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Giles Goat-Boy

Originally published: 1966

Author: John Barth

Genres: Metafictional Comic Novel, Fantasy Fiction, Adventure fiction, Allegory, American Literature, Dark Humor, Classic American Literature


NOTE: This book is not normal and reviewing it is the same... Insane, maybe the word that I can use, but still, not enough to describe it. Basically, it is not possible to describe this book because it has so much to say that I may have to write a three hundred-page book to explain it.

I bought this book just because I saw the image of a humanoid goat on the cover and I half expected it to be about a demonic person or the devil himself. But it is not about the devil or demons, instead, you are going to find many devils and demons related to humanity. This book is like a code of 700+ pages of tightly packed words and sentences, and you must un-code it by reading and understand what is actually happening and what the writer was saying because whatever you are reading is not what it means. There is a lot of stuff in this book that may offend many readers. Mr. Barth is profane, licentious, perverse, and blasphemous in this book while being insane and genius at the same time. I feel he purposefully used these as techniques to convey his ideas with maximum emotional impact. Lots of readers may be put off by the huge size of this book. But if you approach it with an open, learned mind and enough time and concentration, Giles Goat-Boy is an enjoyable, deeply satisfying, mind-opening read.

This book has two names and the second name is 'The Revised New Syllabus of George Giles our Grand Tutor'

It was on 'The New York Times bestseller list in 1966 for 12 weeks.

John Barth saw his novel as "the first American postmodernist novel," One crazy story about this book is that it was written by a computer program WESCAC.

Giles Goat-Boy is one of Barth's most complex novels, a multi-layered narrative about the spiritual development of George Giles, goat boy. The book also functions as an allegory of the Cold War. Speaking in 2001, John Barth described the novel this way:

"It's a farcical allegory, sophomoric literally and figuratively. It’s about a universe that is a university, or a university that is a universe ... It goes on for too long, but among my objectives in writing the book was to have the chap, given his assignments here, attempt to solve them in a literal fashion, finds out he has to readdress them in a metaphorical fashion. He has to go through something which, while it’s in an exaggerated farce, I wanted to partake of the genuine aspects of the terror of Aristotelian catharsis, the catharsis through ... utter loss of self and its regainment."

Warning: I am a very open-minded person, but still, I feel this book has its fair share of parts that are not for young readers and may offend female readers too and in some cases, it can be racist due to the times in which this book was written, so I call it a book for adult and very open-minded readers.

This book is not like any other so the rating system must be different also. After thinking long and hard, I came up with three conclusions about this problem. I am rating it for three types of people so chose which one you are and then decide to buy the book. because this book can be a treasure to you and for some, it can be garbage. This book is a masterpiece and Mr. Barth is a genius, but to see that you need to understand what Mr. Barth did in this highly allegorized book and if you don't understand this concept then this book is just garbage for you, especially once you go beyond hundred or so pages. I have two copies of this book because I thought I am buying the second part due to the alternate covers, yes this book has nine covers at the time of writing this review.

Rating:
1- 100/100 If you read a lot of books, don't mind reading books that are basically coded, and whatever is written in these books has a huge or completely different meaning. Then this book is surely for you.
2- 50/100 But you may get bored or may love it if you understood what is happening.
3- 0/100 If you are new to reading. You get bored easily. Not able to understand allegories.

Recommended:
1- 100/100 YES.
2- 50/100 YES, but you may get bored or may love it if you understood what is happening.
3- 0/100 NO, do not buy this if you get confused, tired, and don't understand what allegory is.

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A Promised Land Review

A Promised Land Review

A Promised Land

Published: November 17, 2020

Author: Barack Obama

Genres: Biographies & Memories, Leaders & Notable People, US Presidents, 21st Century History of the U.S, Biographies of Presidents & Heads of State, Federal Government, United States History, Black & African American Biographies, Military Leader Biographies, U.S. State & Local History


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Review:

I received it a few days ago and had to finish it in a short time, that is why I had to stop all other things that I was doing., I was expecting getting bored, but no, It does not disappoint!

It is about the decency and integrity of a great man so many took for granted, but who more people grew to appreciate after his presidency. Shockingly it is a page-turner, the trait that I seldom find in this genre.

This book has it all, elegant writing, brilliant read. It is thought-provoking, touching and insightful.

Many racists hate this book because of the color issue, and the reason is the truthful nature of the writer. I don't want to go into detail here so you can read it yourself.


Synopsis:

"A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times • NPR • The Guardian • Marie Claire

In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency—a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil.

Obama takes readers on a compelling journey from his earliest political aspirations to the pivotal Iowa caucus victory that demonstrated the power of grassroots activism to the watershed night of November 4, 2008, when he was elected 44th president of the United States, becoming the first African American to hold the nation’s highest office.

Reflecting on the presidency, he offers a unique and thoughtful exploration of both the awesome reach and the limits of presidential power, as well as singular insights into the dynamics of U.S. partisan politics and international diplomacy. Obama brings readers inside the Oval Office and the White House Situation Room, and to Moscow, Cairo, Beijing, and points beyond. We are privy to his thoughts as he assembles his cabinet, wrestles with a global financial crisis, takes the measure of Vladimir Putin, overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds to secure passage of the Affordable Care Act, clashes with generals about U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, tackles Wall Street reform, responds to the devastating Deepwater Horizon blowout, and authorizes Operation Neptune’s Spear, which leads to the death of Osama bin Laden.

A Promised Land is extraordinarily intimate and introspective—the story of one man’s bet with history, the faith of a community organizer tested on the world stage. Obama is candid about the balancing act of running for office as a Black American, bearing the expectations of a generation buoyed by messages of “hope and change,” and meeting the moral challenges of high-stakes decision-making. He is frank about the forces that opposed him at home and abroad, open about how living in the White House affected his wife and daughters, and unafraid to reveal self-doubt and disappointment. Yet he never wavers from his belief that inside the great, ongoing American experiment, progress is always possible.

This beautifully written and powerful book captures Barack Obama’s conviction that democracy is not a gift from on high but something founded on empathy and common understanding and built together, day by day."


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Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 YES.

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The Book of Flying

Originally published: 2004

Author: Keith Miller

Genres: Fantasy Fiction, Adventure Fiction, Adult Fantasy 


This book is on top of the list of my favourite books, and it has many reasons for that. 

I bought this book only because I wanted to help the bookseller and was not expecting anything special coming out of it, mainly due to the cover design, and didn't even read it for almost a year after I bought it. I confess that I was wrong because I never judge a book by its cover, and this book proves the saying perfectly. After I read it and found out that this book was not popular; I knew it was due to the cover. I recommend it to everyone who is reading this text. I felt every emotion possible while reading it. It made me sad and happy. Made me laugh and cry. Made me hate and love. I am not going to give anything away because I want you to feel every word you read just like I felt. In simple words, this book is an endless rollercoaster ride of emotions and feelings.

Warning: I am a very open-minded person, but still, I feel some parts are not for young readers, so I call it a book for adult readers.

Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 YES.

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