Review:Thackeray, William Makepeace. Vanity Fair

Once Vanity Fair was once an optional choice for A Level GCSE students, but has for many years been replaced by more modern, shorter and more ‘relevant’ texts such as Lord of the Flies or Of Mice and Men. This is understandable but a pity because ealier texts have much to offer, historically as well as culturally. Apart from offering the reader a good story Vanity Fair is an amusing look into the Regency world in which social positions are rigid... Read more

Review:John Scalzi has done a great job creating and altiverse in which physically disabled persons are able to join the world of the mobile (kudos, there, too!) with remotely steered ... androids, for want of a better term (besides threeps, which belongs to Mr Scalzi). He has also done a great job - in both this and the previous novel “Lock In” - of creating a rapid-turn mystery ride that blends in the unique societal aspects of the technology with good old solid mystery writing and crime solving.
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Review:Having read the whole series up to date, I can truly say that these stories are not only thrilling but a page turner from beginning to end. There are so many different scenerio's that could happen in this book that it could go on forever! My favorite book so far is when the gunslinger goes back to his childhood as a young lad. My advice is to read from the first book to the last one written though otherwise you'll be confused if you don't know the full story behind the gunslinger and his... Read more

Review:In 1967, bored with a steady diet of History classes, I enrolled in a Creative Writing class taught by Dick Hugo (University of Montana). There I became acquainted with a young Native American student/poet by the name of Jim Welch. He was a charming and gentle,shy soul. His poetry dwarfed the clumsy efforts of most of his classmates. Of course when he began to publish, I read each of his works as soon as I could get my hands on them. His voice is as authentic as you can find, to the point tha... Read more

Review:I found this book to be difficult in many ways. Being in the hero's mind and re-experiencing the war events was painful to read. The jumping from reality to mythology slowed the pace of understanding. My book group had many who did not even finish the book despite the descriptions of nature that were very inspiring. Read more

Review:Since the first book in the "If I Run" series didn't end, I bought this second book. Seriously, another non-ending story?! The plot just keeps rehashing the same events of the first book. Another fake ID, or two, more burner phones purchased. NOTHING NEW!! I give up. No more for me! Read more

Review:I love a book that I simultaneously can't wait to finish but yet want to last forever! I plowed through this book. I love reading stories from multiple perspectives and seeing the pieces fit together. This was perfection! Read more

Review:This poor girl has gone from inexperienced to an all out wh*re in a matter of months. It's a lot going on with secondary story lines but I won't give anything away... I'll just proceed with reading book #2! Read more

Review:Allyson Healey has always been the good girl, which is why she's not exactly sure why she's ditching the rest of her tour group to see an underground performance of Twelfth Night in England. But when she sees him again--Willem--she knows he's the reason. There's something about him that makes her want to stop being good, rule-following Allyson and become the wilder world traveler Lulu. So, against all her inhibitions, she goes off with him to Paris for a day that she will never forget. And it's ... Read more

Review:Cody's reaction to her best friend's suicide is understandable. They've been living apart for the first time in their lives. Meg got a scholarship to University and Cody's biding her time raising funds to eventually join Meg. In the meantime though she's been struggling with a sense of resentment over the fact that she's had to remain in their small home town while Meg's off having new experiences and making new friends.

What basically comes next is Cody's attempt to understand how and wh... Read more