Historical & Haunting: Sophie’s Choice by William Styron Review
Sophie’s Choice by William Styron is one of the classic books accurately listed to be read at least once. Styron’s novel, a mix of excellent relationship development and historical fiction, goes back and forth in time in order to follow Sophie’s storyline. The relationship between…
What’s in a Name: Review of These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Any Shakespeare fans in the house? As a self professed lover of the Bard, I tend to jump on any adaption or story inspiration that’s released. So basically when I saw that first time author Chloe Gong was releasing a young adult novel These Violent…
“It is Sweet and Glorious to Die for One’s Country”: The War Poetry of Wilfred Owen
November 11th is Remembrance Day in Canada and every year I spend the first eleven days of November reminiscing about the time I studied Wilfred Owen poems in England. It is classic book month here at Fully-Booked and we also consider poetry as an essential…
10 Cunning Classics Young Adults Should Read Next
2020 has been a year that involves young adults, adults, kids, everyone, spending the majority of their day inside. And with more lockdowns seemingly around the corner, what better way to spend your afternoons than reading some good classics? Even if you’re not a young…
Back to Basics: Classic Literature Month at Fully Booked
We’ve all read classic literature haven’t we? Whether for a school assignment, a book club or simply for the pleasure of it, at one point or another we’ve picked up a book which is widely – or sometimes debatably – considered to be a classic….
10 Frightfully Fantastic Horror Books by Authors of Color
Diversity in Horror Fiction So, you’re into horror? Same here. And not just in the fall; I’m a horror fiend all year long, which you might have already guessed from my previous articles here at Fully Booked. But just because you’re into one specific genre…