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Roving Eye Bleak House Book Review Author: Charles Dickens Reviewed by Unaiza Tariq For all those who love Charles Dickens or classical literature, Bleak House is a must read. The book was first published in 20 instalments between 1852 and 1853. Like many other books of Charles Dickens, Bleak House deals with both the lower class and the upper class of the society. The writer has portrayed the human nature and its various forms so accurately that the characters seem to come alive as you read on. The story is of a girl called Esther Summerson who lives with her godmother, Miss Barbary, who is very harsh and strict. Though she is being brought up comfortably, Esther is not happy and does not love her godmother. She knows nothing of her parents, and her godmother refuses to tell her anything. But on the death of Miss Barbary, Esther becomes the ward of Mr. Jarndyce, who sends her to school and whom she learns to love as her benefactor. Mr. Jarndyce is also given the responsibility of two of his cousins. These two - Richard Carstone and Ada Clare - are two orphans, whose parents have died while fighting the notorious 'Jarndyce and Jarndyce’ case. Mr Jarndyce sends Richard and Ada to school as well, and it is only when all three return from their different schools, that they are able to live with Mr. Jarndyce in Bleak House. The writer also introduces the fashionable world of which Lady Dedlock is a very positive part. She is a very beautiful and graceful person, who is very unhappy. Moreover, she has a secret in her keeping, which her suspicious family lawyer is bent upon finding out. What is Lady Dedlock’s secret? How do Mr. Jarndyce, Esther, Richard and Ada come to love each other and what do they do for each other? What was the mysterious history of Esther Summerson? To know all this, one has to read this book. And as you read on, you get more and more engrossed in the book.

Game Review Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Genre: First person shooter Platform: PS 3, X-BOX 360, Microsoft Windows Reviewed by Omair Sohail Having just finished with the click and flick in RSV2, I thought it was time to let the others know about it. This edition of Tom Clancy’s is worth buying. Once you observe the depth of this game, COD4 would seem to be an old time drama. Although the storyline of COD4 was dominating, RSV2 positively takes the lead as it is more realistic, ballistic, 'battlle-istic’ and terrific tactical shooter game of the year. The game starts with some terrorist activities going on in an observatory high up in the mountains. There are levels of extreme and intense fighting like the 'Theatre’ and 'Estate’ where we fight our way through an old traitor Gabriel Nowak. This game allows us to customise our own character unlike other installments of this banner, where we played as Logan Keller. Ammunition just can’t stop getting better as we move into the game. Unlocks for submachine, machine, assault, sniper and short range rifles as well as for grenades are numerous! As for the rating, I would give it a Hi Fi 9/10. Don’t miss it!

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