Review:More than a commentary on Swann's jealousy or M. Charlus's homosexuality or the frivolity of the Guermantes' sorties, Marcel Proust's monumental work In Search of Lost Time paints the unsuccessful reconstruction of a forgone world and a lost existence from fickle memories, which like morning mists would fade with the rising sun. The narrator Marcel, longing for a past that didn't exist but must be created, sought to experience Bergson's continuous time rather than the fragmented and still-framed... Read more

Review:Look, there's great beauty and wit in some of Proust's writing - passages of poetic intensity that really are palpable. But let's be honest, for a modern person plowing through his books, reading Proust is an excruciating experience. One page of Swann's Way is like 20 pages of another classic novel, even one as good as, say, War and Peace. It's endless. And there are six more installments after Swann! I keep picking up and putting down Swann's Way. In that time I've read a dozen other works. Ma... Read more

Review:Powerful and very human stories though several while interesting are less plausible.Great craftsmanship in the structure of the stories and the developemnt of characters. It is not a flattering picture of post-colonial Africa. Read more

Review:I wanted to love The Family Next Door since I really enjoyed Sally Hepworth’s last novel, The Things We Keep. This book is about the secrets kept by four women neighbors in Australia. Fran, Ange, and Essie have never been close, but when Isabelle moves into the neighborhood – a single woman without a family – their paths begin to cross a bit more, and their secrets begin to unravel.

This book is told in alternating chapters between all four characters. I love that writing style, and it wo... Read more

Review:I'm glad I got this three volume set instead of the all-in-one book, which is way too thick and heavy to carry around easily. It's probably also much cheaper than the ones sold in most college bookstores. These books were in good condition as described by the seller, and arrived quickly. Read more

Review:i needed this for my english class and it came two days after I ordered it on expedited shipping. It's full of great influential material. I would recommend this even as a casual reading book. It's amazing. Read more

Review:I always enjoy a good historical mystery and this book did not disappoint. Not only does the author take you through twists and turns of who might have had a motive, he also gives the reader a small insight into the aftermath of the Holocaust as well as the British Mandate and the subsequent rebirth of an independent Israel. Read more

Review:A very different book for me. So much tragedy, angst and lies. Well written and a good story but very difficult to understand in parts. The ending is so abrupt, after all that has happened in the story, there are many unanswered questions. Read more

Review:Wonderful storyteller telling a wonderful story. Just when I thought I could not read a better book set in India and Kashmir, along comes Ms. Roy and blows me away with another wonderful tale set in that exotic, mysterious place. Thank you Ms. Roy. Read more

Review:I adore this series of book and yes you absolutely can read them as standalone but why not enjoy them all believe after reading one you'll want them all! Flynn and Chasity aka Chad or duchess are my favorite so far! Chad is a wonder woman making poem for woman and couples and oh Flynn that dirty talking aussie! Read more