Subject Tag: war

Speeches of Winston Churchill

Filed under: Nonfiction, Speeches

I am not very familiar with the political situation before, during, and after World War II. But after reading the best speeches of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, I am impressed that his powerful, confident speeches were a deciding factor in the perseverance of the United Kingdom through the trying times of World War II. [...]

The Complete Maus: A Survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman

Filed under: Biography/Memoir, Nonfiction

In The Complete Maus, Art Spiegelman tells not just his mother’s and father’s story but the story of all Jews in World War II Poland. The Complete Maus is the story of the Holocaust.
In a break-through way, he tells this story in the form of a graphic novel. I was amazed not just with how [...]

Life and Times of Michael K by J.M. Coetzee

Filed under: Fiction

Booker Prize-winning Life and Time of Michael K by Nobel-prizing winning J.M. Coetzee was a challenging but rewarding read for me.

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Filed under: Biography/Memoir, Challenges, Nonfiction

Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis:The Story of a Childhood was a delightful but heartbreaking memoir of a girl coming of age during the Iranian revolution and war, 1979-1983. Marji is just 10 when the Shah is overthrown and Iran is transformed into an Islamic state. Marji suddenly must wear a veil and hide her sneakers, which are [...]

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