Door Forever by Shao Baojian -- Review

The two main characters in the short story "Door Forever" by Shao Baojian were the old bachelor and the old maid. They love each other but they were not able to step through psychological barriers toward their love. 

The signs (thoughts, actions, mimics etc) of their relationship were hidden by the author up until the end of the story. Readers might change their attitude toward the characters of the story many times during the narration. 

Here is the link to the text:

https://pdfslide.net/documents/door-forever-by-shao-bao-jian.html

On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning by Haruki Murakami -- Review

The prominent Japanese writer Haruki Murakami expressed in the story "On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning" the feeling of lost hope to find the Love of one's life.

Many people do not take the opportunity to establish new relationships in their lives. The author feels sorry about losing this chance and wishes for readers to overcome this barrier.

Here is the link to the text of the story:

https://genius.com/Haruki-murakami-on-seeing-the-100-perfect-girl-one-be autiful-april-morning-annotated#note-3756495

‘The Crown’ Recap, Season 2 Episode 5: ‘Marionettes’ -- Review

The series ‘The Crown’ presented the life of the current Queen of the UK, Elizabeth. One of the remarkable things about the movie is the connection with reality.

For instance, Season 2 Episode 5: ‘Marionettes’ presented the criticism of the monarchy which had its place in the middle of the previous century. The critics said that the Queen should be more open to the citizens of the country.

As a result, Queen Elizabeth presented her first speech on TV - Christmas Speech. The actress of the main character played her role very well. We can compare this episode from the movie with the real speech of the British Queen. See the picture and the link to the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRbMY7yeIQM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBRP-o6Q85s
This episode may be recommended for watching, the rating of it on imdb.com is very high, it is 9.1!

Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl -- Review

The short story "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl starts with describing a good expectation of a young pregnant woman, Mary. She was waiting for her lovely husband Patrick, who was a detective in the local police. 

When Patrick returned, Mary noticed that he was aloof and ignored her. When he said that he was going to leave her, the world seemed turned over. The author, Roald Dahl used tension and plot twists to keep the intrigue level up, all the way to the end of this macabre story.  

The title of the story "Lamb to the Slaughter" and the plot include irony and double meaning. Readers choose who is a victim in the story, and to whom the author empathized. Who is who? - it is a reader's choice.

Here is the link to the text of the story:

https://www.classicshorts.com/stories/lamb.html

Up in Michigan by Ernest Hemingway --- Review

The short story "Up in Michigan" by Ernest Hemingway is a kind of love story. "Kind of" because the writer along with the romantic plot describes a realistic, physical part of love.

The story is about simple people who live in a small village somewhere in Michigan. 

The feeling of sympathy toward the main character, a young woman who is in love with the blacksmith who came to the village, and the actions of her desired man can arise a controversial attitude of readers.

Making our own opinion about the story is a good reason to read it...

This is the link to the text of the story:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Vh6yN_3DRHMHRWX3pxVW9lTEE/edit