Review:The music in this item is awesome. It is calming especially when driving. As you listen you can reread the book in your mind. The book is better than the film though the film was also excellent. I am glad I bought this CD. Read more

Review:Fantastic story and fantastic reading. The reader was perfect for Mark Twain's style. This book made our 14-hour drive bearable. This is the first Mark Twain audiobook that I've listened to, and I'm looking forward to more. Read more

Review:Like the first book, I found this one very enjoyable. I thought the adventure back in time was even more engrossing here than in Angel Time. However, like the first book, I felt the adventure was too truncated. I'm used to Rice really delving into detail and emotion and I thought this adventure was sadly slight. It was still entertaining, I just felt could have been expanded. It ended on such a startling moment that I am anxious for a continuation of this series though after so many years I'm no... Read more

Review:Any translation of The Aeneid is an epic undertaking, so our response to it, given the tradeoffs inherent in converting Virgil's high Latin into another language, ought to be at least respectful, and moreover measured by appropriate sensitivity to the translator's purpose. And here, Robert Fagles has set out to convey the material to a modern, English-speaking audience, and he succeeds with a highly readable combination of fidelity and verve.

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Review:Everyone knows this book and most love it. When I read it 40 years ago I was too young to appreciate it. Now I appreciate it, but I also recognize some flaws in the writing and especially in the character development. Yes it's bold to criticize Somerset Maugham, but he's dead and I don't think he'll complain. Let's face it, he's a great writer, but even he had some flaws. The poor character, Phillip, wanders from life stage to life stage without learning anything from his mistakes. He's conti... Read more

Review:Seriously. I've read a heap of cozies, and given several an honest 5 stars. Compared to all of those, this one stands a solid 10 without exaggeration. Splendid mysteries, splendid humor, splendid compassion, extraordinary character development. Read more

Review:This is certain to become the new standard translation of Sophocles' Theban Plays. Slavitt brings with him decades of writing and translation experience to make an excellent new version of these classics. He uses mostly blank verse, which has the stately quality one expects from the Oedipus plays. Slavitt has struck a difficult balance between remaining faithful to the original and translating it for a contemporary audience. Read more

Review:I read this terrific early mystery many years ago, and I wanted a new copy (with larger print) to replace my yellowed old mass market copy. According to the dimensions in the description, this edition appeared to be a nice trade paperback. However, it is one of those print-on-demand books. It appears that a small-print edition was scanned and printed onto larger pages, because there are very wide white margins surrounding the text. I had not looked inside until I started to read the book, so it ... Read more

Review:I was thoroughly intrigued by this book and loved learning about Saint Patrick and other tidbits of information I had heard only passing bits about. This book got me interested in researching Irish history a little bit more and of course eventually I ended up reading Angela's Ashes. I highly recommend this work to anyone with an interest in history, my only negative comment comes from reading the next two in the series, Gift of the Jews and Desire of the Hills and finding that the second two ... Read more

Review:I'm reading this for a college assignment. Hate it. Hate it. I don't see why anyone likes it. I'm not Italian or Middle English. Give me a modern translation. If they can translate the Bible into readable English, surely they can translate this. Read more