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #1)
A horrific family tragedy sends sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast …
Review of 'Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Vanessa rated To the Lighthouse: 4 stars
Virginia Woolf, Virginia Leishman: To the Lighthouse (2006, Howes Limited, W. F.)
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf, Virginia Leishman
This novel is an extraordinarily poignant evocation of a lost happiness that lives on in the memory. For years now …