Books Reviews
THE GOLDFINCH, book by Donna Tartt
Hey! Today I want to introduce you to one of the most famous American novels by Donna Tartt - FOP. I saw this book in a small attractive bookstore in London. Its cover just amazed me, and when I opened the first pages, it took my breath away!
It …
NORMAL PEOPLE, book by Sally Rooney
Many times I’ve heard that Sally Rooney’s novel NORMAL PEOPLE is one of the bestsellers of the last decade. And one day, my girlfriends got into an argument about that book’s content. Then I decided to read it to see for myself who was right.
This novel raises important …
THE NORTH WATER, by IAN MCGUIRE
If you make the top of the most stinking books, THE NORTH WATER will be one of the leaders on this list. I have not felt such a stench for a long time - from time to time, it seemed to me that I would vomit now. I even …
MACHINES LIKE ME, novel by MCEWAN IAN
Lately, I have had a strange relationship with books. If I think that the book is promising, I often remain disappointed. If I do not expect anything special, I get absolute pleasure from reading.
Something like this happened with this book. I did not expect anything from this book and …
THE ONE, a novel by MARRS JOHN
“The One” is not scientific research. As it might seem from the description in some reviews, it is a fictional literary work that has mixed several genres: drama, detective, and fantastic thriller.
The work’s idea is original since no one has written such a thing before. We know that DNA …
BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY, by W. CHAN KIM
I heard about the book BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY a long time ago. Now having read it, I immersed myself in the subject even more. The book turned out to be quite valuable. The general direction and methodology can help form a strategy, even if it is not a …
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL by James Harriot
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 …
A LITTLE LIFE by Hanya Yanagihara
Hey, cheer up! Is it continuing our acquaintance with a review of the fascinating books, in my opinion? The next piece will be the story LITTLE LIFE.
This is something that will amaze you even more, storyteller!
I got acquainted with this book thanks to my best friend’s advice. …
THE GLASS CASTLE, memoirs by JEANNETTE WALLS
If you think that life is not sugar, try reading this novel. That thought will leave you for a long time: poverty, the alcoholism of the father, the creative mother, the hostility of the other children.
It is the real story of the author, journalist Jeanette Walls. The writer’s childhood’s …
STEVE JOBS, memoirs by WALTER ISAACSON
What do we know about Steve Jobs, his formation as a person and as a businessman? What do we know about the shape of Apple Corporation? Before reading the book, I knew nothing. It is probably one of the most exciting books I have read in the last five …
TAXI FROM HELL by Vladimir Lobas
Vladimir Lobas, a New York immigrant from Soviet Russia, wrote TAXI FROM HELL in the 1970s. It is hard to say what genre it belongs to… Traveling sketches are probably the closest in meaning. However, many top-managers speak about this book as a business-textbook. The more interesting it …
FLESH by David Galef
I was amused by this absurd novel from two teachers’ lives, covering one academic year. The book is funny, clever, in some places unexpectedly harsh and even pretending to be serious.
But the theme itself somehow stubbornly prevented me from thinking, so FLESH remained in the realm of the …
Haunted a Novel by Chuck Palahniuk
I heard about the writer Chuck Palahniuk a long time ago. Still, I only recently took the time to get acquainted with his work. I picked up the book at random, which was probably a mistake. I should have read the reviews first.
That’s how I ended up with …
Novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
I also got to Nabokov’s ambiguous work, which for some is a horror, for others a torment of the soul and the frank weakness of a person who could not curb his passion. It is worthy of booing or regret, whether it reeks of the novel or a genius …
“Travels with Charley in Search of America” by John Steinbeck
It came as a surprise to me when I learned that one of my favorite writers, John Steinbeck, had ventured across America. It was almost towards the end of his remarkable life, you could say a summation. He decided to know and see a different America, not the one …
“My family and others animals” by Gerald Durrell
I don’t think there is a need to introduce an author like Gerald Durrell. Because people who love animals so much that they devote their whole life to them cannot be bad.
I got acquainted with the books of this amazing writer in my distant childhood. I admire his amazing …
JLA Volume 3: Rock of Ages, Comic Book Trade Paperback
The first JLA trade was a sole story made up of only a couple of isses. The second was a bigger trade, but comprise of several smaller stories. This one takes the best of both worlds and gives us a single story in a thicker trade. The results …
Book: Crota by Owl Goingback
Crota is a scary and suspenseful novel that won a Bram Stoker Award the year it came out. Having read it, I can see why it won this award. The novel was fast-paced and the author really knew how to tell a good story.
The story begins with a …
Psychology of selling, a book written by Brian Tracy on selling
I have been selling since age 5, and I am still doing that till date. Selling is an actitity done by any entity found in occupational activities. Without selling generating revenue for the business or company is not possible. That is, to make money as a company requires the …
Forgotten Forbidden America Novel: Patriots Reborn by Thomas A Watson
Survival stories are funny creatures. They are becoming increasingly popular but the content of the stories doesn’t seem to differ much. Strangely this has absolutely no effect on my enjoyment of such books. If anything, the non-original parts are my favourite chapters.
This is book 2 in a survival …
Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
Most people like the Harry Potter books. With over 500 million of them having been sold it should be obvious that what Ms Rowling is offering is incredibly popular. Applications for boarding schools went through the roof, as well as owl purchases so kids seem to be keen to …
Star Trek Novel: I.K.S Gorkon - Enemy Territory by Keith DeCandido
The third title in the Gorkon series. Keith DeCandido continues to explore the warrior life of the Klingons in this outing, taking us from the previous novels to a new story as the crew of the Gorkon continue to add worlds to the empire in a manner the Federation …
Star Trek Novel: I.K.S Gorkon - Honor Bound by Keith DeCandido
Book two in a series focusing on the Klingon Empire. Following directly on from the novel “A Good Day to Die”.
The crew of the I.K.S Gorkon gave a promise to the Children of San-Tarah. Defeat the crew of the Gorkon in a series of warrior challenges and the Klingon …
Forgotten Forbidden America: Rise of Tyranny by Thomas A Watson
Part one in a currently ongoing series by Thomas A Watson, a prolific author of survival novels who has also written the Blue Plague and Forsaken World series.
Its modern-day America on the eve of a financial collapse to dwarf 2008. The disaster starts in Asia, resulting in China …
Her Majesty’s American, book by Steve White
I’ve always been a fan of alternate history books. Usually, we get to see the point of divergence play out or the story will at least take place not long after it. Steve White presents for us a combination of alternate history and science fiction which sees the British …
Uncompromising Honor (Honor Harrington #14) by David Weber
This instalment is book 19 in the Honor-verse series that began with the 1991 novel “On Basilisk Station” It is, however, only the 14th book that focuses on the series main character. Honor Harrington.
This novel is, according to the author, the last novel that will feature Honor Harrington …
Star Trek the Original Series Novel: Honor Blade by Diane Duane
This is the fourth book of the Bloodwing Cronicals. A Romulan Empire themed series of novels created to give Star Trek fans an insight into a previously unexplored culture. Since the book was published in 2000 most of the information has been rendered non-cannon and is currently incompatible with …
Star Trek the Original Series: Swordhunt by Diane Duane
This is book 3 of the Rihannsu series. Also known as the Bloodwing chronicles. War is brewing between the Romulan Empire and the Federation and Kirk and his Romulan ally Ael are right in the middle of it again.
Plot-wise, this book smacks of a holding action. Little goes on …
Star Trek Original Series Novel: The Romulan Way by Diane Duane
The sequel to “My Enemy, My Ally” follows Deep-cover Federation Agent Terise LoBrutto AKA Arrhae t’llhweiir who has her assignment on Romulus disrupted by the unexpected arrival of a high profile federation prisoner, one Dr McCoy.
The plot is split into two independent sections which are a fantastic idea …
Star Trek Original Series Novel: My Enemy, My Ally
The first novel in Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages give us a hitherto unexplored perspective on one of Star Treks least explored races, The Romulans. Or, as they call themselves, The Rihannsu.
The novel follows the Romulan, Commander Ael t’Rllaillieu as she attempts to prevent her people going down a dark …
The Other Boleyn Girl book by Philippa Gregory
The life and the history of Tudors thrills a lot of people and countless movies, books, conspiracy theories and TV shows about them clearly state that. I’ve never particularly been a history nerd, but I noticed that books based on a real story, especially, when it’s something that happened …
Dan Brown Origin book
Dan Brown’s books are now read and praised all over the world and all of that is because of his bestseller “The Da Vinci Code”. Because of that every new book that famous American writer releases automatically gets a crazy amount of attention, as well as the pressure to …
Dan Brown The Lost Symbol book
I love reading fiction, especially when it has a certain level of depth and mystery to it and Dan Brown’s novels are probably the best kind to read in order to feel like you’re in a thriller. Probably everyone has read “The Da Vinci Code” or at least watched …
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, book
It took me almost 40 days to read the Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, not because it’s bad, but because it’s slow and very dense and personally, I’m a slow reader. Let’s start off with the plot summary. I would say we have two central characters, Don …
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
I realised recently that I had never read any Dickens. How had this happened? I consider myself reasonably well and widely read but one of the greats of English literature had passed me by. Perhaps it was just that his stories are well known, he is …
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
This was a best-selling novel written by UK author Paula Hawkins in 2015. Something of a publishing sensation for a first novel, it was top of the New York Times fiction best-selling list for 13 weeks and has since been made into a film starring Emily Blunt. …
‘The Help’ by Kathryn Stockett, book
Usually I avoid bestsellers that are described as “heartbreaking, funny and poignant story of female friendship against all odds”. Usually I’m right. I bought this one - the description matches the general plot, but it actually was good and readable and - thank goodness! - not too cliche. It …
Milk and honey Rupi Kaur
Hello there! I want to share my thoughts on a book that has become very popular lately. I’ve been seeing it all around instagram, youtube, goodreads and all that good stuff fot the last year or so. Actually, it claims to be a collection of poetry and prose and I …
JLA Volume 2: American Dreams, Comic Book Trade Paperback
One of the downsides of following a comic in an expansive shared universe is that even if you read all the issues in a series, you still miss out on certain plot points.
This was especially egregious when Superman had 4 ongoing titles and stories would go across all four, leaving …
JLA Volume 1: New World Order, Comic Book Trade Paperback
Odd as it may sound, there was a time when the Justice League of America was not made up of DC’s biggest heroes. On the contrary, it was populated with lesser known characters and even took on a more comedic tone.
Now, those comics are great and I highly recommend …
Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook 16th edition
The Better Homes and Gardens new cookbook is one of those books I always needed, but did not know I wanted it until I began checking it out from the library. I am not a reader of the magazine itsel, but after reading their new cookbook I was impressed …
God Where is My Boaz by Stephan Labossiere Book
As a member of the ever growing social community that is Facebook, my wall is bombarded daily by both useful and useless information. Normally I do not get sucked into trends or viral information circulating on Facebook; however, there is a book called “God Where is My Boaz” that …
America Test Kitchen Cooking School Cookbook
When it comes to anything related to cooking, I feel as if I am always the last to know about amazing cooking products or great cooking television shows. America’s Test Kitchen has been airing on PBS since 2001, and I just discovered it a few months ago and fell in …
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