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To Kill a Mockingbird 1739 reviews
Harper Lee
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2002
A inspiring book to read it will touch your heart
Embrace The Light; a women's story through poetry to touch your heartThis book touched my heart. I highly reccommend it. A real classic. To foster peace and open the minds for others.
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My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead: Great Love Stories, from Chekhov to Munro 2 reviews
Harper, 2008
Eugenides says "the perishable nature of love is what gives love its profound importance in our lives."
Jeffrey Eugenides titled this book from a Latin poet, Catullus (84 BC), who wrote a poem which includes the title line in translation. It's a foreshadowing of the themes of the collected stories within, themes involving the bittersweet, well that's an understatement, aspects of love. Love affairs are often just that -- affairs. Eugenides remarks that Catullus' poems "speak to the stories in ...
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From Dead to Worse (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 8) 111 reviews
Charlaine Harris
Ace Hardcover, 2008
Charlaine Harris strikes again
The latest in the Sookie Stackhouse series adds to the increasingly complex world of vamps & supes. Harris combines humor and horror as she continues Sookie's education in the previously unseen aspects of life prior to the vampires' making themselves known. Enjoyable indeed.
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The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead342 reviews
Max Brooks
Three Rivers Press, 2003
This book is hilarious
The book is presented in a serious fashion; sort of like mocking the other "survival" guides out there (namely the "Worst Case" books). The fact that it is "serious" in nature makes it a hilarious book.
The book is divided into three sections:
1) The first section explains how to survive a zombie attack. It covers everything from securing your home, to working in a good, to clean up ...
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers341 reviews
Mary Roach
W. W. Norton & Company, 2004
STIFF - INFORMATIVE AND HUMOROUS
I found myself laughing out loud and fascinated, as well. Very well written and researched; plus, gave me pause for reflection regarding my own "donation(s)". Be warned, however, some may find the subject matter offensive.
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All Together Dead (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 7)159 reviews
Charlaine Harris
Ace, 2008
A Good Book in the Middle of a Dry Run
I think that the reason I might have liked this book so much was because recently authors are in between books or just not interesting. I mean it was a good book, no lie, but I was willing to wait for it to come out as paperback before I read it.
In this book the characters seemed particualrly deeper, such as Sookie and Eric, and I liked the fact that it wasn't just a new adventure but ...
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Dead Heat (Political Thrillers Series #5)128 reviews
Joel C. Rosenberg
Tyndale House Publishers, 2008
A Prophesy for America???
Dead Heat will have you sit up straight and pay attention. The attack on the US is an effective one, done with a devastating, primarily low tech approach. Without the right leadership in office, this country will surely collapse if this scenario or something close to it is ever played out. Rest assured our enemies and those who hate us, and there are many, are reading this book with a possible ...
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Dead Until Dark (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 1)274 reviews
Charlaine Harris
Ace Books, 2001
Good Book
I am really enjoying this series. I get so wrapped up in Sookie's life as soon as I finish one book I pick up the other.
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Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, No. 15) 593 reviews
Patricia Cornwell
Putnam Adult, 2007
This ties the whole series together
Patricia Cornwell has had many stories and story lines throughout the series. The characters have evolved greatly over the years. Book of the Dead uses the highest technology to help solve the case. It ties in old fashioned policework, forensic advances while bringing a personal touch to the characters. I loved Book of the Dead. I have read about the story line jumping around in reviews...I ...
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Santa Fe Dead15 reviews
Stuart Woods
Putnam Adult, 2008
Entertaining
I started reading Woods' novels after meeting him at a book signing event in Florida. We sat next to each other and had a chance to exchange ideas. So far I have read and enjoyed a few of his many novels.
SANTA FE DEAD is my first Ed Eagle novel, and I plan to read the first two. Woods has created several casts of characters, and some of the plots and events bleed from one series to another. ...
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Living Dead in Dallas (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 2)124 reviews
Charlaine Harris
Ace Books, 2002
Delicious!
As always, reading about Sookie's adventures is a delight. She's a down to earth, southern girl with an unusual ability that makes her desirable to all supernatural creatures. Her relationship with Bill is still sweet to this point, with them having a minor obstacle and jealousy running supreme. My hormones speed up again with Eric's scenes, as his humorous flirting and determined seduction is my ...
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Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan, Book 1)218 reviews
Kim Harrison
Eos, 2004
Woo Hoo!
This is by far my favorite paranormal series! I can't wait for the next book. Rachel Morgan is spectacular!
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Life Among the Dead34 reviews
Lisa Williams
Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008
Fabulous lady!
This book is the best read. I love Lisa Williams. I do not even know her personally..but respect her openess and honesty and sincerity. She has helped me find a new spirituality within myself. I now feel comfortable with the idea of death for myself and loved ones...no fear.
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Speaker for the Dead (Ender, Book 2)401 reviews
Orson Scott Card
Tor Books, 1994
Aidan's book review
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card is the sequel to Enders Game. It's about a man, Andrew Wiggin, the protagonist from Enders Game, and how he sets out on a quest to redeem himself from his sin of wiping out a race of intelligent species from another planet who meant no harm to the world. To accomplish this he believes that he should help a new species of intelligent life that has been ...
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Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest4 reviews
Lincoln Hall
Tarcher, 2008
Amazing story :-)
Over two years ago, Lincoln experienced the best and the worst of Mt Everest. He was reaching the summit when he got a severe case of altitude sickness. His group attempted to revive him, but when that failed he was left for dead, very close to the summit. As fate would have it, a group of climbers making their way up, saw him in desperate need of help and ultimately saved his life. He writes ...
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Day by Day Armageddon (A Zombie Novel)174 reviews
J. L. Bourne
Permuted Press, 2007
Absolute 'must' for the shambling Z-fan
I'm trying to catch up on my reviews, so I'll not repeat what many others here have said, only summarize:
Read This Book.
The author's choice of how the story is presented (jornal format), plus the 'pure' shambling Zs archtype, combined with a genuinely 'good' storyline and characters that you not only related to, but want to hear more about, makes this book a 'must read' for fans of the ...
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Thunder and Ashes (The Morningstar Strain)12 reviews
Z.A. Recht
Permuted Press, 2008
Great zombie book
This is a rare exception of the sequel being better than the original. Thunder and Ashes is awesome, the morningstar strain is as contagious a read is a virus!!!
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Do Dead People Watch You Shower?: And Other Questions You've Been All but Dying to Ask a Medium12 reviews
Concetta Bertoldi
Harper Paperbacks, 2008
Delightful and informative
This is a wonderful book! The question and answer format is one that has long been needed for this kind of subject. Examples of two of the questions: "Are we still married to our spouses on the Other Side?" "How is it that the dead, in spirit form, can manipulate material objects on this side?" I had long wondered about the latter, and her answer made perfect sense to me.
Concetta does an ...
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Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, Book 7)91 reviews
Jim Butcher
Roc, 2006
Worth reading!
These books are great! If you love science fiction you will love these books. The author is funny, witty and holds your interest from cover to cover. I ordered the complete set and read through it in a week! I hope they bring the television series back to SciFi. It is more entertaining a series that SciFi brought back, Dr. Who, or as I call it "the doctor's non habit forming sleep remedy"! ...
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Smells Like Dead Elephants: Dispatches from a Rotting Empire4 reviews
Matt Taibbi
Grove Press, Black Cat, 2007
The doctor is in.
As a longtime fan of Hunter S. Thompson's political reporting and social commentary I was first exposed to Matt Taibbi when i learned that he had inherited the very same job that the good Dr. HST held at the Foriegn Affairs Desk at Rolling Stone magazine. Pretty bold move to take that one on because nobody (I thought) could inherit that mantle from HST and do it justice. Well, I was wrong. Matt ...
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