October 2016 Wrap Up!

Hey Internet! I'm such a dissapointment this month, I read only three books! I know I give the same excuse every month but college really is busy! I promise next semester I am going to start a reading challenge and try to read a book every week! But for now, here are the books I read this month.

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The Thing Around Your Neck
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 
(4/5) Stars

This book really was great, It's a collection of short stories about Nigeria and Nigerian women that come to America. I definatley reccommend it if you are interested in other cultures of if you love short stories. Adichie is an amazing storyteller!

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Evolution

Stephen Baxter

(1/5) Stars

I am not a science person, so when I had to read this for my english class I found it exteremly awful and boring. This might be one of the worst books I've ever read honestly. When it's not boring me to death it is extremely graphic for absolutley no reason (do we really need multiple passages about monkeys having sex??) 10/10 do not reccommend. 

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The Island of Dr. Moreau
H. G. Wells
(4/5) Stars

This book was really interesting. It's about genetic modification and a mad scientist with a god concept, which I really enjoyed. It was just as pyschological as it was suspenseful. It's a short read too, so I reccommend it to anyone as an interesting short read.



Thanks for reading my blog! If you want more in-depth reviews of any of these books, (besides Evolution) they are listed on the blog. I'll see you guys tommorow with Novemeber Releases!

The Island of Dr. Moreau (4/5)

The Island of Dr. Moreau
H. G. Wells

The Island of Dr. Moreau tells the story of a lost Edward Prendick, who winds up on an island where an exiled scientist and his assistant perform genetic engineering experiments on the wildlife.

I read this book this week in my english class, and I enjoyed it. I feel like people read into this book too much about wether or not Moreau is actually evil or if gentic engineering is bad, but I think as a creepy story it is a very intersting read. The suspense and strange occurances of this island make this book comparable to Frankenstein. I did find the whole "mad scientist" trope overused, but overall I gave this book 4/5 stars.

Thanks for reading another one of my reviews, I apologize that i'm not blogging as much as I used too. Everything is fine, I'm just busy with college. I'm thankful for every single one of you and I'll see you next time!

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The Thing Around Your Neck (4/5)

The Thing Around Your Neck
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


The Thing Around Your Neck is a collection of short stories about life in Nigeria and life in America from the point of women who are native to Nigeria, the stories range in subject but they all share that central theme.

I really enjoyed this book. I don't know a lot about the culture of Nigeria or Africa so it was really nice to get an insight into the culture and the hardships that women especially face. I really like Adichie's views on women in Nigeria and her views on America. Overall I would recommend this book to anyone, especially people wanting to broaden their horizons.

Thanks for reading another one of my reviews, and I'll see you all soon with another one!