Dec
13
By Paul Rusesabagina with Tom Zoellner
(5/5)
Non-Fiction / Autobiography
First Published in 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
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Book Synopsis:
Paul Rusesabagina’s extraordinary courage inspired the film Hotel Rwanda, which received 3 Academy Award nominations and starred Don Cheadle.
“The killer would not look at me.
In that one small turn of the face, I saw there might be some room for me to maneuver. I saw that I had a small chance to save the lives of thirty-two of my neighbours who were huddled in the cars behind me.
All I needed was to find the right words. Everything now depended on my words…” Read more... (881 words, 7 images, estimated 3:31 mins reading time)
Posted in Biography, Book Reviews, Non-Fiction Biography Genocide History inspirational stories Morality Non-Fiction Racism Rwanda
Nov
29
by Harper Lee
(4/5)
Fiction
First Published in 1960
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott & Co.
Set in: Maycomb, Alabama, USA. 1930s
Won the Pulitzer Prize 1961
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Book synopsis:
”Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember, it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
A lawyer’s advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of this enchanting classic – a black man charged with the rape of a white girl.
Thorough the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the thirties.
The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina of one man’s struggle for justice.
But the weight of history will only tolerate so much…
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Posted in Adult Fiction, Book Reviews 1930s Classic Novel Fiction Morality Racism USA
