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Unlock the more straightforward side of Song of Solomon with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, which tells the story of Macon "Milkman" Dead III and his extended family as they navigate the challenges facing African-Americans in the USA of the 20th century. As he travels from his home in the North to the South, where his ancestors are originally from,...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Sons and Lovers with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence, which tells the story of the Morel family in the industrial Midlands. Mrs Morel's marriage to her hard-drinking, sometimes violent husband has left her despairing and frustrated, leading her to focus all her attention on her children. This makes her particularly...
563) Sophie's Choice by William Styron (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Sophie's Choice with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Sophie's Choice by William Styron, which follows the young and inexperienced Stingo as he meets and befriends Sophie, a Polish Catholic now living in Brooklyn, and her violent, schizophrenic lover Nathan. As Stingo grows closer to Sophie, he learns that she survived the Nazi concentration camp...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Sound and the Fury with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner, a novel set in the Deep South of the United States which charts the gradual decline of the formerly aristocratic Compson family. The novel cycles through the perspectives of the Compson brothers Benjy, Quentin and Jason, with a final section...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré, which follows Alec Leamas, a cynical veteran intelligence agent who embarks on one last mission to entrap the head of the East German intelligence services. In its bleak depiction of the deception and betrayal that characterise...
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Stoner by John Williams, which tells the life story of a man named William Stoner from the cradle to the grave. Stoner's life resembles the author's in many respects: he finds his vocation as a writer and teacher fairly early in life, and devotes the rest of his life to literature. Stoner's everyday struggles are not those of a traditional literary hero — indeed, he is exempted from military service...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of A Storm of Swords with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin, which continues the story that began in A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings, the first two novels in the A Song of Ice and Fire series. In this instalment, the War of the Five Kings rages on, the Starks are still reeling after Ned's death, Daenerys...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Strangers on a Train with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith, which tells the story of two men whose lives become intertwined as a result of a chilling pact. Charles Anthony Bruno strikes up a conversation with the young architect Guy Haines and tells him that he can kill his wife, who he wants to divorce...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Suddenly Last Summer with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Suddenly Last Summer by Tennessee Williams. At the outset of this one-act play, Mrs. Venable is talking to the psychiatrist Dr. Sugar. She laments the death of her beloved son Sebastian and hits out at his cousin Catherine, whom she blames for his death and accuses of spreading vicious rumors...
570) The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Sun Also Rises with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, which follows a group of British and American expatriates in Paris as they decide to travel to Pamplona for the bull-running fiesta. Against this vivid backdrop, Hemingway depicts the suffering and disillusionment of a generation, which grew up in the...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Swing Time with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Swing Time by Zadie Smith, which tells the story of two childhood friends who are brought together by their shared love of dance but whose lives follow drastically diverging paths. The narrator's close friendship with her talented but troubled friend Tracey ends when they are in their early twenties,...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Talented Mr Ripley with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, which follows the con artist Tom Ripley as he travels to Italy and befriends Dickie Greenleaf, the son of an American shipping magnate, before killing him in order to assume his identity. This grants him the moneyed life of leisure he covets,...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Taming of the Shrew with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare, a comedy which centres on the marriage of Katherine, a young woman who is considered quarrelsome and unpleasant, and Petruccio, who decides to ignore her reputation and marry her for her money. Over the course of the play, Petruccio subjects...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Tender is the Night with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald, which tells the story of a charming young American couple, Dick and Nicole Diver, and the teenaged film star Rosemary Holt, who becomes close to the couple and eventually embarks on an affair with Dick. Behind the glamourous façade of their existence...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Their Eyes Were Watching God with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, which follows the beautiful, intelligent Janie as she attempts to find love and freedom in the Southern USA of the early 20th century. Her first two marriages, to the much older and determinedly unromantic Logan Killicks and the...
576) The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Things They Carried with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien, a series of interconnected short stories set during the Vietnam War. O'Brien was drafted to fight in Vietnam when he was in his early 20s, and he has written extensively about the conflict in both fiction and nonfiction pieces. In The Things They...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of This Side of Paradise with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald, which follows the handsome, egotistical Amory Blaine as he attempts to climb the social ladder, first at prep school, then at Princeton University. However, in spite of his firm belief in his own superiority, his most important relationships...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of A Thousand Splendid Suns with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, a story of love, friendship and war in modern Afghanistan. It traces the bond that develops between Mariam and Laila, the first and second wives of a violent, abusive man. Despite their very different upbringings as a result of their country's...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Time Traveler's Wife with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. Since he was a child, Henry has had the ability to travel through time, but he cannot control when he disappears or where he goes. He falls in love with and marries Clare, who he first met when he appeared in her family's meadow when she...
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré, the fifth novel featuring the celebrated spymaster George Smiley. In this instalment, Smiley comes out of retirement at the behest of his former colleague Peter Guillam in order to track down a Soviet mole at the heart of the British Intelligence Service. Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a masterful exploration of the tensions...