Here are about four very short reviews on four books I have recently read. They are also rated and a "winner" of the four is chosen at the end of the review post. I got this from Malin over at infektia.net and began doing my own. I believe we are the only ones who do this but I could be wrong. These are also four books that I recommend ever

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A long time ago, when war was man’s way of decision and bravery, sacrifice and patriotism were not mere epithets, an era where men strived to be heroes, and women mother of braves. Life, when it was peaceful used to be showered with endless mercies of Almighty, and joy reigned supreme,O ye all, I am but telling you all about Iran and her brav

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The Tao of Blog is a review portal and blog for DVD's and videos, music, software, websites and books with links to on-line articles covering, but not limited to: writing and blogging, classic and contemporary literature, poets, poetry and philosop

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This post is a review of the third book in the "Javier Falcon" series by Robert Wilson. Falcon is a homicide inspector in Seville, Spain, and he suspects trouble when an unusual murder is discovered.

The review gives an overview of the various political and criminal forces in play, and also recommends reading the series i

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The term University Wits is applied to a group of scholars, who wrote in the closing years of sixteenth century. The group included Christopher Marlowe of 'Doctor Faustus' fame, Thomas Kyd and others. The Wits in a way set up a precedent for Shakespearean drama. They did not blindly follow the classic Greek or Roman drama as

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Anyone who has experience with Joss Whedon's work has seen enough to know that most characters are definitively not headed toward happiness in their relationships. From Buffy and Angel to Dr. Horrible and Penny, there's just not much room for classical romance in the Whedonverse. It might be my own little obsession, but I f

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"There are two types of writers: those who make you think and those who make you dream” says Brian Aldiss, who made me dream for such a long time with his science-fiction books. Thinking about his sentence and my work, I decided to write some columns on the subject. In principle I believe that every human being on this plane

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Rushdie's 'Midnight's Children' has been awarded the Booker Prize thrice. This 27 year old novel (written in 1981) was rejuvenated again recently when it was awarded the Booker of Bookers award in July 2008 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary. The earlier two awards were conferred upon the novelist in 1981 (the year in

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Sonnet, a poem of fourteen lines, was originally invented in Italy. It probably originated with Dante, who wrote a number of sonnets to his beloved Beatrice. But the genre of sonnets flourished under Petrarch. In this post I have explained how this art flowed into the channel of English poetry in the Elizabethan age. Also I hav

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What is justice? Is it definable? Let’s try. Is it impartiality? Or is it being fair? The concept of justice is actually a subjective one and also entails at the same time being objective in judgment. Justice according to some is getting a fair treatment, while for others it is getting justice being delivered in courts. But a q

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The word 'myth' is derived from the Greek word 'mythos', which means a traditional tale common to a member of a tribe, race or nation. It involves supernatural elements to explain some natural phenomenon in imaginative terms. Today it has become one of the most prominent terms in contemporary literary analysis. D.H. Lawrenc

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It was Matthew Arnold, who described 'poetry as criticism of life' in his essay 'The Study of Poetry'. In the beginning of the essay he states, "In poetry as criticism of life, under conditions fixed for such criticism by the laws of poetic truth and poetic beauty, the spirit of our race will find, as time goes by and as o

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Franz Kafka e Praga di Virginia Foderaro - Esiste una città capace di restare impressa sul cuore dei suoi visit

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This website is the Internet storefront of a fine, budding literary institution. Created by Amos Hunt, the Grackle seeks to elevate the minds of its readers by exposing them to the literary and poetic traditions that have made the West great throughout history. Don't think dusty and stodgy, though - the Grackle is a contempo

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Terry Pratchett is a world-renowned, best-selling fantasy author. The creator of the wildly popular (and voluminous) Discworld series, Pratchett was diagnosed with a very rare form of early-onset Alzheimer's Disease sometime back. Now, Pratchett is donating $1 million to the Alzheimer's Research Trust.

This is an article

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Charles Dickens, the famous English novelist, who produced the unmatchable novels like 'Oliver Twist', 'David Copperfield', 'Hard Times'...just to name a few. All of his novels contain such words that very easily prove to be literary jewels. This post shares a few of the literary quotes of Charles Dickens from his variou

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Chirstopher Paolini, the bestselling author of the Inheritance Cycle, has released a new spoiler about his third book, Brisingr, which is scheduled for release on September 20th. This time the spoiler includes a video, in which Paolini tells a bit about the upcoming book.

The Inheritance Cycle is a high fantasy series. As th

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“In any activity, we have to know what to expect, the means to reach our objective, and the capacity we possess for the proposed task.”

“The only one who can say that he