Mark Twain: Four Complete Novels10 reviews
Mark Twain

Gramercy, 1993

Great collection

+ Satisfaction
+ Classics
+ A Classic
  
  











  



  
Kiss of the Spider Woman26 reviews
Manuel Puig

Vintage, 1991

for the footnotes

+ "Reality . . . Isn't Restricted by This Cell We Live In"
+ An unlikely friendship, and some plot twists...
+ Very visual gay "Thousand and One Nights"
+ kiss of the spider woman
  
  











  



  
Passione D'Amore2 reviews
Bernard Giraudeau, Valeria D'Obici

Kino International, 1994

Obsessive love

+ Fascinating and repulsive, all at the same time----

This is one of the truly great films--if not the greatest--about obsessive love. Based on a short novel of the same name by Igino Tarchetti, it is one of the unsung masterpieces of Italian film. In 19th century Italy, a strikingly handsome officer is sent far from his home town, also the site of ...
  
  











  



  
Aida (The Black Dog Opera Library)7 reviews

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 1996

A Valuable Collection Piece

+ EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE, EXCELLENT PRESENTATION, BUT...
+ The Greatest Aida Ever Made
+ Epic - Classic - Masterpiece - BRAVO!!!!!
+ This series is a wonderful experience for new opera fans.
  
  











  



  
Nights of Cabiria81 reviews
Giulietta Masina, Franca Marzi

Homevision, 2000

What Pretty Woman Should Have Been

+ My most favorite movie in 45 years of watching films
+ lovely and disturbing
+ Surprisingly, a powerful emotional experience...
+ Unforgettable and beautiful!
  
  











  



  
Zorba the Greek70 reviews
Nikos Kazantzakis

Touchstone, 1996

Hey Everyman, This is for You Too

+ Editorial Spoiler
+ good book
+ astounding, a discovery of vitality
+ The raw truth and the meaning of life
  
  











  



  
Les Misérables (Signet Classics)255 reviews
Victor Hugo

Signet Classics, 1987

Every Christian Should Read This Book

+ required reading in jr. college is great lit
+ Y'learn something new every day...
+ Oh my how I loved reading this
+ Breathtaking
  
  











  



  
La Bohème (The Black Dog Opera Library)4 reviews

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 1996

This book has caused me to fall in love with opera.

+ Beautiful Book with Fine Recording
+ Well-balanced and vividly theatrical "Boheme"
+ Fantastic Package for Opera Beginners and Aficionados
  
  











  



  
Ragtime119 reviews
E. L. Doctorow

Plume, 1997

History? Fiction? Fictory? Who cares, it's great!

+ If only all books were this great!
+ The Doctorow is in...

Give this one a few chapters to hook you, as Doctorow's style here won't suit everyone's tastes. There is very little dialogue, and often he employs repetitive staccato sentences in brief summary descriptions, like: "He came in. He sat down. He counted his change. He put it in his pocket and ...
  
  











  



  
Shakespeare: The Complete Works2 reviews
William Shakespeare, G. B. Harrison

Heinle & Heinle Publishers, 1952

This is an excelent compilation of the works of Shakespeare

+ Harrison's Shakespeare

This is the most excelent compliation of the works of William Shakespeare that I have ever seen. The introductions to the works are thorough and the footnotes are easily understandable. I highly recomend this book to any Shakespeare fan
  
  











  



  
Smiles of a Summer Night31 reviews
Ulla Jacobsson, Eva Dahlbeck

Homevision, 2000

Laughter can save lives

+ Tears behind smiles
+ INGMAR BERGMAN, OPUS 16
+ Bergman's First Great Film
  
  











  



  
Don Quijote (Norton Critical Editions)21 reviews
Miguel De Cervantes

W. W. Norton, 1999

the best modern translation

+ Without discretion there can be no humor
+ A well done translation faithful to Cervantes' original style
+ Classics Never Die
  
  











  



  
Guys and Dolls: The Stories of Damon Runyon10 reviews
Damon Runyon

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1992

An American original

+ Citizens and Characters of which you must read more than somewhat
+ Guys and Dolls, Indeed!
+ More to Runyan than just a nice comic read
+ MORE RUNYON PLEASE !
  
  











  



  
The Berlin Stories: The Last of Mr. Norris and Goodbye to Berlin (New Directions Book)24 reviews
Christopher Isherwood

New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1963

"Even now I can't altogether believe that any of this has really happened."

+ Style--and plenty of it
+ Early 1930's Revelation of Nazi Growth [T]
+ Excellent Book, Unacceptably Shoddy Printing
  
  











  



  
Holy Bible: King James Version: Standard Text Edition42 reviews
Baker Publishing Group

Cambridge, 1995

Easy on the eyes

+ Simple and great
+ I'm not a KJV only person, but....
+ Beautiful Bible
  
  











  



  
Candide (A Norton Critical Edition)7 reviews
Voltaire

W. W. Norton, 1991

Some Candides Are Better Than Others

+ Satire of Picaresque Optimism: All Is For The Best
+ Brilliant, witty and clever: you'll laugh so hard at Candide
+ Life's too mysterious, don't take it serious
  
  











  



  
Mark Twain: Four Complete Novels10 reviews
Mark Twain

Gramercy, 1993

Great collection

+ Satisfaction
+ Classics
+ A Classic
  
  











  



  
Zorba the Greek70 reviews
Nikos Kazantzakis

Touchstone, 1996

Hey Everyman, This is for You Too

+ Editorial Spoiler
+ good book
+ astounding, a discovery of vitality
+ The raw truth and the meaning of life
  
  











  



  
Kiss of the Spider Woman26 reviews
Manuel Puig

Vintage, 1991

for the footnotes

+ "Reality . . . Isn't Restricted by This Cell We Live In"
+ An unlikely friendship, and some plot twists...
+ Very visual gay "Thousand and One Nights"
+ kiss of the spider woman
  
  











  



  
Nights of Cabiria81 reviews
Giulietta Masina, Franca Marzi

Homevision, 2000

What Pretty Woman Should Have Been

+ My most favorite movie in 45 years of watching films
+ lovely and disturbing
+ Surprisingly, a powerful emotional experience...
+ Unforgettable and beautiful!