Review:This was my first reading of Dostoyevsky and having finished it, I cannot wait to read more of this brilliant author.

What I like most about this book is the shocking realism. The author hides nothing, and reveals the weaknesses of his main character shamelessly. The 'antihero' in this story is the most pathetic character I have ever encountered. I truly felt sorry for him. This story basically tells the tale of a man wholey consumed and overwhelmed by the basic decisions required in the ... Read more

Review:Bought this for my 10-year-old granddaughter. She lives several states away from me so I wasn't able to review the book myself but she did read me a few jokes (which were funny!). She enjoyed her book but I think she enjoyed her "Silly Riddles for Silly Kids" more. Read more

Review:There are certain writers few and rare who make the reader see the world in a different way. There are certain writers who reveal to us hidden worlds in ourselves and teach us truths on the edge of our consciousness which we by ourselves alone could never bring to revelation. Pessoa is such a writer, a singularity among the singularities. He explores as he himself says his own subjectivity and is a person largely of his own inner world but that inner world never stops encountering and transformi... Read more

Review:I'm reading this for a college assignment. Hate it. Hate it. I don't see why anyone likes it. I'm not Italian or Middle English. Give me a modern translation. If they can translate the Bible into readable English, surely they can translate this. Read more

Review:I am no intellectual, and stumbled upon this book through a ladies' magazine article asking celebs what they were reading. Elizabeth Shue, whose talent I really enjoy, mentioned Letters to a Young Poet. The book is for the open-minded and the big- hearted, teachable few that possess the intellectual chops to parse and absorb the beauty of Rilke's words and insight. It is both a comfort and an inspiration. I LOVE this book. Buy it, and share some time with it, and yourself. Read more

Review:"Be patient with all that is unsolved in your life and learn to love the questions themselves." (From Letters to a Young Poet). Rainer M.
Rilke challenges us to accept the challenges of each day gracefully and with expectation. His thoughts continue to uplift me. Read more

Review:I have been following Najwa Zebian on the social media for a long while, and I absolutely loved all of her posts/writings and daily reminders - then I ordered Mind Platter because I KNEW that it would live to my expectations ... and it did. I LOVE it. It makes you think, and it puts words on the feelings that you can't explain to anyone. Mind Platter really touched my soul. Thanks to Najwa for this work of art! Much love from Denmark Read more

Review:Swift was a satirist that defined the word. Before there was the Leftist cry of "Eat the Rich", this eighteenth century writer proposed a more practical solution to the problem of to many mouths to feed,and not enough to fill them. Cut out the middleman (pun intended) and "Eat the Poor". The young ones are the tenderest. Read more

Review:The story of Bigger is especially relevant as the nation again discusses issues of race after the trial of George Zimmerman for the death of Trayvon Martin. It is easy to see how racism and marginalization of young Black men leads to powerlessness and rage, and rage leads to actions that exacerbate racist fear, and that fear leads to more racism. Read more

Review:Biographies cum Literary Criticism books can sometimes be dry but Begley's "Updike" reads like something from the New York Times bestselling fiction list. `Updike" is like Madmen on steroids. It briefly covers Updike's childhood in a small Pennsylvania town and then quickly moves into his Harvard years in the `50's and on to his work at the New Yorker Magazine and his best selling, award winning, (including two Pulitzer's) novel writing career. I've never been an Updike fan though his literar... Read more