"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe

In this book there are three short stories. The Tell Tale Heart, the Fall of the House of Usher and the Casket of Amontillado. I have finished the first one. It was quite short (8 pages) and quite different but very good. The narrator remained anonymous through out the story and it was basically about him wanting to kill an old man who lived in his house as he did not like his eye. It scared him so he decided to go into his room every night for a week and shine one singular ray of light on it. The whole way through this week the narrator assures us that he is not insane although he clearly is not stable at all. By the eighth night he accidentally woke the old man up and knew then that it was time to kill him. So he did. He put him on the ground and then turned the bed on to him so that it crushed him. The narrator quickly hid his parts under the floor boards. There was then ring at the door and the police came into the house.They sat down in the very same room that the dead man was in, and had a casual conversation. The narrator became more and more nervous and felt a ringing in his ears and thought that he could hear the heart of the old man thumping underneath the floor boards. At the end of the story he admitted everything to the police and told them the location of the man.

I found this story very interesting although a bit disturbing. Can't wait to read the next ones!

The Great Gatsby pt1

I have just started reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald; it is a book that I've always been meaning to read but never actually got around to it so here I go. I really enjoyed the movie version and have heard even better things about the book (as per usual) so I'm quite excited to continue. As most of you might already be aware of, it is a story of this mysterious man living in a fictional town on Long Island during the Roaring Twenties. I look forward to advancing in the novel and keeping you updated throughout it all.

"Angel Dares" by Joss Stirling

This term I am reading a book called Angel Dares. This book is the second in a new series by my one of my favourite authors. Angel is a girl who is very impulsive and has a love for music. She met her soul finder  Marcus at a music festival and fell head over heels for him but he's still deciding if he feels the same or not. Marcus is having a hard time accepting her gift and feels like he can't accept her for who she is. So far I am loving this book! Can't wait to read more! 

Pride and Prejudice

The book I'm reading this term is called. "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austin. I have just started reading the novel, it was recommended to me by a friend. I will update the blogger when i have finished several chapters of the novel.

I have began reading Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. I am finding it very interesting as the writers analyze very different and uncommon aspects of economics such as "What does teaches and Sumo wrestlers have in common?" It is very unique.

The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb

Being born a bastard is unpleasant. Being born a royal bastard is worse: all the fancy titles, the royal education, the privileges, all gone. It even extends to not having a name. However, a royal bastard is not to be underestimated, for they can carry out useful tasks; tasks such as assassinations. The Assassins Apprentice speaks of a royal bastard given the name Fitz at six years old when no name had been chosen. Fitz’s father, Prince Chivalry was next in line to the throne, however, having produced a bastard, Chivalry was humiliated and pressured, which led to him stepping down and eventually being murdered. Fitz grows, and people around him soon realize that he is not only smart, but also a very useful asset. King Shrewd buys Fitz’s loyalty and turn him into a Royal assassin.

I greatly enjoyed this book. It had many adventures and displays a perfect fictional balance. The book has many undermining plots, assassination attempts, magic, and interesting characters. I finished book 1 called the Assassins Apprentice and now I am already well into book 2 Royal Assassin. I greatly recommend this fictional series as I really enjoy entering the world of war, magic, and murder! I would given it a 7/10, for I have read better in this domain, but I still very much like the books. I will keep posting about Book 2 of the Farseer Trilogy. 

Theo Clive-Worms

Our man in Havana

Since I loved the novel "The tenth man", I decided to try out another of Graham Greene's novels. I came across "Our man in Havana". This is the book I am currently reading. It is a lot longer than the one I had read before, as well as, in my opinion, less interesting.

The story takes place in Havana. The main character is a vacuum cleaner retailer, named James Wormold, who is asked to become a spy for the British secret services. His wife had
left him and he is living with his sixteen year old daughter, Milly, who is spoiled and very materiallistic. Since, he isn't earning enough money to support both of them, he decides to accept the job and become a spy as his "side job".

He only tells two of his friends about his secret and decides to keep it from his daughter. Since he knows nothing about being a spy, the man fakes all his reports and makes up "partners". After he realizes that his plan is working, he