Review:If you like bravura prose this is a must-read; if your taste runs to short, affect-less little sentences don't bother, this is not the book for you. How good is good? This good: the essay on the tennis pro is so moving, profound, and brilliantly crafted you'll want to read it twice in a row, even if you cultivate an active dislike for sports in general and athletes in particular, as I do. The essay on the Illinois state fair is so vivid, intense, funny, sad, and deep that you'll not only fee... Read more

Review:An ocean between does not separate true, deep, heartwarming love. The best story I've read in a long time. All about relationships husband and wife Grace and Steve's relationship based on love more importantly on commitment. Brian, Emma and Katie's love and bond as sisters and brothers and children, and their love for their family. Great emotion provoking book. Thank you Me Wiggs. Read more

Review:After reading the book a while, I encountered sexual content that caused me to quit reading the book.
Also, it seemed to me that the book jumped around from boyhood days to adult days of experiences.
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Review:I've just started reading urban fantasy, mainly with the Dresden files, and have been looking around for other books to read. I'm loving this book, and cant wait for the next one to come out on the 30 of july. Read more

Review:Any book that turns a dust bunny into a magical monster has my instant attention. I think that’s one of the things I love most about this series: it’s ability to make me laugh at the most ludicrous, outrageous, impossible things – things that, in spite of being so unlikely, I can see happening. This all happens while Kate is once again fighting for her life and the lives of those she cares about, and while trying to untwist the thorny push-me/pull-you sexual tension between herself and the Beast... Read more

Review:I read this book a long time ago and enjoyed it then too. I also saw the movie based on this book. Because this case was so complicated and long it's a good idea to read the book first then see the DVD. Read more

Review:Like everyone else I love Neal Stephenson, own all of his books blah blah. I have been reading for 40 years and love SF. This just fell short for me. Not enough challenging ideas not enough humour and it just lacked something. Read more

Review:Normally I am not a fan of the Cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction. I find it pretentious and overly cryptic, not to mention gloomy. While Neal Stephenson's "Diamond Age" does tend to these qualities, the fun and immersion in the world he's created compensates for any faults of the genre. Compared to Neuromancer, for example, the prose is very clear and, although violent and quite dystopic, the book is still a rousing adventure and a fun read.

Young Nell's home life is awful. Her mo... Read more

Review:It's been a long time since I was disappointed in a Stephenson book. This one just feels like he's writing it for his own amusement, spending most of its time poking fun at government bureaucracy and offering giggly sex stories with a maturity level somewhere between middle school and 90's sitcom. Normally spot on with his depictions of technology, this time it's hand wavy at best, ending up with "something something super cooling plus quantum stuff equals magic." This from an author who wrote... Read more

Review:Another hit in the Dresden Files. Where does it stop? Jim Butcher gets better and better. I could not put this book down, because the action was as fast as you expect it in these series and the humor was right there where you needed it. The reader gets to know Molly a bit better and her talents develop during the book. But Harry stays alone and lonely. I am looking forward to the next book. Will Harry find his soul mate? Read more