Literature & Fiction

[#1] A Special Operations Group Thriller (Volume 1)
[#1] A Special Operations Group Thriller (Volume 1)

Review:Great Navy Seal book. You can tell Stephan had learned background angles from his own service experiences. Great main character with internal and external conflict throughout the book. Love the Donkey scene part with Sonny too! You won't be disappointed if you like Navy Seal or spy books! Read more

Three Californias (Wild Shore Triptych) - The Gold Coast
Three Californias (Wild Shore Triptych) - The Gold Coast

Review:I enjoyed seeing this story unfold. John Sutter really fell into a pile of trouble. Talk about a mid life crisis. Poor guy has a wonderful life and in less then a year it's ruined. Sure hope things turn out better for him in the next book. Read more

The Years of Rice and Salt: A Novel
The Years of Rice and Salt: A Novel

Review:This book is interesting, but flawed. The premise, that Christian Europe was wiped out in Tne Black Death and the world became dominated by Muslim and Buddhist culture make it fasinatong.
Each segment can stand up on it's own as a story. Each has a different style and the convention of reincarnation as a thread throughout the book give it some continuity. So, in these areas the book has much to offer in terms of philosophy and theology.
However, the book has two flaws that make it a bit ha... Read more

Shaman
Shaman

Review:I have had a lifelong interest in pre-history. I got out my book "Dawn of Art: The Chauvet Cave" by the original discoverers and found the paintings described in Shaman. Between the two books, I was transported back 30,000 years Read more

Forty Signs of Rain (Science in the Capital)
Forty Signs of Rain (Science in the Capital)

Review:The Mars trilogy established Kim Stanley Robinson as one of the more thoughtful writers on the politics of the near future. Eschewing melodrama for rigorous detail that makes his tale all the more convincing, Robinson uses the everyday drama of science policy wonkery as the anchor against which to set the outrageous consequences of climate change. Although short on out-and-out action, it is long on sensitive characterization, making you care about what will happen in the next two instalments -- ... Read more

Native Son (Vintage Classics)
Native Son (Vintage Classics)

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

The Vampire Lestat (Vampire Chronicles, Book II)
The Vampire Lestat (Vampire Chronicles, Book II)

Review:I've read everything that Anne Rice has written and have been totally
captivated by each novel (except Violin). I own each of these books
but I enjoy reading them so much that I wanted to try it on my KF. Read more

Paranormal Romance (The Vampire Prophecies Book 1)
Paranormal Romance (The Vampire Prophecies Book 1)

Review:Liked the storyline but cannot get over spelling errors. Everyone is taught " i before e ,except after c." Spell Check would have caught these and other missing letters errors. If you are proud of your work finish the process. Read more

Destined (Vampire Awakenings, Book 2)
Destined (Vampire Awakenings, Book 2)

Review:This series have so many great reviews that I thought I would give it a try so I purchased books 1 and 2.

I would go on and on about my problems whith these books, but I'll try to make it brief. First of all it seems to be no plot nor place for the "vampire" thing in the first book and even if the second gets slightly better, it is just not enough.

For example, the female protagonist is a born vampire but when his little brother fells in a trap she can't pull him up, she is not str... Read more

Letters to a Young Poet
Letters to a Young Poet

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

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