Literature & Fiction

Notes From The Underground
Notes From The Underground

Review:A fascinating view into a wretched little man's mind, albeit one that feels very real and alive. Perhaps many of us have bits of this wretchedness within us. I am lucky due to the circumstances of my development to not suffer envy, but I do recognise other unpleasant aspects of this man in me. For instance, the tendency to observe people and decide I'd really rather not interact with 99% of them, and then lament my own isolation and solitude. The underground man's tirade on irrationality, choice... Read more

The Idiot (Penguin Classics)
The Idiot (Penguin Classics)

Review:This edition of 'The Idiot' is really nice, very well designed and bound and for that it should get more than the three stars I gave it, but I have to admit that I'm really not liking the story. Since I'm over halfway through it I'm going to ride it out, but uggg I can't wait to finish it so I can move on to something else. Read more

Notes from the Underground (AmazonClassics Edition)
Notes from the Underground (AmazonClassics Edition)

Review:A fascinating view into a wretched little man's mind, albeit one that feels very real and alive. Perhaps many of us have bits of this wretchedness within us. I am lucky due to the circumstances of my development to not suffer envy, but I do recognise other unpleasant aspects of this man in me. For instance, the tendency to observe people and decide I'd really rather not interact with 99% of them, and then lament my own isolation and solitude. The underground man's tirade on irrationality, choice... Read more

The Bourne Dominion
The Bourne Dominion

Review:Jason Bourne has given me much pleaseure over the years. I loaded this one on kindle with anticipation.

The violence in the opening pages was over the top.

Then the scene set in Russian security felt just like that in which Jason has been involved so many times before - in Russia or the US.

The book turned me off and did not interest me enough to continue readingg. Read more

Robert Ludlum's (TM)  The Bourne Ascendancy (Jason Bourne series)
Robert Ludlum's (TM) The Bourne Ascendancy (Jason Bourne series)

Review:Lustbader doesn't bring his best game to this book! Just a little lose and at times not up to the Bourne style that we've all expected!
Bottom line though Bourne on even an off day is better then most! Read more

Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Objective (Jason Bourne
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Objective (Jason Bourne

Review:Jason Bourne has given me much pleaseure over the years. I loaded this one on kindle with anticipation.

The violence in the opening pages was over the top.

Then the scene set in Russian security felt just like that in which Jason has been involved so many times before - in Russia or the US.

The book turned me off and did not interest me enough to continue readingg. Read more

The Bourne Sanction
The Bourne Sanction

Review:Poor Jason Bourne. Everything he touches turns to mud. In all of his hand-to-hand skirmishes, he meets one unexpected defeat after another. Well, that's an understatement. The man experiences absolute cascades of defeats. Nothing ever goes right for him. It's uncanny. He has his neck garroted so many times in this novel, I'm surprised he doesn't end up speaking with a squeak. Yet it seems that no matter how many times he's sent away unwanted, no matter how many times he's sent away unlov... Read more

Lucifer's Hammer
Lucifer's Hammer

Review:My brother in law mentioned this book to me (without having read it) because he heard it was set in Springville and surrounding areas, having grown up in Springville and living in porterville I immediately jumped on it. The editing could use some help but it's easy enough to figure out. Having roamed the hills surrounding lake success and the south and north fork of the tule river and the areas around springville I was delighted in this book even though I'm not 100% sold on his Geographical r... Read more

The Postman: A Novel
The Postman: A Novel

Review:This is a great read. A classic about post apocalyptic America after political turmoil and disease have decimated the population and society is fractured into small communities trying to survive. The lie of one man raises the hopes of scattered groups that a resurrected United States may still exist. Read more

Idol (VIP Book 1)
Idol (VIP Book 1)

Review:I think this book was perfect. Great characters, well written (so happy to read contemporary romance without all the bad grammar), hot. For me the mark of a good book is that when I am not reading it I find my mind wandering back to the book, thinking about the characters and eager to get back to reading. A well written character feels like someone you actually know. This book did that for me. Read more

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