Sunday, June 15th, 2008
The Road by Cormac McCarthy ISBN: 0307387895 The book is available on Amazon I was hoping for a very dark post apocalyptic novel when I purchased The Road, but instead I found what felt like a half-hearted attempt at the genre. To be honest the entire story didn't feel all that dark, hopeless, ...
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Sunday, June 15th, 2008
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides ISBN: 0446670251 The book is available on Amazon After recently reading Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides I was anxious to read another book he had written.The Virgin Suicides continues in much the same style of sarcasm and biting social commentary, while remaining very approachable to the casual reader. ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides ISBN: 0312422156 The book is available on Amazon "I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day in January of 1960; and then again, as a teenage boy, in an emergency room near Petoskey, Michigan, in August of 1974." Is your interest piqued ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway ISBN: 0743297334 The book is available on Amazon The Sun Also Rises is **censored**. In summary, the ending was quite nice. Without giving away too much I'll just say the ending was very Casablanca-ish. [xrr rating=3.5/5]
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho ISBN: 0061122416 The book is available on Amazon The Alchemist is a quaint tale about a peaceful shepherd named Santiago. He travels from his quiet existence in the hills of Spain to begin what will ultimately become the spiritual journey of his life. Unfortunately for the reader, Coelho ...
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk ISBN: 038549872 The book is available on Amazon Survivor is definitely not for everyone. Palahniuk became famous with his novel-turned major motion picture Fight Club. This novel successfully carries the torch of sarcasm, pessimism, and dark humor. That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of this novel. ...
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien ISBN: 0618260307 This book is available on Amazon The Hobbit is a prequel to the infamous The Lord of the Rings trilogy. This won't be your naive run-of-the-mill "this book rocks!!" type of reviews. To be quite honest, I found this novel to be rather bland and uninspired. ...
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