Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is most famous for his mystery books. But, I have to admit, his story, The Leather Funnel, is a bit creepy.
I’m not sure how true the narrative is; he tells the tale in first person and I’m not sure if it’s an event he actually …

“Laughing with Lucy: My Life with America’s Leading Lady of Comedy” by Madelyn Pugh Davis is actually a memoir of a co-writer that was almost responsible for every single episode of the “I Love Lucy” series. Be prepared thus for a unique perspective on the show from someone that …

I was attracted by the book’s cover, which was very different from other books, and which made me buy this book. This is Jenny’s second book, and it scored high. This book is also the Winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, which was an add for me to …

“Yvette Samoris” by Guy de Maupassant is about a young girl who killed herself because of the type of life both her and her mother had.
First, the story begins with two men talking amongst each other at a funeral. You’re not sure of who the funeral is for until …

WOW!! This book, Love in Idleness by Charlotte Mendelson is saucy and kind of filled with controversial connotations. I would think for instance, schools having literature wouldn’t allow such a book filled with lots of desires and dreams from the girl called Anna Raine.
She lives with her aunt …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Imbalance is a novel that I really had a lot of difficulty finishing. The reason this novel proved to be a forgettable and tiring read is because the story progressed at a snail’s pace and as the plot progressed ever so slowly, not …

I have always been an avid gamer, so when I discovered that a book on the creation and history of the popular Legend of Zelda video game series had been published, I was ecstatic. I was so eager to purchase The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia that I …

Sleepless by Terri Clark is a two hundred and fifty seven page long teen page turning novel. It is full of action, adventure, romance, and even science fiction. This book encompasses everything that a good romantic adventure should. I would recommend that all avid teen or …

Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” makes use of characterization extensively in order to enhance its meaning. The story is made up of multiple characters, each of which add their own facet to the story’s personality. Mr. Summers, for example, exhibits a certain control over the entire setting while …

Dan Brown is an extraordinary writer. In Angels and Demons, Brown managed to keep the reader fascinated by the way he tells architectural details of ancient buildings in Rome. The plot quickly makes the reader is not bored and want to quickly finish reading this book. Not only that, …

The Elves of Cintra is a very nice epic-fantasy story that was given to me by my boyfriend. This is from the author Terry Brooks and he is a really good author writing a dark and contemporary twist here and there.
The characters were all about Logan …

After reading Traveling Light and Cure for the Common Life, I was excited to get my hands on Max Lucado’s latest work: Fearless. The book detailed several common fears amongst society, including the fears of not mattering, disappointing God, failing children, no money, worst-case scenarios, the future, the apocalypse, …

“Ministers of Grace” written by H.H. Munro is about a young Duke who takes it upon himself to make changes in the political arena by replacing the real cabinet members with “angels” or clones as people in the present may refer to them.
I’m an avid reader of both fiction …

I avoided watching the movie Precious until I read that book that the movie was based on, Push by Sapphire, because I generally enjoy books more than the movies. As well, having heard about, read about and seen information about the content of the movie, I did not think …

Recently a friend gave me this self-help book that I didn’t expect much help from. Only to find that I could not put the book down. This book hit the nail on the head when it came to detailed descriptions of people in general, as well as …

The book Night by Elie Wiesel is an extraordinary book. It is amazing. It is very influential. It is very sad and emotional. But it is an amazing book. It is about the holocaust and is a true story about the author.
It starts off when the Elie is a …

Fantasy novels and movies are some of my favourite especially if they tell the story properly and help immerse me in the fantasy world of the book or movie. This is why I consider movies, tv series and books such as The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and Game …

The subtitle to ‘The Complete Beatles Lyrics’ is ‘Every song written and recorded by Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr’. This book came out in 1982, published by Omnibus Press and is avalailable on Amazon. A boyfriend bought me this as a present years ago as he had …

I am reviewing the book, The Last of the Mohicans, written by James Fenimore Cooper. Coming in at 448 pages, this book is Cooper’s literary masterpiece. In this novel, the reader is introduced to several key characters, a few of whom were actual historical figures. Cooper …

In eighth grade, a friend lent me The Green Rider by Kristen Britain. I was hooked. Though I had read The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien the year before, the series which Britain claimed to base her story on, the first novel thrilled me. Briefly, the story …

Um, I don’t know where to start with the review for the third and final book in the series Love Me With Lies. From the moment I finished this book my heart seemed to beat at the speed of light. It’s like I’ve taken a drug or something, this whole …

I read this book as my hubby recommended it.It was fantastic and each page has twists and turns which made me not to keep the book inspite of my busy work schedule.The story starts with the murder of two justices–Abe and Glenn Jensen.The FBI cannot even able …

This volume of Nodame Cantabile begins with the auditions for Chiaki’s orchestra. Kuroki and Paul, from the “yakitori trio”, audition too, and finally they get to join the orchestra.
In this volume not only the funny reactions of the old members of the orchestra, but also remembering some ridiculous points …

Call me a kid who never grew up, but I think this book is wonderful. It tells a heart-warming story of a toy bear, Corduroy, who wants a home, but there is a missing button on his shirt, so nobody buys him. There is one little girl who wanted …

“Greg Hildebrandt’s Book of Three-Dimensional Dragons” is a wonderful book. I have had mine since I was in the second grade through college and have never grown tired of it. I think what made the book so great is that it is a pop up
book and brings …

I am currently enrolled in Spanish 2 and I wanted a quick, easy reference book. Another reason I wanted to get a phrase book is so I can start getting ahead of what I am learning now. I got this book because it looked easy to understand and when …

Against a backdrop of political patronage headed by Big Jim Dolan, and an organizing Sicilian criminal organization, “Thunder City” thunders into the twentieth century and leaves a horse drawn world behind in the dust of Henry Ford’s Model T. “Thunder City” makes the end of Estelman’s “Detroit Series.” …

“One Silent Night” is a dark fantasy novel written by Sherrilynn Kenyon.
In this novel Stryker is the son of Apollo who is sworn to over throw his father. Zephyra is a half demon woman who was Strykers wife. She has sworn to kill him since he betrayed her. He …

This Marvel series was an expansion on “Team Up” books like Marvel Two In One and Marvel Team Up to where the series centered on a trio: Hulk, Namor: Submariner and Dr. Strange. Eventually it would grow adding various misfit heroes until it became a parody version of the …

In the best-selling novel of The First Wives Club, Olivia Goldsmith took us through the world of a pack of bitter ex-wives, teaching us about the necessity of loyalty, the spirit of adventure, and the bond of sister-hood.
With her new novel, The Bestseller, this New York Times bestselling author …

Deep Storm is a suspense/science fiction novel written by Lincoln Child. It takes place aboard and under a drilling platform in the middle of the ocean. The confined space with no outside access adds to the suspense and drama.
Peter Crane is called to diagnose various medical problems that have …

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Christopher Paolini has become one of the most literate writers of our time. With an exceptional vocabulary and outstanding imagery, he has come a long way for a beginning career in writing. His previous two books, Eragon and Eldest, had many …

Vegetarian Baby by Sharon Yntema is a valuable guide to parents who wish to raise their child as a vegetarian. The book is easy to read and the information is presented in a practical way that will be useful in every day life.
The book begins by introducing us …

Where do people get so many disgusting things from? From birth, upbringing, or environment? All these questions I tackled with John Steinbeck as I read his novel, The Winter of Our Discontent.
Usually, Steinbeck wrote about ordinary people, toilers fighting for their rights in this life. His characters are understandable …

“The Last Song” by Nicholas Sparks is one of the many that I have read by this author. My boyfriend picked up this book for me and although it took me a while to get around to reading it, I finally did. I finished it cover to cover in …

The Woman Upstairs is one of the most interesting psychological thrillers that I have read. Claire Messud, the author of this novel, kept me spellbound with his unique style of storytelling. I have already read this book two times. I could not keep up with the pace of the …

‘Dare to prosper!’ is a book written by Catherine Ponder. In this book, the author writes that prosperity comes not by chance, but in accordance with natural law. The peace, health and abundance of prosperity must come through prosperous thinking. The author does not speak only about prosperity in …

I have read the book —˜The mystery of the fire dragon’ written by Carolyn Keene. This book is one among the Nancy Drew series. This is an interesting book. The story line is excellent and the plot is very thrilling. The style in which the book has been written …

I read this book, Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips last summer. My senior year English teacher recommended it to my whole class. I was a bit weary at first because English teachers don’t always recommend the most interesting books, but I gave it a shot and found it …

The novel “Club Dead” is the third one in the Sookie Stackhouse series written by the well known author Charlaine Harris. I also thought that it was a little better than the first two novels as well since the writer seems to be bolder now and I think the …

This is a story about a pride of saber tooth tigers (smilodon fatalis) loose in modern day Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. It may not be all that original but it’s well written and researched. I liked how the author planned the prehistoric cats behavior in modern days. Instead …

10,000 Dreams and Their Traditional Meanings - by Gustavus Hindman Miller is a dream book that I was disappointed in. The reason I was disappointed in the book is because it did not seem to offer as much flexibility in interpretation of images and symbols as other dream books …

Apparently, this book was one of the most fastest selling books of the year it was released which goes to show that the story of Harry Potter is so solid and appealing that it’s getting the recognition it deserves.
I wasn’t too sure about reading this book because it was …

This was the first ever novel that I had read of Sidney Sheldon. Ever since I read this novel i have been hooked to his work. He writes in a flawless was that is very entertaining. He covers all the aspects in his novel ranging from thrill to romance …

To put, full particulars it is easy with linear motion and brief method. The family enters those opposition of the communism person, how, it owns the factory of the pickles, works with that. Around the same time, the family waits for the arrival of the English of the child of …

“Bunny Mail” is a Max & Ruby children’s book by Rosemary Wells. My daughter absolutely loves Max & Ruby and she loved this book in particular and it is very cute. I highly recommend it.
It helps that the premise of this book is pretty cute. Max …

Parallel Lies is by Ridley Pearson. I absolutely love his books! He is one of my favorite writers of all time. I like the way he writes, the characters he employees, and the meaning behind his plot lines.
Parallel Lies is about a large company that caused an accident that …

The Bride Hunter by Amy Appleton is a very delightful story and you will be chuckling your way through reading this. That was what I felt and I enjoyed this very nice, romantic and heart-warming story. I have many times during the chapters of this book, read the …

To be honest I bought this book in a second hand books store, and I didn’t expect much when I got this book. The cover didn’t tell much about the story, a bit weird even. The back cover didn’t describe what the book was all about, but still I …