Review Of Charlottes Web By E.B. White

Review of “Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White

Genre: Children’s Classic

Rating: 5/5

Summary: A pig named Wilbur is sold to a nearby farm by his former owner, Fern, an 8 years old girl, whose father can’t afford to have a pig in the house anymore. Wilbur feels lonely and is always in search of a friend. Finally, he meets a very sweet and gentle spider named Charlotte, who accepts his friendship.

My Opinion: The friendship between Wilbur and Charlotte is one of the best friendships in literature. They both are very caring towards each other. The character of Fern is very similar to that of my little sister’s. She too, like Fern, loves all sorts of animals (even insects). Her obsession towards this, worries my mother too (just like Fern’s mother). The whole book was very heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. I have never cried, reading a book, like the way I did towards the end of this one. This book has made a special place in my heart and it has become my favourite book of all time.

Favourite Character: I love Charlotte. She has an air of warmth around her. The way she talks is very pleasant. The lullaby she sings to put Wilbur to sleep, constantly worrying about his health and reassuring him at times of insecurities, proves how loyal she is as a friend. I am scared to death of spiders. Charlotte is definitely my one and only favourite spider.

Quote: “After all, what’s a life, anyway? We’re born, we live a little while, we die.”

‘The Three Musketeers’ by Alexandre Dumas [Book Review]

Rating: 5/5

Genre: Adventure/Historical-Fiction

Summary: During the reign of King Louis XIII, an ambitious young man, d’Artagnan, aspiring to be one of the king’s musketeers come to Paris, where he meets the famous three musketeers; Athos, Porthos and Aramis. Along the way, they have to overcome the conspiracy of the Cardinal and his ally.

My Opinion: This classic adventure is very engaging and humorous. I usually don’t get attached with the adventure genre in books. But this one kept me entertained. This book contains such hilarious dialogues that I couldn’t help laughing out loud. The characters make very smart remarks too; which is quite impressive. The characters are varied and likeable. The protagonists as well as the antagonists are very brave in nature. The best part of this novel is a female antagonist. The concept is very unique considering the time period when it was written. At that time women were considered very delicate and soft natured. On the contrary the Lady de Winter in this novel displayed a very heinous character.

Favourite Characters: Aramis was the best musketeer in my opinion. He valued bravery as well as morality. On the other hand, the intelligence he showed at the time when needed was very admirable. I also liked the characterization of the Duke of Buckingham, though it was a minor one. His behaviour is very charming. The love he had for the queen, Anne of Austria, is very fascinating.

Quote:  “I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear death.” 

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Movies Recommendations on the Basis of Genre

I am a huge movie-addict. Here are some of my favourite movies from different genres.

1. Fantasy:

Mirror Mirror (2012)

Snow White’s Retelling

Mild Comedy

Maleficent (2014)

Sleeping Beauty’s Retelling

From the Villain’s Point of View

An Amazing Plot Twist

2. Action:

Suicide Squad (2016)

Supervillain Protagonist

Govt. assembles prisoners to save the world

Variety of characters

3. Horror:

The Babadook (2014)

Unlike any other horror movies

A single mother’s struggle to raise a troubled son

Deals with grief

Crimson Peak (2015)

Start as a simple ghost story

Girl marries a man with secrets

Mind blowing plot twist

Complicated romance

4. Drama:

The Words (2012)

Writer steals the story of another

Heartbreaking

More

Mr. Church (2016)

Black cook joins the family of a little girl and her dying mother

Funny as well as heartbreaking

Best to watch with family

5. Biography:

The Theory of Everything (2014)

Stephen Hawking’s Life from College to his Later Life

Struggles with Paralysis

A heart touching romance

A story of never giving up

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

A man swore to never touch a weapon joins the war as a medic

Religious

Violence of war

Beautiful Boy (2018)

A father’s struggle with his meth-addict son

Shows life is beautiful

Amazing portrayal of Father-son relation

6. Historical Fiction:

The Book Thief (2013)

An orphan lives with her new foster parents who shelters a Jew secretly during the Second World War

Beauty of words

A heartbreaking story

In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

The real story that inspired the Great Novel ‘Moby Dick’

Struggles to survive in extreme hard situation

7. Romance:

Anna Karenina (2012)

A woman tries to break from her cold marriage to be with her new found love

A woman’s life being doomed by Society’s Criticism

Explores different kinds of love

Breathe (2017)

After contracting polio, a man confined to bed finds new ways to live his life to the fullest with the support of his wife

A real story

Shows life is worth living

8. Comedy:

Green Book (2018)

A world-class black pianist bonds with a white driver over a trip

Talks about racism

Shazam! (2019)

A teenager finds superpower by turning into an adult

Family drama-comedy

A very sweet foster family

9. Psychological Thriller:

Shutter Island (2010)

A U.S. Marshal investigates the disappearance of a patient from an asylum in an island

Crazy plot twist

The Devil All the Time (2020)

A world full of ignorance, blind faith, sin and delusion

Question of what is right and what is wrong

10. Sci Fi:

Arrival (2016)

A linguist tries to understand the language of aliens

Shows the power of language

11. Animation:

Inside Out (2015)

A young girl’s mind is mostly controlled by Joy other than different emotions

Importance of all emotions

Life from childhood to teenage

Coco (2017)

A boy who is desperate to prove his musical talent finds himself in the land of dead

Emotional

Amazing family relations

Onward (2020)

A journey of two brothers to resurrect their dead father for one single day

Adventurous

A heart warming brothers relation

12. Mystery:

The Limehouse Golem (2017)

A series of murder in the Victorian London

A woman’s struggle to fulfill her dreams

Gripping story

Crooked house (2017)

A detective tries to solve the murder of his former lover’s grandfather

Agatha Christie’s most twisting story

A dark family

A sweet romance

13. Musical:

Les Misérables (2012)

A former prisoner takes an orphan in his care

French Revolution

Heartbreaking stories of multiple characters

The Greatest Showman (2017)

The story of the man who invented circus

Many characters

A story of hard work and success

Sweet romance stories

could i get an imagine with James from The Riot Club with a trans reader? or just gender neutral?

Fandom: The Riot Club

Pairing: James Leighton-Masters x Trans Reader

Y/N: Your Name Y/S/N: Your Sur-Name

My friend had forced me to go to the party with her. She wanted me to meet with some of her other friends. She was a party animal which caused her to have many friends. I, on the other hand, had only her.

She was introducing me to many of her friends, whom I never met. Even if I had met some of them before, I didn’t really remember them. I excused myself from a huge crowd of people after being there for about half an hour and went to get a drink.

Then I noticed someone I knew. It was James.

James was the best student of our year. So, it was very common that everybody knew him. But I didn’t just knew him from my class, he was actually my crush. I liked him for his polite manners and definitely for that hair. But I didn’t think if he had ever noticed me.

I was staring at James while he was having some important conversations with his friends. Then suddenly he looked at me and our eyes locked. We stared at each other for about 5 seconds when I realized what I was doing and looked away quickly.

There was some shouts and cheers from behind me. This meant his friends had noticed that too. I felt my blood rushing towards my cheeks.

“Hello Y/S/N.” someone said from my left.

I looked and saw it was James. How did he know my name?

“Umm... Hi.” I said rather stupidly.

“You probably don’t know me” he said, “I am James from your class. I thought I would introduce myself as we’ve never talked.”

That meant he had noticed me. But I thought I was unnoticeable.

“Oh” I said finding nothing else to say.

James let out a small chuckle “Really? You have nothing else to say?”

“You already know my name and that I am in your class. What else should I be saying?”

James frowned “I...I’m sorry. I thought you were alone and needed a company.”

I quickly changed my tone into a friendly one and said “I’m sorry. Actually I don’t usually make new friends. Forgive my awkwardness. And yes, I would very much like your company.”

James relaxed and ordered two drinks for us and we talked for a very long time. I was very shocked to find out that James knew so much about me.

“To be honest, I like you a lot.” said James. “I actually wanted to ask you out but I feared you would say ‘no’.”

I was so overwhelmed to hear it that I didn’t know how to react. I said, “I also like you, James.”

James smiled and said, “Let’s have dinner tomorrow, at Nando's?”

I accepted his proposal.

As soon as I got to my dorm, I started to worry. I am a trans female. But surely James didn’t know that. How would he react if he find it out? I could keep it a secret. But I didn’t want to.

Finally, the time came and James came to pick me up. We went to the restaurant and chatted for awhile. But the thought of me telling James the truth about myself was terrifying. I didn’t know how to begin.

Probably James noticed me worried about something. He finally asked, “Are you okay, Y/N?”

“I need to tell you something.” I said. Then I explained everything.

James didn’t reply. His expression was unreadable.

I knew what was coming. I said, “It’s okay if you don’t want to be around me. You don’t have to say anything or explain yourself. You can simply walk away and I’ll understand.”

“Why will I walk away?” James asked in a calm way. “Didn’t I say that I like you?”

I was confused and didn’t know what to say. So, I kept silent.

James leaned towards me and whispered “May I?”

“You may.” I replied.

Then he kissed me gently on my lips.

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