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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel 189 reviews
David Wroblewski
Ecco, 2008
Amazing story
What a wonderful experience to read this beautiful story and know Edgar Sawtelle. I never wanted the pages to end - it is engaging, exciting, sad, happy, heartwarming, intense and thought provoking. I can't wait for David Wroblewski to give us another book!
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Batman: The Killing Joke 150 reviews
Alan Moore, Brian Bolland
DC Comics, 2008
Batman: The Killing Joke
Great insight into why the Joker may be who is is, very easy read should take about an hour.
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Loving Frank: A Novel 137 reviews
Nancy Horan
Ballantine Books, 2008
Mamah May-muh Martha!
Mamah, May-muh, Martha! She was born at the wrong time and wrong place! She was educated in Ann Arbor Michigan at the turn of the 20th century, had the pedigree of the upright Midwestern railroaders who valued work and honesty, married a decent and loving businessman-gregarious provider, had the tenacious intellect of a sharp librarian-school marm and suffragist-feminist, was a "looker", but ...
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns322 reviews
Frank Miller
DC Comics, 1997
Chasing the Dragon
At this writing there are 321 customer reviews about this book. The overwhelming majority of them rating it with 5 stars. It's very likely this review will never be read, but I just had to have my say.
This book is so good it will almost ruin your comic reading life. I guess I was 12 or 13 when I first read this and I've reread it maybe a couple dozen times over the years. I've come to regard ...
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A Thousand Splendid Suns1269 reviews
Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead, 2007
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Amazing detail. Wonderful story. I was skeptical about whether a man could understand the suffering of women in a repressive society, but I was wrong. Beautifully written. The friendship between Layla and Mirim is unforgettable. A must read.
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The Lace Reader: A Novel62 reviews
Brunonia Barry
William Morrow, 2008
Fun, Thought Provoking and Atmospheric
Halfway through this novel I was inspired to visit Salem, MA, and will revisit now that I've finished the work. The atmosphere of the town, its history and legacy are well delivered in The Lace Reader.
The book opens with a young woman returning reluctantly to Salem following a period of emotional turmoil. Her time in Salem forces her to reconnect with her past and the secrets of her family. ...
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Water for Elephants: A Novel1408 reviews
Sara Gruen
Algonquin Books, 2007
AMAZING READ
This is an incredible book and I'd recommend it to anyone. It should be made into a movie. Amazing and captivating from start to finish. WOW!!!
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Watchmen464 reviews
Alan Moore
DC Comics, 1995
The Classic 'must read' for Comic Fans
I doubt I'm going to say anything that hasn't been said before about the classic graphic novel. I would recommend this to anyone, and would call is a must read for any fan of comic books. From the first page I found this to be one of those stores where I didn't want to put it down. And when I wasn't reading it I was thinking about it. It starts of as sort of a murder mystery, and ends up, ...
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The Host: A Novel507 reviews
Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
The Host: A novel
Very interesting to see human life from within an alien consciousness. Sounds like this might be really weird, but instead, I keep turning the pages with interest, and curiousity. Highly recommend this book.
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Batman: Year One95 reviews
Frank Miller
DC Comics, 2007
THE Origin Of The Batman
Frank Miller put together the best re-telling of the beginnings of Batman. From the death of Bruce Wayne's parents, all the way through his first tenuous year as a crime fighter. You can see where a lot of Batman Begins was inspired by this piece of work. It's the first graphic novel I was ever given, and would make a valuable addition to your collection.
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Chasing Harry Winston: A Novel 80 reviews
Lauren Weisberger
Simon & Schuster, 2008
If the devil wore Prada, then this is off the rack
Why is it called Chasing Harry Winston when only one of the characters wants to get married? The title and the cover art make you think all three of the girls are trying to get married.
The Devil Wears Prada was funny and original, but both Everyone Worth Knowing and Chasing Harry Winston are essentially the same novel, complete with a chef/cook and a writer/editor, only not nearly as good.
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Things Fall Apart: A Novel529 reviews
Chinua Achebe
Anchor, 1994
The foundation for modern African literature
I was surprised and disappointed in some of the incredibly harsh reviews of this book. Since I've read a decent amount of African literature (not a vast amount), my first thoughts are that "Things Fall Apart" isn't superior to some of those novels. However, it is also important to realize this was a pre-cursor and likely an influence on many if not all of those more recent novels. One needs to ...
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Swan Peak: A Dave Robicheaux Novel35 reviews
James Lee Burke
Simon & Schuster, 2008
James Lee discourages me
Everytime I think I am ready to write the Great American Novel, or at least something that will ring the cash register in Florida, I read or re-read James Lee Burke and decide my father wsa right when he said "I should be selling shoes". If Mr Burke is not the greatest living American writer he is certainly on the short list. Kudos, James Lee, and keep writing so I don't have to.
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Unaccustomed Earth92 reviews
Jhumpa Lahiri
Knopf, 2008
Beautiful
Unaccustomed Earth is a beautiful follow up to Interpreter of Maladies, which I had read and loved. Here, Jhumpa Lahiri returns to similar subject matter, the everyday lives of Bengali immigrants. Her characters remain, as ever, complex, well wrought creations that you feel you know intimately. I loved every story in this collection especially the long one at the end, which is more like a short ...
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Batman: The Long Halloween117 reviews
Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale
DC Comics, 1999
Harvey Dent, Tragic Character
This is probably one of the first stories that really showed Harvey Dent as a tragic figure in the Batman universe rather than some demented villain with a duel identity issue. The Long Halloween probably did the best of showing the relationship of Batman, Jim Gordon, and Gotham's DA Dent. That is of course until The Dark Knight came in theaters. However you can see where pieces of this story ...
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The Alchemist1253 reviews
Paulo Coelho
HarperCollins, 2006
BOUGHT AS GIFT
I bought 2 of these books as a gift for students entering college as part of a required reading before the semester starts. Purchase price beat all the local bookstores.
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To Kill a Mockingbird1748 reviews
Harper Lee
Grand Central Publishing, 1988
Harper Lee's one and only
This book has to be among the best in human history. Flawlessly written from the perspective of a child and full of wisdom. Everyone should read this book.
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Love the One You're With204 reviews
Emily Giffin
St. Martin's Press, 2008
great summer book!
didn't expect too much from this one, just a fun read for my vacation. but i was pleasantly surprised by the quality and depth of the story. the author writes very fluidly and is a natural storyteller. the book has a lot of insights into relationships and love that go beyond most books in this genre. i look forward to reading other books by this author in the future, whether i am on vacation ...
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Chasing Darkness: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole)47 reviews
Robert Crais
Simon & Schuster, 2008
At long last Elvis is back
I love all the Elvis Cole books. This was no exception. His wit and humor interspersed with the action and drama have me flying through the book. I would love to see another book focusing on Joe Pike though. He is one of the most fascinating charcters I have discovered and I always want more of Joe. But overall this was as good as I anticipated.
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The Kite Runner2444 reviews
Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead Trade, 2004
I just came back from a trip to Afghanistan!!!
I just finished this book yesterday and let me tell you, I am so very glad I tried it. The only thing I knew about this book is that it was best seller for a while now. I started reading the first page and was so mesmerized. Before I knew it, I was about fifty pages in. This book is simply beautiful. Written so poetically and vividly, you feel like you are right there with the characters, growing ...
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