Review:This book follows the 16 years of making a dictionary. However, it is a translation, which is fine, but it will jump suddenly. At one point 15 years, or maybe 13 years. And if you are not paying close attention, you wonder how you got there. The last chapter is thoughtful and precise. But apparently, the author does not care for relationships or character development Read more

Review:Nevare was the least likable character in the book. Arthur W. Jordin, in comments to other reviewers, keeps telling people to become more familiar with western history, as if the world of Nevare is real. Get real Art! This is FANTASY. And not very good. I'll keep slogging in Renegade just to find out how it all ends but will probably just skim it. There were other more interesting characters in this book that could have been developed to make it a good read (Epiny, Yari). Actually, Nevare... Read more

Review:Still a classic. My granddaughter needed to read and do a report on it for school, so down loaded it on my kindle. After she was done with the homework, I also read it. Yep, still made me cry like it did when I read it for a homework many many years ago. Read more

Review:This book is full of humor. I found myself giggling aloud as I read about the various tricks the monkeys play on the boy. I won't give the story away. It's an easy, enjoyable read. My ten yr old daughter also enjoyed it. Read more

Review:Loving devotion, decency and courage can come from an assortment of places-our mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and friends-but one would not immediately suspect that those qualities would or could come from a scruffy, beat-up old coon dog named Sounder. It just goes to show that pluck and deep affection can soar up and out where we least expect it. In the heart of the old South there is a deep-rooted and pervasive, detrimental thinking that is the general make-up of the majority's attitude. ... Read more

Review:History was good; story was good; research was good; but it all could have been done in 300 to 400 pages, not the 600 she took to tell the tale. She, like Dickens, must have been paid by the word. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it. Read more

Review:I could not wait to read this after running across it in a library while running errands for a 'client'. The author never disappoints! The condition of the item and the delivery were. without question, exceptional! Thanks! Read more

Review:Characters

Where do I start? I loved Evelyn. Loved loved loved. She had spark, gusto, whatever else you want to call it. She was an Elizabeth Bennett (I'm going to do a lot of Pride and Prejudice comparisons, so be prepared for those). Evelyn, while not being able to do a lot of things because she was a woman in the late 1800s, she was still able to get a lot done in her search for her sister. She wasn't helpless which made me so, so happy.

Mr. Kent, I was afraid about him. It was ... Read more

Review:Amelia Peabody and her brood often take their time in geting down to the business of a tale. In Lord of the Silent, however, I wasn't sure if the action ever really started, despite a series of false apprehensions. Perhaps Peters bit off too much to chew: WW I, Egyptology, the antiques market, global spying and various household crises. A bit too cute, too precious, and too long. Read more

Review:De Rosnay's writing did justice to the unusual premise of this story. I enjoyed every aspect and, while it didn't engage me fully as emotionally as Sarah's Key, I could not detract anything for that. Sarah's Key was, for me, an exceptional, never-to-be-forgotten book that ensured that I would read everything that Ms. de Rosnay might ever write. In The House I Loved, she again engaged me completely. Read more