The winner of The Man Booker Prize 2008, The White Tiger is a novel that keeps the reader addicted to it from the moment he reads the first page. I bought this book recently and found it to be an above par book. The attractive hard cover as the …

The Handmaid’s Tale is Margaret Atwood’s most well-known novel most likely because it delivers the harshest lesson. Like George Orwell’s 1984, Lois Lowry’s The Giver, Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and many others, this book warns of a possible dystopia that could be our future civilization if we give …

This is another fun historical book that I read, and sort of an autobiography of the dead. Ha, it is called The Erotic Adventures of King Arthur, written by Tremaine Eleanor.
As you all know, King Arthur was England’s King before, and a sexy one at that. This …

This book, a kids’ book about a girl who has trouble dealing with her autistic younger brother, is actually quite nice. The story flows smoothly, and you can feel the main character’s frustration, both with the fact that she feels her brother gets everything and she “doesn’t matter” to …

This is a book by Neal Stephenson, who wrote other novels such as Quicksilver. This book is a towering 130 pages in paperback form. Mostly it is about World War II, cryptology, and treasue hunting. It comprises of several small sections, or chaters, that alternate between the time of …

Opposite to the previous volumes, in the 5th volume of Nodame Cantabile there’s only a storyline, the school festival. By the beginning of the manga, the S orchestra will play for the first time in front of their school mates. They decided to play wearing costumes, to keep with …

This book is a classic, and for a good reason. Barbara Smucker’s Underground to Canada is a moving, happy and sad story which shows how hard and unfair slavery is and was.
This book is well written. It flows well, and there are several moments of suspense. It is written …

This is a great book to read if you like reading about murder mysteries. I felt that this book started off pretty slow until the middle part of the book. That is where things really picked up and it suddenly became a page turner until the very …

The Perfect Lover by Stephanie Laurens is a book from her Cynster series. This book was engaging and entertaining. The characters are interesting and draw you into the story. The story line is about Simon Cynster a well known rake who is attending a house …

Do you continually feel yourself being put down? Do you find that you just cannot manage to get anything right? Are you always stuck in a mess? Are you just wandering about life not knowing what to to do or how to do it? You constantly find yourself lacking …

On a recent trip to the UK, I bought a book as a souvenir. It is called Scottish Ghost Stories, and is published in the UK by Lomond Books. (www.lomondbooks.com)
I love ghost stories and legends — especially those from Scotland, the home of my ancestors. I thought this book …

This trilogy of novels is one of the most moving, sad and sometimes uplifting reads I have had in a long time. The first novel, set in an Eastern European country, begins with the outbreak of World War II, with twin boys Claus and Lucas, being left by their …

I have read the book ‘Good work, secret seven’ written by Enid Blyton. This book is interesting to read and I would say this is a quite a good book.
The secret seven are a group of seven children who are always on the prowl of a mystery. They regularly …

The A to Z Book of Computer Games, written by Thomas McIntyre and first published back in 1979 by Tab Books of Pennsylvania, is a real time machine for anyone who is part of the ever growing community of vintage computer enthusiasts. Obviously it would not appeal very much …

Book Three in the popular ‘Shopaholic’ series by the fabulous Sophie Kinsella sees us catch up with our herione Becky Bloomwood again.
This time Becky is still living in New York as a (personal shopper at Barneys) with boyfriend Luke.
After a trip home to England to be bridesmaid for her …

Well…the kite runner is an unusual book in many ways, the way the writer from the very first page uses self pity to attract the attention of the audience is amazing.
A book according to me is great only if it can keep you glued to it from page 1, …

The most often overlooked from a race issue, is the existence of racial conflict within itself. So far, the justification of race, in terms of blacks against whites, that is, blacks are always defeated by the white race in terms of any kind. However, with regard to that race …

I’m a big fan of Stephen King, he’s a real Master of his craft.I began to read his books so many years ago,but the time passed and i’m still with him.
We get used that the most part of Stephen King’s novels are horror,but there are some exceptions that …

“Firestorm” is a mystery story written by Nevada Barr.
Featuring Anna Pigeon.
In “Firestorm” a raging forest fire is burning in California. At first the fire is thought to have been started by Joshua Short. In another investigation during the fire 9 people have been stranded on the mountain by …

Mates, Dates, and Tempting Trouble by Cathy Hopkins is a fun book for teenage girls, and is part of a series of books which all start with Mates, Dates, and ____
These books follow the adventures in friendships between Izzie, Nesta, TJ and Lucy. Each book is written from a …

Usually, I review books that my daughter brings home from the library. But, last night, she attended a book fair and bought the book Where’s My Mummy.
It’s actually not a bad book.
Basically, you have a baby mummy playing hide and seek with his mom. In the process, he ends …

I’ve read several books by Jennifer Crusie, and one other book by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer (Don’t Look Down), and this book is quite similar to all of them. There is the usual - girl has a former boyfriend who isn’t that great of a fit to her, …

This book was the sweetest and most lovely thing that I have ever seen and read. The book is quite expensive for $8.95 and you can only read it in less than a minute as it’s a child’s illustration book, but once you read it, you’ll want to memorize …

Official Nintendo Star Fox Assault Player’s Guide is one that I definitely enjoyed looking through! There is a whole lot of spectacular character and vehicle art that simply cannot be found anywhere else! Fox and his crew and the Arwings along with the Great Fox never looked better and …

What happens when you take an ancient vampire clothing designer and stick him in a small town in Texas to hide? Lot’s of laughs in the pages of Kerrelyn Sparks latest book. Poor Jean Luc has never felt as out of place in all of his years as he …

This installment is probably one of my most favorite out of all the Harry Potter books because it has a decent amount of humor, plot and real life problems as well as a good dose of drama and darkness.
The book wasn’t as thick as the next few so …

Written by Fred Van Lente & Dean Koontz
Illustrations by Queenie Chan

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this graphic novel after picking it up at the book thrift shop. I’m not too familiar with Odd Thomas book series saved only for the first book, my friend recommended, which I didn’t get to finish …

I have read the book —˜How to get control of your time and your life’ written by Alan Lakein. This is an excellent book. The author clearly tells us how to make good use of our time. When we make the best use of our time, we also make …

“Hugville” is a children’s book written by Court Crandall and illustrated by Joe Murray. It is a bright, colorful book published in 2005 with very retro-style artwork.
The book does not have a story, per se. Rather, it introduces you to Hugville, a town where everyone, from …

This book is absolutely the Bible for wannabe freelance writers. Even without all the useful tips (there are plenty of those!), the book is great as a primer on what to expect as a freelance writer and good as a confidence-booster. The greatest worry for any freelance writer is …

This book, as far as I know, is quite unique. Its protagonists are deers, they talk and think like we do, but their social rules and logical paths are quite different from ours. Don’t be fooled by how silly it might sound, it may be a book also appropriate …

No Humans Involved is the seventh book in the Women of the Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong. This is the first book that revolves around Jaime Vegas, a TV psychic and a real necromancer. She has inherited the ability to see ghosts ad raise the dead from …

Always a fan of young adult novels, I ran across the wonderful talents of L.J. Smith at the embarassingly old age (to be reading young adult novels) of nineteen years. The Night World series is a, currently, nine book series about a group of young people who either belong …

I do really appreciate the book “The World’s Last Dictator” by Dwight L. Kinman. I recommend this book for the students of endtime prophecies. I has a comprehensive discussion on the New World Order, the cashless society, the Antichrist, the one-world government and other endtime events and occurrences. …

I like this story for the fact that it experimented with inheritance, wealth and love. In this story, Catherine Fenton, a rich woman who is a heiress to 80 thousand pounds, feels that she is bound in a prison of trying to look for the man that she …

I’d read some sample chapters of Christopher Reich’s “Rules of Deception” and was impressed by the exciting storytelling, and the authority with which Reich described a mountain climbing excursion gone awry. I felt that the author definitely had mastered the thriller genre.
Quick research on Reich revealed that he’d already …

One thing I learned while in High School and College is the teachers seem to want their students to read the same books in their classes. I was amazed when my English college teacher asked us to read All Quiet on the Western Front. I had read that …

I look all over for amazing, suspenseful novels; to be frank, there are numerous books that will be a total snore. I know very well that I’m not the only person who has picked up a book that looks interesting, whether it be the …

Having won the Governor General’s Literary awards (a top award in Canada for books), I had high expectations for Miriam Toews a complicated kindness. It definitely wasn’t a light read, and it was a bit depressing. But the characters and the way information was revealed made this a riveting …

‘First Term at Malory Towers’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. Enid Blyton has written about a girl, Darrell, who has gone to study at a boarding school. It is the first time that she studies in a boarding school. The entire book is about the life in …

I first encountered this book when I enrolled in a creative writing class in college. I wanted to learn as much about being a writer and Letters to A Young Poet fast became one of my favorites.
What I love about this book is that it cuts across the …

Light a Penny Candle was the first book I read by Maeve Binchy that I actually enjoyed. Prior to this novel I tried getting through two of her books, but I just couldn’t stay interested.
Light a Penny Candle was different, and I think that was because of the main …

If you’re old enough, you will remember Ruth Dickson from her early work, most notably the notorious bestseller “Married Men Make the Best Lovers”. After a thirty-year hiatus, she has come roaring back, at age 80, with the delightfully dishy “Life, Death and Other Trivia”.
Witty, clever, …

Nightmare In Pink , written by John MacDonald, was published by Ballantine Books in 1995.
Travis McGee was requested by his war buddy to help his sister, Nina. Her fiancé had been killed in a mugging. He had worked for Armister-Hawes, an investment company handling the …

I have to be honest, the first thing that made me want to read this story was the beautiful cover it has. And when I learned that it was about aliens, my curiosity was picked. I think alien in books is my less explored theme in Young Adult, so …

I got this book when one of the famous book stores in Jakarta was having a year-end sale. I am not a very religious person, but after reading it, I can feel closer to God. The author gave many types of prayers (her own personal prayer), for many circumstances, …

So begins a six issue arc called “The Six Gun War”. This is notable as Jonah Hex’s major strong point has been that it contained one issue stories that all worked on their own. Occasionally a 2-parter would pop up, but it was like Dini’s Detective Comics …

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee by Rebecca Miller is a very good story. I find myself truly entertained reading about the journeys of Pippa Lee. Reading this book feels like reading someone else’s diary or something like that.
Pippa Lee is a woman who is married to a …

I decided to read Watchmen again. Yes, I’ve already read it a few times already, but the beauty of Watchmen is that you can read it over and over again without losing any of the enjoyment.
This is often hailed as the greatest graphic novel of all time. …

I’ve been reading Archie comics ever since I was little. I never got to buy them because it was expensive; $5 CAD for a thin comic book? My parents didn’t want to spend that kind of money so I borrowed them off a friend. They’re humorous but sometimes rather …