Review:This book is mainly for my nephew. As a child growing up I had a hard time reading.
My nephew is going thru the same problems that I had. Fortunately, this book has what
I have been looking for to help encourage him to get involved more in his readings.
The book has simple sentences with brightly colored pictures as well as heroes that
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Review:Dismal and abysmal. Fails to capture the place or the time which are both central to the plot. Doesn't manage to create characters of any depth and the hero/anti-hero has a bit of a flourishing finish but a very mediocre start and middle.Storyline has elaborate twists that leave the reader untouched, slight raise of the eyebrows but nothing that touches the inner self. SOOOOO disappointing after THE ROOM. Read more

Review:.When my kids were very young, I told them that the stars shining in the night sky were the teeth that the tooth fairy collected. If I had read Toothless Wonder then, I would've had a much better explanation.

I was a high school English teacher and an elementary school librarian, and I am a HUGE fan of the Junie B. series. I understand parents' concerns about the grammar, attitudes, behavior, etc. in these books, but all you have to do is discuss these issues with your child/ren.
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Review:Out of all of Ray Bradbury's prodigious gifts, perhaps none is greater than his ability to capture the true essence of childhood in a timeless manner. While his most prolific period is now four decades past, Bradbury's descriptions of the hopes and fears of childhood still strike a powerful chord; in particular, he is able to capture the fears of childhood from an adult's perspective, without in any way minimizing them.
In "Something Wicked This Way Comes" the reader is treated the pinnacle ... Read more

Review:Ray Bradbury is undoubtedly one of our greatest short stories writers of our time, and perhaps of all time. Whichever collection of his you find yourself picking up, you will instantly be delighted with his magical worlds and lyrical prose. A lot of his stories go one step further, leaving you with a sense of wonder and contemplation. Bradbury shouldn't be simply considered and categorized as a science fiction or fantasy writer; he ultimately writes about people and their interactions with ea... Read more

Review:A strange man's magical tattooes weave stories while he sleeps, stories that amaze, excite, and horrify. And when the moon is risen and the tales are told, the dark marks may tell the most horrifying story of all.

Bradbury isn't for everyone, and several of his stories aren't for the squeamish. This collection of short stories is mostly tame, and as uneven in quality as most short-story collections. "The Veldt" and "Zero Hour" are brilliantly-stirred blends of sci-fi and gothic horror, wh... Read more

Review:The book had a little tearing on the binding but other than that it was in good condition. The story is different from the animated film. I enjoyed the interesting history the story brings to the readers. Read more

Review:Note: I made some immature Mormon angry because of my negative reviews of books that attempted to prove the Book of Mormon, and that person has been slamming my reviews almost as fast as they are posted.

So, your "helpful" votes are appreciated. Thanks, and note that a short review is not necessarily a bad review if it leads you to a great book.

I cannot add much in review of this classic novel, but I will quote a few wonderful lines that may lead you to read the book. Bradbury is ... Read more

Review:This is not a review of Boccaccio, just this translation that originated in 1886. The 19th century English literature is fantastic. There is no reason that a translation of the bawdy Boccaccio should not reflect the wit of Austin, the 3 dimensions of Dickens or the wonder of Melville and so many others.

I am sorry to say that this translation, unless you like the faux archaic touch such as, "Thou doth protest, prithily, my lady," just plainly sucks. To call it prim and proper is not enoug... Read more

Review:I have been a student of the classics since I was young. Naturally, I had been exposed to the Aeneid early on in the fashion that most students are: with the revered Robert Fitzgerald translation. Through the years many translations, both good and bad, have been published: Humphries, Lombardo (probably one of the best), and Mandelbaum to name a few of the most popular.

My adoration of the Ruden translation started in the most modest way. I was browsing through volumes in a used book st... Read more