Robbie by Isaac Asimov— Review

The short story “Robbie” by Isaac Asimov is about a girl who loved her robot very much. It was irreplaceable for her, doing everything possible for the child.

She became so attached to the robot that she even stopped playing with her friends., Her mother was very worried about this and decided to help her daughter.

Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/machine/files/2014/09/1940-Isaac-Asimov-Robbie.pdf

The Light Of The World by Ernest Hemingway— Review

“The Light Of The World” by Ernest Hemingway is a short story that critics consider to be the most pessimistic and ruthless of all that Hemingway works.

The time of action is the Great Depression. The writer managed to fully convey the hopelessness of that time.

The heroes of this story are more easily called antiheroes. Life, love, friendship - all this, according to Hemingway, is not worth a penny in difficult times.

Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://short-stories.co/@ernesthemingway/the-light-of-the-world-6k8vrerpznmj

The White Quail by John Steinbeck— Review

“The White Quail” by John Steinbeck is A dramatic story. It can be classified as a love story. But this is a story of loneliness in a relationship between a man and a woman, a relationship in marriage. The main character is a woman obsessed with her garden near her house.

Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20220557

 

“The Last Dog” by Katherine Paterson— Review

The story “The Last Dog” by Katherine Paterson is set in a futuristic world where all animals have been wiped out by a deadly virus, except for one dog. It forms a special bond with his human friend and together they fight to survive and save the remaining wildlife.

Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://www.monroe.k12.nj.us/cms/lib/NJ01000268/Centricity/Domain/550/The%20Last%20Dog.pdf

“Regret” by Kate Chopin— Review

The story “Regret” by Kate Chopin is about an unmarried woman who looks after her neighbor’s children and after this realized that she deeply regrets never having married and had own children.

Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://americanliterature.com/author/kate-chopin/short-story/regret/

“Despair In Love” by Honore de Balzac— Review

The story “Despair In Love” by Honore de Balzac is about love and women, their coquetry, their tyranny, cruelty, etc. The author expresses sympathy for the helplessness of men before the beauty of women.

Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://americanliterature.com/author/honore-de-balzac/short-story/despair-in-love/

“Three-Ten to Yuma” By Elmore Leonard— Review

The story “Three-Ten to Yuma” By Elmore Leonard is how the assistant marshal intends to deliver the imprisoned criminal to the Yuma prison.

He manages to put the criminal on the train, though he has to participate in a shootout. After this episode readers are waiting for the continuation: will they get to Yuma.

Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Leonard_Three-Ten_Yuma.pdf