Recent Reviews
Quality and Others
by John Galsworthy
I read this a few weeks ago. I was reading all the short stories in my English book and I found this. It was so touching, I was crying when I finished it. The tears started falling when Mr. Gessler's brother died. It's truly an amazing piece of art!
by Rein
Blindsight
by Peter Watts
One of the best hard SF books of the last decade and most original first-contact stories you're likely to encounter. It can be a bit of a hard read, but it's more than worth it. I've read it twice now and it was even better the second time.
by Scott Kennedy
Jokes For All Occasions
by Anonymous
A huge collection of body shaking jokes. The best thing was author separeted jokes in catagories. Read it.
by hasibul
The Ghost
by Arnold Bennett
Arnold Bennett was well known to me as a writer of top-notch humor -- "The Card," "The Regent," "Tales of the Five Towns," etc. -- so I was surprised to find he had written a novel of horror and suspense. I was equally surprised to discover how good it was.
"The Ghost" is a mesmerizing tale of a young doctor in love with a young opera singer. His love -- and his very life -- are threatened by...well, it IS titled "The Ghost," after all. Very well done, with some nice twists and turns.
by Charles
The Starbucks
by Opie Read
The 2nd book I have read by Opie Read, have loved them both, and will read another of his next. This is a good romance with interesting characters and a happy ending. If the “N-word” bothers you, you may not want to read the book, it repeats it a lot, but it was not considered as disrespectful then as it is today.
by gibel
The Woman in the Alcove
by Anna Katharine Green
A few minutes after she becomes engaged to her one, true, love Rita witnesses a murder. And guess who is arrested! Our heroine has modern sensabilities (she's well-to-do but studied nursing to become 'useful') and she stands by her man. More mystery than romance, with Rita exercising her considerable reasoning skills. Good story line. Welll-written without a lot of dated, period claptrap.
by cal506
Blackbeard
by B. Barker
Despite what the last reviewer said, "Blackbeard" does, indeed, feature the famous pirate as a central character. That said, let me warn the modern reader that the language in this novel is extremely dated and sluggish, particularly the dialogue. Pretty tough going.
by Charles
The Fun of Getting Thin
by Samuel Blythe
This account is quite well written and also very funny. Highly quotable for such a short read. It was interesting to see what has changed in the world of health and fitness and what hasn't.
by James
Dombey and Son
by Charles Dickens
Not Dickens most famous work but all the elements of greatness are there.
Unforgettable characters, razor sharp insights into human nature and moments that will break your heart.
If you don't fall in love with little Florence and root for her you've got serious humanity issues.
I can't get enough of Dickens and this is a great book.
by Read or Die
The Highgrader
by William MacLeod Raine
nice story.coincidental meeting of childhood love..i liked it.
by APEKSHA