Recent Reviews
The Crevice
by William John Burns
An ok, though as the previous reviewer said, pulpy crime story. The issue I had with the book were the number of criminals involved. Instead of adding to the mystery, that factor seemed to water it down. The detective himself was interesting.
by tuesdaynext
The Lightning Conductor
by Alice Muriel Williamson
A delightful piece of fluff. If you are planning on a road trip, use Molly as your guide!!
by Diane Gaye
The Thinking Machine
by Jacques Futrelle
Futrelle's Thinking Machine short stories, while distributed in a dozen titles here on manybooks, are quite worth the download. There may be a few with improbable events, but in general they are problem-solving detective stories in the best Sherlock Holmes tradition.
by rws
Anthem
by Ayn Rand
In Anthem, Ayn presents us with a "futuristic" fable that fails to deliver anything except her objectification of humans. Supposedly, altruism, caring and sharing and the other best human traits have destoryed society when "clearly" the rich should simply have been allowed to eat the poor.
by Hempman
Lady Audley's Secret
by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Although it is considered one of the finest examples of Victorian sensationalistic novels, the story is slow paced. A quarter of the way into the novel, most readers will have already guessed Lady Audley's Secret, nevertheless, the characters have to go through the process of discovering and proving the secret.
There are a few things that I thought were interesting, though some might think they were dated, such as the "denouncement" scene or the "attempted murder" scene or the "clean-up the mess" sequence of events. These scenes are classic sensational Victorian episodes that you don't see anymore in today's novels. On the other hand, there are some unexpected turns that will surprise the modern reader
When the story comes to its happy conclusion, I can't help but feel sorry for Lady Audley. Her fate just seemed a bit extreme for my taste. This is a great novel you can toss off in a couple of days.
by Willard C. Smith
An Arkansas Planter
by Opie Read
I am a fan of Opie Read but this is not one of my favorites. The story doesn’t follow a strong plot. There is a romance interest, spends the majority of time on relations between neighbors in a village, and finalizes in a violent dispute with African American residence. As with Opie Read’s other stories, you are insured that the lovers get together at the end and there’s a happy ending.
by gibel
Perchance to Dream
by Richard Stockham
The government in this brief tale of the 24th century so thoroughly controls the populace that it makes Big Brother look like a social worker. Even dreams are managed, which is how the powers-that-be ultimately manipulate everyone. But one man uses his dreams in just the opposite way -- as a means of escape -- and therein lies the story. Tense and entertaining read.
by Charles
Shenanigans at Sugar Creek
by Paul Hutchens
Absolutely brilliant and charming - broken into chapters with "cliff hangers" so excellent to read aloud to young children at bed time. A story of young friends adventures with straightforward Christian values. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
by BTWS2
Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
I wanted to kill myself after trying to read this. All I could think to myself was get up and go kill him get it over with.
Dostoyevsky got paid by the word.
by Bob J
Mohammed, The Prophet of Islam
by H. E. E. Hayes
This ignorant author has at least any of these problems-
1.He wants to create a new crusade by spreading lies.
2.He is probably talking about any other "Mohammed" (spelling error, but still better than "Mahomet"). And he is probably talking about any other Islam which does not exist.
3.The writer dreamt a heavy dream.
4.He is a blind-radical.
by Rojob