Review:"GOD IS DEAD" These words are perhaphs the most famous and most misunderstood words uttered by any modern philosopher. Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most overlooked and underestimated philosophers in recent memory. He embodies the great ideas of Kierkegaard and Schopenhauer who proceeded him in the founding of the school of existentialism. The difference between them and Nietzsche? Nietzsche can write, his prose and poetry are beautifully written and an excellent alternative to the drab and ... Read more

Review:I was sorely disappointed in this book, having heard from several people how good it was. Unlike most of the nonfiction work I have read, Queen Elizabeth is made out in this story to be an indecisive romantic simpleton who had to be lead to every important decision she made by the men surrounding her. Instead of masterfully playing the field to keep alliances as most historians feel she did, she is portrayed as whining and indecisive about her lovelife as well, controlled totally by Robert Dud... Read more

Review:I enjoyed this portrayal of Katherine Howard and Anne of Cleves in this book. It certainly is a different concept to previous Philippa Gregory novels. I also appreciated the narrative of Jane Boleyn, right up to her beheading! Read more

Review:In her previous work, Gregory told the story of Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry Tudor, as seen through the eyes of her lesser-known sister, Mary. In this follow-up work, Gregory uses a completely fictional character, Hannah Green, to follow the reign of Queen Mary, the once-beloved daughter of Henry who was declared illegitimate and exiled before finally coming into her inheritance. Hannah, a young girl of 14, is the queen's "fool" because she has the gift of second sight. She came into roya... Read more

Review:Written especially for those who love their history delivered in the novel format. Gregory always includes wonderful research information in her epilogue and bibliography. Great story well told. I always learn something new from this author. Read more

Review:Texts are fragile and all too easily lost to oblivion. Horrific acts that forever erase cultural memory can often result from unforeseen and uncontrollable natural acts, such as fires. Fires eat ideas. A catastrophic fire in a historical library has culture for lunch. Such random conflagrations could even out-censor Big Brother. Luckily, humanity still possesses "Sir Gawain and the Green Night" because a 1731 fire did not engulf a manuscript known as "Cotton Nero A.x." Dating to the time of Chau... Read more

Review:This book is a delight. Some of the criticisms listed here remark that the biography, though beautiful, is not informative enough, humorless, or even fundamentally dislikable. I disagree. I believe that Nabakov possessed enough skill and intent to write an autobiography in any tone or context he might choose; I therefore believe that the lens through which he shows us his youth has been carefully chosen and rendered. Dry accounts of facts and events in so many biographies make them a struggl... Read more

Review:I really enjoyed this book. It was nice having an overview of the previous books just to refresh the memory ;) and the map was really neat to have. Also, the food receipies were neat to have as well. I loved this book. Thanks~!~ Read more

Review:I saw the Alfred Hitchcock movie just prior to buying the book. The movie is outstanding, but the book is even better!! Even though it was written in 1950, it translate well into today. Definitely worth reading. Read more

Review:This is the third book in the Ripley series and Hightower delivers again. Our book club has decided to read this series as part of our bucket/book list. We have read two of the books in a row. We originally were going to read a book a year from the series but were so excited by the last one that we read this one the next month. Will see if we really wait a year. I have the movie now too but havent watched it yet. Read more