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Clash of kings – George R R Martin

The second book from “A song of Ice and Fire” series is beautiful, mesmerizing and tragic. It brings out all kinds of emotions in the reader, even the ones we don’t quite enjoy. It is a culmination of all genres and types of writings, just like its predecessor in the series. Told from multiple point of views of completely different characters we are given a diverse view of the war that had spilled over from the jar in Westeros, where the conflict in the story is concentrated. As the dragon magic resurfaces in the world so does all other forms of magic and all kinds of evil. The book is very detailed in its construction of the fictional world, like other fantasy books. The vivid colours and the lurking noirs are presented in equally beautiful and attractive words. So diving into the world would take no problem at all. That is, if you are well versed in English. If you are not then you might find many words which are beyond your vocabulary. Most of them are actually simple words but...

Animal Farm

What I said to myself after reading this book was "What the hell man!! I didn't know that you could write an entire book ripping off a real life event, by just changing some of the the main characters to animals, make money off it and gain critic praise for it." "Simply phenomenal!" is what the book is. Simple in its writing style and words used, the book is an easy read for anybody who is familiar with the English language. If you have a decent knowledge of politics and history you could easily spot which animal is representing which real life character. Being somebody who has done a MOOC course on the "History of the revolution in 'Animal Farm' "(if you don't know which place the animal farm is in real life then Google it), I had to go through the same feelings of shock, anger and disappointment I felt originally when did the course. So it was like a double burn. If you are going to read the book then I should warn you that it is quite d...