Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, as the name implies, is a retelling of well-known fairy tales with a modern twist. James Garner takes these old classics and rewrites them in modern style with politically correct language and wording. He is making fun of political correctness i.e. the overly …

I don’t usually go for books that have racial themes and what not. I don’t like to hear about people being treated unfairly when it happens enough in reality. And I hate it when people use race to justify doing evil things because of whatever their form is justice …

Out of Sight, Out of Time, is the fifth book in the Gallagher Girls series. Cammie Morgan has amnesia and the only thing she can recall about her summer is that she left the school in order to protect her family and friends. She really can’t remember anything and …

I just completed reading “Blind Side” an FBI thriller written by Catherine Coulter.
In Blind Side, a six year old boy, Sam Kettering is kidnapped his father Miles Kettering is frantic. He calls in his friend Dillon Savich and his wife Sherlock.
Meanwhile Sam has escaped his …

The Dirty Duck was written by Martha Grimes and published by Dell Publishing in 1988.
I am very delighted by this story to read about the slightly uncomfortable interaction between the so-formal, proper British and the direct, expressive Americans. The meeting of the two cultures is …

Franz Kafka was born in Czechoslovakia, yet went on to become one of the greatest writers in the German language. Metamorphosis is along side The Trial, his greatest work. The book Metmorphosis contains several other stories but I will concentrate on the title story since this varies between editions. …

Consider Phlebas is a sci-fi novel written by Iain M Banks. In some ways it has a rather conventional plot, with the protagonist, Horza, attempting to recover a powerful machine Mind in the middle of a war between the Idirans and the Culture. However, the Idirans are …

‘The King of Torts’ is a novel written by John Grisham (who is one of my favourite authors). It is a skillfuly written novel which higlights the way man\’s mind works. No matter how much wealth a person amasses, he still desires to have more. The book speaks of …

Goldie: A Lotus Grows in the Mud by Goldie Hawn is a rather awesome book. If you guys do not know who Goldie Hawn is, she is actress Kate Hudson and we know Goldie being a funny woman and all that, but underneath it all, she has been through …

Fairy Tail manga volume one by Hiro Mashima is a series about a young, cute wizard who seeks to get into a powerful wizard’s guild called the Fairy Tail Guild. She meets a handsome wizard known as Salamander but also befriends a strange boy named Natsu and his …

Changes is the latest in the critically acclaimed Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher, first published in 2010. Fans of the series are already familiar with Butcher’s character, the modern-day wizard Harry Dresden. Walking a fine line between the magical and the mortal worlds, Dresden always manages to …

Kiss of Midnight is written by Lara Adrian. I do not know what is up with the paperback novel fiction nowadays that keep writing about vampire and romance. Both of these are somewhat related, and has been around for ages. I see this style of writing …

Lately, I’ve been on something of a young adult literature reading spree, caused partly by my enjoyment of Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy, and partly by a Harry Potter-related nostalgia on the eve of the penultimate film’s premiere. Therefore, it was only a matter of time before I had …

The Stand is a book written by author Stephen King. The Stand takes readers on a difficult journey about what happens when most of the population is suddenly obliterated, and there are few people left. What do the remaining survivors do? Where do they go? Does the fact that …

I recently finished reading the fantasy novel ‘Fall of a Kingdom’ by Hilari Bell for the third time, and as always I thoroughly enjoyed it. The book is the first of a series of three, the other titles being the Rise of a Hero and Forging the sword, which …

Immigrant families tend to move into communities where people with a background similar to their own will surround them. The reason behind this is the idea that these communities will protect them from the harsh realities of prejudice found in mainstream America. Although immigrants settle into these neighborhoods with …

Having read Fatherhood, this is far from Bill Cosby’s best work. It’s light and mildly funny and it’s a decent beach read, but I would not really recommend it unless it is being purchased for a die-hard Billy Cosby fan or is found in a discount bin. …

Vampire Knight Manga Volume 1 tells the story of a high school girl named Yuki Cross and how she is part of the Disciplinary Committee who separates the human Day Class from the vampire Night Class.
Vampire Knight Manga Volume 1 by Matsuri Hano tells the story of a …

This book showed me that I should not judge a book by its cover, or this case, its title. I had a preconceived idea that I would not very entertained by a story about an old man’s fishing trip but as I had not read any Hemingway before, …

I read this work at school, but my impressions remain to this day briefly about the plot. Although the story is read for a short time, you can think about it for a long time later. The work’s plot is quite strange and surreal, but this is Kafka!
One …

I have always followed pretty closely the books on True Singapore Ghost Stories. There are a few series actually but lately, it’s coming up on DVD and stuff and I’ve since lost a bit of an interest.
The stories are scary, alright but I am really quite bored …

I was shopping around my university’s school fair for cool stuff when I came across this little stall selling books. I was looking for a low-priced book, having many other books I haven’t read yet at home. I found The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant in one of …

I just finished reading The Door Within. The Door Within is a fiction novel written by Wayne Thomas Batson. I bought it from Christian Book Distributors. It was marked down to $6.99. I have never heard of Wayne Thomas Batson. However, the reviews were …

I have read five points someone in my college years. In fact, this is book specially written for college going students. This is one of the best books that I have read. I like this book not because this is a novel on a very touching yet interesting story …

This is a powerful and touching book about a teenagers life in prison for the crime of murder. This book takes you on a journey through the penile system and the life of a teenager who must endure it. It tells of the fear and the feelings of anger …

For Father’s Day that day, I bought for my dad the book of Many Ways to Say I Love You, written by Fred Rogers. He was so touched that he cried a bit. This book is very sweet actually. I’ve read it too, after my father …

I like this book, Getting Rid of Matthew very much. It is actually a very good story of how when one particular mistress tries to dump her ‘boyfriend’ and not getting it easy in the process to do that.
Why..? That’s because her boyfriend is even willing …

Lullaby is about a newspaper reporter researching a story on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. He learns about an African song that supposedly kills anyone that hears it. He befriends a Wiccan and her boyfriend and they go on a journey to rid the country of the song.
I usually love …

Black Bird is a Japanese Manga by Kanoko Sakurakoji that has now been converted into English. This is like my all-time favorite manga at the moment. I mean I love this manga. I will admit that that it’s sort of cliché with a girl, needing to be saved by a …

When I received the book ‘Childhood’ written by Bill Cosby (yes the same one who used to be on TV), I was so not interested that it stayed unread on the shelf for about three years. It was only one sleepless night that I was forced to read …

Eating plans and diets are so complicated these days. I grew sick of the same old eat fat free and lose regime. I set out on a quest to discover the best long term eating plan. I did a lot of research of the subject. One of my favorite …

The God Project is a book by John Saul that focuses on two different families. The Montgomery’s are devastated when their little girl dies of SIDS and the mother Sally can’t focus on anything except finding the real cause of her death. Her son Jason has a best friend …

I had to purchase this book over the summer as a summer reading book for my English Literature class. Francois Marie Arouet, or more well known by his penname, Voltaire, keeps his books fresh even over decades through his amazing use of satire. I love the way he manages …

“365 Ways To Live Cheap” by Trent Hamm is the bible of living frugal. This is a must-have for all people living on a budget. Not only did the book help me understand my spending habits, but it also helps promote family time as it teaches the …

Jordan Chaney’s first edition poetry book describes his life eloquently. I would describe Chaney’s poetry as edgy, raw and abstract. His words meld time and brown crocodile skins together for all the world to see; he can know you without knowing you. He can change your life with a …

I have read the book —˜mystery at the ski jump’ written by Carolyn Keene. This is quite a good book and is one among the Nancy Drew series. This is an interesting book and is full of suspense. I liked it very much.
There are many interesting things in this …

“When An Elephant Comes To School” is a children’s book written and illustrated by Jan Ormerod. It was published in 2005 by Orchard Books and retailed for $16.95 USD! I have to remember to get into writing children’s books. This is a somewhat cute but entirely …

Ships of the Line - Star Trek was both a pleasure to look through as well as a disappointment. It was beautiful because it contained gorgeous artist-rendered shots of the various Enterprise starships as well as the Defiant and Voyager. This book contains illustrations of the ships in ways …

I have read the book —˜The ghost of blackwood hall’, written by Carolyn Keene. This is one among the Nancy Drew series. I have to say this book is not interesting to read. It is a poor book and I could see certain flaws in the story. Although the …

Harry potter and the deathly hallows by j. k. Rowling Is the last Harry potter book in the series she says. This book was so confusing to me in some ways because it is about how lord voldemart or he must not be named takes over Hogwarts and the …

I simply couldn’t have gotten a more better timepiece of a lifetime book, and this one title, The Herbert Trilogy is one of the best ever that I’ve read. Author of this novel is I.M. Tillerman and this is not an ordinary time-machine story that can go backwards …

While My Pretty One Sleeps is one of Mary Higgins Clark earlier books. The story is a little over 200 pages long, so very easy to read in one sitting. I love her writing and enjoy reading all her books, whether they are her earlier ones or …

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 …

I recently began reading the Twilight saga of books, and I decided to watch the movie right after reading Twilight. I discovered that it mostly follows the story line of the book, though it strays from it a little bit. While some Twilight
readers are disappointed by that, …

Mitch Albom is a gifted author in that he has this ability to tell stories that touch your soul. My father gave this book to me because of my own battles with my faith. By reading this book, I was once again justified in my thinking that God is …

(Patricia Cornwell, published by Berkeley Books, 2003)
An interesting exploration into the mystery of Jack the Ripper, this story provides a background of the man who had struck fear in the heart of London in the 1900s.
I had been very intrigued by this killer, having read so many stories, fact …

This book as the first part of the Force Heretic trilogy, a part of the Star Wars “The New Yedi Order” series. There’s three parallel stories in this book, one in which Han and Leia with help from various people are trying to find out how the worlds cut …

This comic deals with Jim’s identity crisis. Sara informs him that they don’t really have any info on him and that no one visited to confirm his identity. He’s rightfully freaked out by the whole ordeal and storms off to clear his head.
At a diner, he’s visited …

Gone by Michael Grant. This book is written for pre-teens. I’m a fourty year old adult reading this book. I actually enjoyed this book. It’s starts of with kids sitting in a classroom when all of a sudden the teacher disappears. Soon, the kids …

This book is much better than the title suggests. Frankly, the title does not provide the slightest hint about what type of book this is (a futuristic science fiction adventure with a touch of romance) nor does it entice anyone to want to take a chance on it. …