What You are Looking for at Sokoto (a state in Northern Nigeria) is in your Sokoto (pants)- BOOK REVIEW: The Alchemist
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Today, we will be reviewing “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho. This review was written by Seun Asaolu, one of our writers. Let’s get straight in to it👇🏾
About the Author.
Paulo Coelho was born in1947and livesinRio de Janeiro, Brazil. He authored his first book titled The Pilgrimage in 1986 at the age of 39 after having trekked more than 500miles along the road to Santiago de Compostela, a Catholic pilgrimage site. He wrote another book- The Alchemist – the following year. Thebook is said to have sold over 65million copies. It-originally written in Portuguese- has been translated to 67 different languages, thus holding the Guinness World Record forthe most translated book by a living author.
In his early life, his Catholic parents dissuaded him from pursuing a career in…
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Book review: The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Synopsis
Frank – no ordinary sixteen-year-old – lives with his father outside a remote Scottish village. Their life is, to say the least, unconventional. Frank’s mother abandoned them years ago: his elder brother Eric is confined to a psychiatric hospital; and his father measures out his eccentricities on an imperial scale. Frank has turned to strange acts of violence to vent his frustrations. In the bizarre daily rituals there is some solace. But when news comes of Eric’s escape from the hospital Frank has to prepare the ground for his brother’s inevitable return – an event that explodes the mysteries of the past and changes Frank utterly.
Review
I was really hoping for something more from this novel but it never really clicked with me. I think if I had read this as a teenager I might have enjoyed this more. To me, it felt a bit senseless, until right…
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Book Review: THE CHESTNUT MAN by Søren Sveistrup.
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Book Review: The Bone Houses by Emily-Lloyd Jones
Hello guys! Soo I decided to read The BonE Houses after a long time of seeing it everywhere on Instagram. I buddyread it with someone and it was hilarious! The name fIrst captivated me, then i saw the cover and i was like, YES! A horror book! Anyway, here is the review. Hope you enjoy… Continue reading Book Review: The Bone Houses by Emily-Lloyd Jones
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