by Irene Kovalyova

Too often we hear phrases like: "Oh, you're such a wonderful couple! Just like Romeo and Juliet," or "They have such an unbelievable and exciting love story, just like Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy". Sometimes it can be really irritating because who's told these people that those couples are perfect models? Only because there is a book about them? And what if you don't share their opinion? Maybe by reading a book about these characters you've made your own conclusions about what you should absolutely avoid in your relationships?

Let's have a look at some famous literature couples and think once again if they are really that great.

By Irene Kovalyova

If you ask a Russian man to tell you the name of the Russian writer that comes to his mind first, this will definitely be Alexander Pushkin. Lots of polls prove it. Pushkin is justly considered to be the father of the modern Russian literary language and new Russian literature. His literary genius covered a number of literary genres, from fairy-tales to historical novels. 

by Irene Kovalyova

The Genius remains Dreiser’s most autobiographical work which the author himself characterized as “cruel but taken from life.” It was a great sensation in its time and caused Dreiser’s literary persecution because of the problems it disclosed.

By Irene Kovalyova

An American Tragedy is the most brilliant in Theodore Dreiser’s writing career. He wrote a book showing a tragedy, not of one man, but of the disease of the whole nation in the beginning of the 20th century.

An American tragedy tells a story of an ordinary American young man, Clyde Griffiths, who has to commit a murder in order to have a chance to live in the world of his rich relatives.

by Irene Kovalyova

Here is part two of the One Hit Wonders series, where we will be looking at authors who are most well known for one piece of written work, or have only produced one renowned novel.

By Irene Kovalyova

While some writers work hard every day and exert themselves to please their readers and editors with a new book in time, other writers devote their whole lives to writing one single book or series. These guys don’t rush, they take their time to make sure their work is exactly what they intend it to be.

Ladies and gentlemen, today you are offered a look at a list of writers who are associated with one of their books / series and learn the background of their masterpieces.

By Irene Kovalyova

People have always liked reading fantasies, from fairy-tales to science-fiction novels. And it’s quite clear why. Seeing some magic creatures helping the main characters gives us some sort of hope that one day the same may happen to us (of course, on the condition we are good boys and girls); reading about scientific and technological innovations can give us an image of what our future (maybe even the near future, if everything goes the right way) can be. These books give us hope as well as an entertainment. So, the point is that we all love reading and making fantasies about good things. Then tell me why? Why have Dystopians become so much more popular nowadays if they show a rather gloomy future? Honestly, have we become so spoilt that we get interested in reading about people who live in an imperfect world instead of a perfect one? There are so many writers working in this genre today that it’s high time find out what a kind of a dish Dystopian's are. What are its special ingredients making us addicts immediately and what is its main aim except for the audience’s entertainment?

First of all let’s find out what it is.

By Irene Kovalyova

To celebrate the release of the first official The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 film trailer, we have decided to take a look back over the books that started the phenomena.

Dystopians have become quite popular nowadays. The audience like seeing the methods humanity develops while searching for the solution of global problems. And as a rule this searching leads to much more serious problems such as moral degradation and the replacement of true values by pseudo ones.

By Irene Kovalyova

Books about Harry Potter are some of the most popular in the world; they are even included in the curriculum of some countries. But despite their unbelievable popularity, a large number of parents forbid their children to read them. Why? Their answer is simple. These books advertise practising magic and disobediance.  Some priests say that if a child reads these books his or her young and inexperienced soul will be tempted by the Devil. “Then what should children read?” you may ask. They answer: “Old classical fairy tales about Cinderella, Snow-White, Red-Riding Hood, etc”.