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Plain awesome, 22 février 2013

Written by Matthew Lewis during a short period of ten short weeks when he was just nineteen, "The Monk" proved to be a controversial novel at the time that it was written. Faith, deception, loyalty, sorcery, murder, Satanism, incest, rape, ghosts, and the inquisition gave the novel the popularity it has retained until today. Even though its plot made the novel controversial when it was published in 1796 to the point where it as held to be blasphemous and resulted to censorship, Lewis nevertheless gained in popularity.

The story is basically about Ambrosio, who as an enfant was found at the doors of the abbey, stirring talks that he was a divine-sent child. He grew up to become an… Lire la suite

Plain awesome, 6 juin 2012

Written by Matthew Lewis during a short period of ten short weeks when he was just nineteen, "The Monk" proved to be a controversial novel at the time that it was written. Faith, deception, loyalty, sorcery, murder, Satanism, incest, rape, ghosts, and the inquisition gave the novel the popularity it has retained until today. Even though its plot made the novel controversial when it was published in 1796 to the point where it as held to be blasphemous and resulted to censorship, Lewis nevertheless gained in popularity.

The story is basically about Ambrosio, who as an enfant was found at the doors of the abbey, stirring talks that he was a divine-sent child. He grew up to become an… Lire la suite

A great touch of motherhood, 25 mai 2012

True motherhood comes with a curious sense of maturity, sacrifice and love for the innocent infant that has been ingrained in a woman from man's primitive days. I found this book to be very exciting from the very first page to the very last and sighed when I finished the story.After reading it, I got a better understanding of Motherhood. I It comes with other books that I enjoyed in the way motherhood is treated such as The Usurper and Other Stories. The day to day huddles of domesticity are beautifully told here.