Surely I’m not the only one who’s had a hard time sorting through various translations of Madame Bovary. The classic version by Aveling comes convenient for Kindle-owners (the book can be downloaded for free). There are penultimate translations claimed to be more improved. I wasn’t quite …

Several month’s ago I had the opportunity to read The Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg. I enjoyed the book immensly and so when I saw her novel Open House at the library I knew that I just had to read it.
To be tyotally honest Open House was …

After finish reading this book by David Niall Wilson, I have the impression that he is certainly someone who could mix love and bad weather truly well. The story tells about the character Andrea, and how she had some error on her work, leading to a big hurricane. …

Published in 1963, “V.” is Thomas Pynchon’s first novel. He was in his early twenties when he wrote it, which probably sounds disheartening for many wannabe novelists who require years and maybe decades to find their voice.
“V.” is a very complex novel, which one can read in …

Sometimes an author really shakes up his reader’s expectations. This is what happened to me when I started “The Sorcerer of the North,” book five in The Ranger’s Apprentice series by Australian novelist John Flanagan. Flanagan’s first four books in the series had Will training under Halt to become …

I think that this is the cheapest bargain book that I’ve ever bought and read for about $4.95. Perhaps, there are already lots of historical romances story in the market, including this one.
This is a love story between the characters, Miss Silver Meredith, and Adam, Marquess of Rockingham. …

The Glass Castle is a memoir written by Jeannette Walls about growing up with non-conformist parents. Her father, Rex Walls was an alcoholic who could never hold a job, but when he was sober was very intelligent and taught his children many things that most kids never learn like …

General Studies (GS) is an integral part of majority of competitive examinations in India which are organized for government jobs. Indian Economy, Indian History, Current Affairs, Indian Polity, Geography, General Science and Current Affairs are part of GS. Hence it is quite bulky. I have appeared in many competitive …

If you are opening this review with the thought that you are a Hero of Olympus, I do not envy you. Throwing thunder bolts around and fighting with a sword sounds nice, but to risk being eaten by a monster or get yourself the curse of an ancient Greek …

This book is really easy to read and is a proper chick book. I first read this book when I was 17 years of age and I remember lying in my mums back garden not being able to put it down!
The author is Louise Bagshawe, and since reading this …

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 …

‘The anatomy of human destructiveness’ is a book written by Erich Fromm. In this book, the author analyses the causes of man’s lust for cruelty and destruction. Distinguishing between defensive aggression and cruelty, Fromm analyses the conditions of human existence which lead man to the orgies of destruction and …

The Flat Belly Diet Book is a Big Help at Our House
A couple of months ago I decided to lose weight and started doing some research. I was very out of shape, to say the least. I’d already started an exercise routine of walking and was working my way …

Meanwhile is an interesting concept for a children’s book. The author, Jason Shiga, combines the idea of a graphic novel or comic strip book with a brainstorm web and a choose your own adventure style book. Even on each page there are paths to follow, and some of them …

Although I’m not a big fan of crime thrillers, I think it is necessery to salute the man who sold more copies of his books than the feeble books of Dan Brown and (especially) Stephanie Meyer. Stieg Larsson has created absolutely wonderful images and a fascinating action that highly …

This is a wonderful book that we had to read this year in my AP Language and Composition class. The story revolves around the rise and fall of a Southern demagogue named Willie Stark, who is modeled after Huey Long, a former governor of Louisiana. As far as books …

I used to adore John Grisham novels. His first books: A Time to Kill, The Firm, The Pelican Brief, and The Client — were exciting, enthralling novels. Grisham’s experience in law gave him the background to write legal thrillers, and his personal talent made them good ones. Over the …

I am a big fan of Stephen Hawking. And this book named “Black Holes and Baby Universes and other Essays” is one of my favourite books written by him. I always find space science very interesting, and black holes are the most interesting subject for me. Black holes always …

How would you feel if you were a normal teenage boy one day, and the next, you were a prince? That’s basically the plot behind Melissa Wyatt’s young adult novel, Raising the Griffin. The Varenhoff family used to be the rulers of a small (fictional) country called …

‘The art of loving’ is a book written by Erich Fromm. The author writes about his opinion of love.
The book is divided into four chapters. In the first chapter, Fromm says that many people are starving for love, but they are not getting it. He says that most want …

Secret Confessions of the Applewood PTA is darn good. I mistook it for some cheap comic type of book novel, and I was going to quit but halfway through, I found the story very likable. In fact, I think if the cover could be changed for a more …

Secrets by Jacqueline Wilson is a great story and awesome at that. I find Jacqueline Wilson a good author with this book, depicting true friendship between two girls; naming India and Treasure.
Two unique names, and with two different family background, but they will form a friendship that …

Choke by Chuck Palahniuk is about a med school dropout who enjoys faking choking in restaurants in order to form relationships with his rescuers, manipulating them for money.
This is just one of many twisted themes in this novel. If you’ve never read a book by Chuck Palahniuk, you may …

Nightwing: Year One is a graphic novel by Chuck Dixon and Scot Beatty and illustrated by Scott McDaniel. It tells the story of how Robin, also known as Dick Grayson, leaves behind the old persona and becomes Nightwing after being “fired” by Batman after he botches a mission. …

I just finished reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett and I have to say that it is one of the best books I have ever read. It is US Today’s Book of the Year 2009, a New York Times Bestseller, and is a popular choice of book …

This Stitch ‘n’ Bitch book was a bit of a pleasant surprise for me when I found it, as I had assumed that the Stitch and Bitch books were only available for knitters. But yay! here is one full of fun crocheting tips and patterns.
The best part of this …

“Men at Arms”, by Terry Pratchett, is the second installment of his ‘Night Watch’ series of books. And of course, by ‘Night Watch’, I mean Corporal Carrot (a 2 meter high dwarf), Sergeant Colon, Nobby Nobbs (In Pratchetts words, ‘Disqualified from the human race for shoving’), Lance-constable Cuddy …

Reader’s Digest Great Big Book of Children’s games is a nice book for children ages 3-14. The games in the book will surely keep children entertained for quite awhile, and I can verify this is true. I love the games in this book for my preschoolers.
The Great …

No Cure for Love (by Peter Robinson)
A very appropriate title —“ this category of love is highly incurable, short of locking up the crazed lover or killing him or her.
Sarah Broughton, an emerging Brit actress had found fame in LA, as the lead actress of a TV …

When life gets difficult from tragedy or illness, we are almost always led to the question, “why?”. Dr. James Dobson points out what the Bible has to say about these inexplicable events with his book “When God Doesn’t Make Sense”.
Surprisingly to me, Dr. Dobson admitted very …

“The Other Side of Ethel Mertz: The Life Story of Vivian Vance” by Frank Castelluccio is a book that I enjoyed quite a lot, although I have to say that it does drop the ball at a certain point and never quite recovers. By that, I mean at the …

If you want a book that will make your mind twisted or shall we say a book that will make you think and will make you recall the recent chapters that you read.. Then I suggest you to read Haruki Murakami’s The Wind Up Bird Chronicle.
A compelling book. …

When reviewing one of Stephen King’s novels, I must make sure I stick to the subject and not veer off into a rambling bundle of prose. I must admit that Mr. King is a literary hero of mine. His creations spark life and horror into all those items I …

This book is written by Ray Bradbury, and it is about how to write well. However, what sets this book apart from the other writing books I own is that, it does not teach the traditional techniques on how to write well. There are many books in the market …

Resurrection Men was written by Ian Rankins and published by Orion Books, 2003.
It is fun, reading about Detective Inspector John Rebus, his eccentricities and unconventional behavior. When I first started with this book, I thought that it was in style that he would resort to such bad manners …

I was introduced to Linda Howard when I read the book that she wrote with Linda Jones titled, “Warrior Rising”. It was a pretty good book and though I was unfamiliar with Linda Howard’s work I figured I’d give her a shot. My leap of faith was rewarded. …

“Heavier Than Heaven” by Charles Cross is an essential book to add to any Nirvana fan collection. This is an extremely well written biography of the life, career, and final demise of Nirvana front man, Kurt Cobain.
The thing that struck me the most about this book was the …

The Silmarillion , a book mostly written by J.R.R Tolkien and put together by his son does a great job of filling the gaps in the LOTR Mythology, it reaches the level of real myths and the attention to detail is incredible.
It’s a big book, and it contains very …

When I picked up this book I felt an immense sense regret: why did I even start the first book in the first place? I wouldn’t have had to read this book if it wasn’t for the fact that I’d read the previous two.
So now apparently Belly and …

Indigo’s Star is a book by Hilary McKay, and is part of a series of books which begins with Saffy’s Angel. It’s a fun and fresh book for preteen and younger teen girls, although it is a nice read even if you are older.
In this book, the main point …

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 …

The Power is the second installment in The Secret series. The Power follows the same subject of the law of attraction, except this book doesn’t solely focus on positive thinking, but how the power is love and love and the law of attraction is the same thing.
Love is something …

When I started doing Computer Science when I first went into sixth form, I was instructed to buy the book “Java: How to Program Fifth Edition” since I was told it was a necessity for the course I was doing. At first when I got it, I thought that …

This book, a joint book by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, is set on Earth. It is the story of a boy - actually several boys - who are switched at birth. This would not be a big deal if it were not for the fact that this brings …

I recently read this book, Being Kendra: Cribs, Cocktails, and Getting My Sexy Back, and I was honestly disappointed. I’m a big fan of Kendra and her first book was amazing, but this book was just wrong. I was looking forward to her usual quirky self while raising her …

He is a doubtful person, in this 2nd book of sudden attack concentrates on the bush completely seriously. Those having released the people of nation really the guidance which first makes can have the nation in order to participate including persuasive power next, you bet the people on judgment …

Advaita of zen buddhism, the Tibetan Buddhism, the various schools, the portion of yes Christ’s professor and this various professors of Incorprating from other than from mental view thousand years, the presentation of Tolle are impressive, becoming new more everywhere enters into preachment mode, seriously. As for the necessary point …

I didn’t know how I could talk my young acquaintance out of becoming a veterinarian in the future. So I began to search for something about the profession purposefully. And you can imagine, my joy was boundless when I found a book on this very subject, also written with …