Book review You know those books that just speak to you? That make you want to jump inside it and live in it and learn more about it and about the characters and about the author? The books that you can’t stop thinking about, even when you sleep, even though you finished reading it three …
Book review I read this many times as a child; it was one of my favourite Dahl books. James lives with his two repulsive, unloving aunts having been orphaned at the age of 4 (his parents were trampled by a rhinoceros). Dahl is not afraid of subjecting his characters to awful life events and although …
Book review No matter how you slice it, The Lord of the Rings is amazing fun. Even though this was my first read through of the fantasy epic, it nonetheless felt super nostalgic as Tolkien still had a massive influence over my formative years. The Fellowship of the Ring was the first DVD I ever …
Book review I read this book in about one day, which isn’t necessarily the most reliable indicator of a book’s pull on my sensibilities because I can fly through chick-lit and vapid YA books in a matter of hours, but it does serve as an independent variable in my evaluation of my impressions of this …
Book review Absolutely brilliant! I am ordering the hardcover version! What can I say that hasn’t been mentioned before? This book explores the experience of the ‘Okies’ (even though there were not just people from Oklahoma) during the great depression. They were forced to leave their land due to years of drought and dust storms. …
Book review Les Trois Mousquetaires Vingt Ans Apres Le Vicomte de Bragelonne This delightful, ironic, comic tale is far different in the French original than in the numerous Hollywood adaptations and even than the standard English translation (Penguin). D’Artagnan is introduced as an ’18-year-old Don Quixote.’ He has a crooked nose and rides a horse …
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Book review The Trajectory My train arrived at NYC Penn Station at 2:00 in the morning. The train that would take me back to Rochester didn’t leave until 7:00, so I had five hours to kill. Hardly anybody was in the station when I got there; aside from the passengers arriving with me, who dispersed …
Book review This book is intended for people interested in Young Adult novels. The main point in this story was that Jane was always trying to be a proper lady to impress William her fiancé. The book at the beginning of the story took place in Philadelphia, then on a boat called ‘The Lady Luck’ …
Book review Edward Tulane is a china rabbit… The bulk of my reviews deal with serious fiction and not with children’s literature. Therefore, you may ask yourself, “What does a china rabbit have to do with literary fiction?” Well, to answer that question honestly, I must say: “Nothing…nothing at all.” There is no question that …
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