The Member of the Wedding is Carson McCullers’ third novel. Before I start reviewing it, I have to say that The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, her first novel, is one of my favourite literary works of all time. To me, that book is the definite treatise on loneliness. …

This book, The Most Amazing Places to Visit in Britain by Reader’s Digest is super cool. I love it very much and in fact, there’s so many interesting information that you can find here.
I have the spirit of traveling and I would love to ‘conquer’ Britain someday, if you …

What motivates Macbeth to commit all those murders and become such an evil king? His devolution can be traced through many phases of change. The witches prophesy that he will become Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland first started his temptation. At first, he was sceptical whether to …

“A Long Way Gone” is one of the saddest, most tragic books I’ve read in some time. Subtitled “Memoirs of a Boy Soldier,” the book tells the story of Ishmael Beah a young boy from Sierra Leone caught in the middle of the revolution while only twelve years of …

When I first found this book on the library shelf, I had thought the plot sounded interesting: A man named Xeno searching for a long lost ancient book of mythical animals. Generally these quest stories are exciting and filled with many surprises. This one, however, is not an adventure …

Four mothers, four daughters, four families, and a mosaic of stories. The Joy Luck Club presents the tales of Chinese immigrant women and their American-born daughters, living Americanized but principled as Chinese. While the generational differences are like those experienced by other mothers and daughters, the cultural differences add …

“The Big Wide-Mouthed Frog” is a children’s book written and illustrated by Ana Martin Larranaga, and published in 1999 by Walker Books, Ltd. It is a fairly cute story about an annoying frog who almost ends up on a crocodile’s dinner plate.
Pros: The pictures are …

Bod in the Park is a small paperback book for young children written and illustrated by Michael and Joanne Cole and first published by Methuen in 1975. If, as I was, you were a big fan of the Bod cartoon series on TV, then you are likely to have …

The audiobook on CD “Host”, by Stephanie Meyer is a very good book. It is unabridged and on CD. The total playing time is twenty three and a half hours. This book was read by Kate Reading who is a reader of many …

I bought a book “The Secret” written by Rhonda Byrne few days ago. I read the book and the book is a great book. “The Secret” is a book that teaches people to think positively, remove all pessimistic thinking from our mind and become a more successful person.
I am …

M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link is the 7th book in Robert Asprin’s Myth series, although it was the third book in the series that I have read. It is also my favorite of the Myth books I have read.
M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link takes a very different course from its predecessors, something …

When Jack Torrance applies for, and receives, the job as the winter caretaker of the infamous the Overlook Hotel he expects to find a rebirth for his troubled family and redemption from his past alcholism. Wendy, Jack’s wife, is just as hopeful, but wary as well. However, it is …

This story is great for kids, although a couple of the kids found it a bit difficult to get through. The story features Despereaux, a small, big eared mouse who falls in love with a human princess. He must save her from the evil plots of a rat.
Despereaux is …

‘Five go off in a caravan’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is not so interesting book and is rather dry. The children go off in two caravans for a long journey. They meet a friend, Nobby. Nobby is very friendly to them. Nobby is a circus-boy …

I got this book as a Christmas present a few years ago, and as I had liked the novels that I had read written by the French author Jules Verne in the past, I decided to start reading The Mysterious Island immediately, and once I started I couldn’t stop …

While not as good as some of his other mysteries, Arthur Conan Doyle’s story, The Beetle-Hunter is still good enough to get a good review from me; in part because you are left in wonder about the mystery itself.
The story is about a medical man with an interest in …

This is the first part of the history of Dell’s growth is huge and therefore have no way unique to Dell made a success or MD (Michael Dell to us for convenience to allow the phone!) — The broker cut money raised was not disclosed whether the mandate to …

Blood Test (written by Jonathan Kellerman and published by Atheneum Publishers, 1986)
Jonathan Kellerman books are intriguing and gripping, charged with emotion and suspense. This story is no exception.
Five year-old Woody Swope was dying from an illness but his parents were reluctant to let him continue with …

The first book of the Twilight Saga, titled Twilight, is actually a really good book. The author, Stephanie Meyer, has a pretty unique writing style, emphasizing character’s moods and keeping everything in constant motion.
I was surprised about the differences between the Twilight movie and the book. The …

“Rules for Writers: Sixth Edition by Diana Hacker” was the book of choice for my English Composition class at Full Sail University. We used it mainly for learning APA style.
Honestly when the school gave us this little book, I did not think much about it. It was …

“Red, White, and Blue Good-bye” by Sarah Wones Tomp is a heartwarming story for children that tells of not only our country, but how a child might feel if their parent or family member was to be part of the army.
This story is from a little girl’s point …

For book lovers who enjoy reading a novel that twists and turns and then has an ending that is not like anything that you think it will be, then the Novel, The Passage by Justin Cronin is a perfect choice.
This is not a novel that I would have normally …

Have you read Afterburn by Zane? This Author is known for some of her incredible work such as: The Sex Chronicles, The Heat Seekers, Gettin’ Buck Wild and much more. But her book, Afterburn, might be the best of all; the way she brings her characters’ Rayne Waters and …

I love reading A Darker Domain by Val McDermid. This book is basically a thriller book and whenever I read thriller or crime books genre, I always look for the main plot. Like in this case, a cold case comes in highlight and when you are looking up …

I bought this novel because I saw it in the bestseller book section and the title itself caught my attention and when I read at the synopsis, it’s not that bad and quite interesting as it talks about life and death.
“Five People You Meet in Heaven” is about …

Book-Maus Part 1
Author-Art Spielgelman
There are many stories and books,and movies,and even games,about World War 2.And many of it takes place with the soilders or the Nazi or even Hitler himself.And all of them hope to reach the level of showing people how horrible the war was.But I think that the …

The plot of this book is just too bland. From the beginning I figured out the ending of the book. Brenda Jackson should’ve gotten this book proofread. There were several grammatical errors and she was using the same phrases too many times. I was also disturbed by all …

Having recently read Suzanne Collins’s two young adult novels, I felt like refreshing one of the oldies of the genre, which I felt might have been a major influence on “The Hunger Games” —“ namely, Orson Scott Card’s well-known “Ender’s Game”. The novel (and the eponymous short story from …

Red Dragon was written by Thomas Harris (published by Dell Publishing 1990)
Will Graham had resigned from FBI, since he has incarcerated Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant serial killer. The FBI, stumped with the latest psychopathic case, had requested for Graham’s help. The killer, Dolarhyde, had viciously murdered two families; …

The first volume of Marcel Proust’s gigantic work on seven volumes all together. The first part focuses on the romantic life of the middle aged man Swann, but the whole story is told through the eyes of his nephew. Proust describes the nature and environment of France with a …

I thought I had seen enough concentration camp movies to desensitize me from any more stories related to that horrible time in the world’s history. Apparently I wasn’t prepared for this book that although extremely short, packed so much terror and violence that would literally make you shudder thinking …

Five Red Herrings was written by Dorothy L. Sayers in 1931.
This is not one of Dorothy Sayers’ better books; in fact, unless you enjoy reading about fishing and painting in Galloway, you would find yourself overwhelmed by the description of scenic landscapes and coloring styles employed by different painters.
Lord …

Ken Warren Teaches Texas Hold’em is probably the worst book about Texas hold’em I have ever read. I was suckered into buying the book as the “most comprehensive book ever written on hold’em,” but was disappointed to find out how poor Warren was at explaining the game.
Ken Warren …

In a world where cell phones serve as a natural function to most of the population, Stephen King’s cell, where a sinister cell phone transmission renders anyone who answers the call, feral, homicidal maniacs is certainly a creepy scenario.
It’s a surprisingly simple novel, relatively short and fairly linear …

“Season of Passion” is a novel about a young woman, who disowned by her parents because of her marriage, ends up being a nurse to her husband who after shooting himself twice turns into a vegetable. I have to say that as far as Danielle Steel novels go this …

So my little sister reads this series of books. She’s interested in the Gossip series and you get a chance to read about the first one. The first one is just “Gossip Girls”. By the way, this is probably a girls only book, so I didnt read. But my …

“Watching Birds” is a classic work by James Fisher, and the copy I have is published by the still much missed Pelican Books imprint of Penguin. As was always the case back in those days (the book was first published in the austere days of the 1940s) there is …

An English Psychic In Hollywood by Lucinda Clare is awesome and definitely enchanting. I do know that there are psychics around but I don’t really think that those readings are really accurate.
And in my most personal opinion, I don’t think I will want to consult a psychic …

I first noticed this book during my visit to a JumbaJuice restaurant. As I sat down waiting for my juice I leisurely leafed through the pages to kill time, however in a minute I got completely engrossed in reading one of the articles. I went out of my way …

I wanted to read this book a long time ago. One morning I wake up, I made coffee and began to read. And I could not let it go. I didn’t get up from the bed until the evening. The book just did not want to let me …

This book is about 300 pages. I checked it out from my local library. I learned about the book from Amazon.com. They have a list of books recommended for reading. I really like the style of Emily Giffin. She also has other book out …

My daughter is three years old and she loves books. Even though there are so many modes of media for information these days there is always something special about books.
Whenever I choose a book for her I always try to make sure that it has some educational content …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Masks is an intriguing novel that offers a storyline that is pretty unique. This is one of the few instances in Star Trek where we see an example of Starfleet going undercover. In the case of this novel, the characters go undercover by …

Secret Vampire is the first book in the Nightworld series by LJ Smith. Smith is better known for her work as the author of the Vampire diaries books which have been made into a television series in the United States. In this series Ms Smith is …

I really love this book so much. The idea of it is really unique and I think that the author had cleverly done so by writing this book. It is none other than Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett.
Brief synopsis of this book is about this particular …

I have always wondered why when I was in a relationship or relationships before and certain guys that I was involved with would have this ‘emotionally unavailable’ syndrome. But after reading this book, Emotional Unavailability: Recognizing It, Understanding It, and Avoiding Its Trap by Bryn C. Collins, I finally …

Babyproofing Your Marriage: How to Laugh More and Argue Less As Your Family Grows by Stacie Cockrell, Cathy O’Neill and Julia Stone is super amazing. With 3 authors, you can never go wrong definitely. This book is like the Black Beauty of a book. One that aspiring …

Night Fall tells the story of TWA Flight 800, which mysteriously crashed off the coast of Long Island in 1996. The crash spawned numerous conspiracy theories, including those claimed that the plane was shot down by terrorists or US military friendly fire. The conspiracy theories was given extra weight …

Anne’s house of dreams is about anne finally marrying her one true love Gilbert blithe. It is another book in the anne of green gable series that is really charming. In this book they finally move out of Avonlea to move to the shores of four winds harbour. You …

As Good As Dead is a very suspenseful book that will leave you guess as to who the killer is until the end. I found myself staying up late, in bed, reading this book, telling myself no, I think this person is the killer no, it’s gotta be this …