Jeffery Archer has a knack for the art of storytelling and his books have been bestsellers for years.
One unique feature about his short story collections is the twist in the ending of a story. A reader does not know what Archer really means to tell us until the very end.
Today I’ll be looking at three of his short story books :
A Twist in the Tale
A Quiver full of Arrows
Twelve Red Herrings
All three of these books fall under the genre of fictional mystery.
Examples of this creative and genius writing are in the books – A Twist in the Tale and A Quiver full of Arrows. These books are a collection of 12 or more short stories by Jeffery Archer. None of the stories last more than a few pages but involve jolts of suspense and a web of deception. The stories are built to change the whole narrative in less than a few lines, at the very end.
Twelve Red Herrings was a disappointment compared to the other two. None of the short stories stood out or sparked any enthusiasm. They were very slow and did not have a strong storyline.
Out of the three books, A Twist in the Tale is a recommend.
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Notes and note taking play a major role irrespective of whether you are a student, a professional or a teacher.
My notes are often look like this : Lots of bullet points, random irrelevant doodles and maybe even some glitter.
In short: Not neat or effective.
Not to mention that it’s really hard to navigate through my stack of papers to look for the topic I need to currently study.
Which is why I’ve picked 4 note taking methods to help make your note taking system more efficient and neater.
1.Structured notes
Structured notes as the name suggests basically gives you an outline.
It’s like the rules you have to follow when part of a basketball team – giving you team more efficiency and coordination.
That’s basically what we are trying to do here.The format is easy enough to follow, but you should consider the mode of doing it.
You could choose to do it on pen and paper or on a note taking app.
A few are – Notion,Evernote,Microsoft One Note or Google Docs.
Here’s what it looks like.
2.Mind maps
I like mind maps for their simply usability.
Open up your notebook and BAM ! Your entire topic is covered in less than 2 pages
Perfect for me since I do a lot of last-minute revision.
So, when should you use a mind map ?
Mind maps are very helpful breaking down large concepts into smaller chunks. They help absorb all the information at one go.
When you have a vast topic to cover or an overly complicated definition – grab a few colour pens and draw a mind map.
3.Flashcards
You will find hundreds of blog posts and videos on using flashcards and for good reason too.
Hand written flashcards are very bulky to carry around which is why Quizlet is the go-to revision app for students.Making flashcards on the app or the web is very easy to do and does not take much time.
But the reason I prefer Quizlet over other flashcard apps is because of it language feature – making it one of the best revision apps out there to study any language.
4.Cornell Notes system
This is my absolute favourite because it helps me glance at all my information no matter how detailed in less than a few pages.Use this system when you need to study a book, a video or a research paper.
You can use the pdf template I’ve made and follow the steps below.
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I would like to pull out a few lines from a quote from one of my favourite books of all time – Big Magic. “Dearest Fear : Creativity and I are about to go on a road trip together. I understand that you’ll be joining us because you always do….Apparently your job is to induceContinue reading “When fear ruins your creativity”
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Books are an open canvas free to draw upon. Movies are pictures within hard wooden frames.
In the new advent of television,films,cinema and most importantly Netflix – the relevance of books is often questioned.
As a bookwork I’m often asked by peers – why bother reading the book? Wait for the movie to come out. That’s when I list out a multitude of reasons as to why books are the ultimate prime and movies can never replace them.
Here’s my perspective on reading the book vs watching a movie.
When you watch a movie – everything you see is restricted to how the director portrays the movie. The characters , the background and the feel of the story is already designed for you. All you have to do is watch your screen.
With books – this is very different. Books have voids and gaps that are left to your imagination. You are allowed to design the book as you would like it to be . Everything is left to your understanding and imagination.
Books allow you to have a more personal and unique conversation – with the characters and the book itself. The book in your hand evokes you to think – of multiple dimensions ,to create a whole new world and fill in the air of the book.
Movies can never replace the joy of reading.
Period.
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Hercule Poirot is back with his immaculate mustache and Belgian accent. In his world – order and routine reigns supreme ,so when his highly efficient assistant Ms. Lemon makes not one – but three typing errors, he takes it upon himself to bring back order.
He is called down to the students hostel at the end of Hickory Road by the sweet bubbly caretaker Ms. Hubbard (Ms. Lemon’s sister) when she finds various items missing and vandalized.
She assumes it to be just some cruel joke until Hercule Poirot steps in and calls it “a unique and beautiful problem.”
He takes one look at the list of bizarre and yet unseeming random list of items that were stolen and vandalized – a stethoscope, some lightbulbs, some old flannel trousers, a box of chocolates, a slashed rucksack, some boracic powder and a diamond ring .
He knows something is amiss in Dickory road. Something much bigger than petty thefts and robberies.
Hickory Dickory Dock is a very classic detective novel with an interesting twist. A nice light read.
The storyline focuses on character buildup which I thoroughly enjoyed. The ending was mildly surprising.
I really enjoyed unique nuances of Hercule Poirot.
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