A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius907 reviews
Dave Eggers

Vintage, 2001

Hyperboles Aside; Read It and See...

+ The whole is better than some parts.

"Well they say its kind of frightening how this younger generation swings, You know its more than just some new sensation... At an early age he hits the streets, wind up tied with who he meets / You know its more than just an aggravation." --David Lee Roth, from Van Halen's "The Cradle Will Rock," ...
  
  











  



  
The Rapture of Canaan

Berkley Books, 1997
  
  











  



  
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time1436 reviews
Mark Haddon

Vintage, 2004

Inventive and Enjoyable

+ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
+ Bigger than just a story about autism
+ What a great read
  
  











  



  
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Modern Library)487 reviews
John Berendt

Modern Library, 2005

Great Read

+ enjoyed it immensley
+ as if i was walking the streets of savannah

Just read the book - you can't help but enjoy the characters and the irony.
  
  











  



  
A Farewell to Arms2 reviews
Ernest Hemingway

Simon & Schuster Audio, 2006

Attesting to this enjoyable reading by Slattery

+ Excellent Hemingway audio book

I disagree strongly with the "official" review of Slattery's reading/performance of this great and very important novel. Slattery does both Scottish and Italian accents just fine; what's more, he adopts the casual and bantering tone that is so key to understanding the nuances of the relationships ...
  
  











  



  
Water for Elephants3 reviews
Sara Gruen

Algonquin Books, 2006

Astonishing Details

+ the life of a circus
+ Fun Fiction About the Big Top of Yesteryear

The descriptive language in this unbelievably well researched book is amazing. The story transports the reader onto a circus train. It might be easy to dismiss this as a story too odd to get interested in, but it's not. Just pick it up and find yourself lost.
  
  











  



  
Fahrenheit 4518 reviews
Ray Bradbury

HarperVoyager, 2004

A must read for everyone

+ a great book of our time
+ Written in the basement of the UCLA library
+ True Fiction
+ Wonderful Book
  
  











  



  
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius907 reviews
Dave Eggers

Vintage, 2001

Hyperboles Aside; Read It and See...

+ The whole is better than some parts.

"Well they say its kind of frightening how this younger generation swings, You know its more than just some new sensation... At an early age he hits the streets, wind up tied with who he meets / You know its more than just an aggravation." --David Lee Roth, from Van Halen's "The Cradle Will Rock," ...
  
  











  



  
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time1436 reviews
Mark Haddon

Vintage, 2004

Inventive and Enjoyable

+ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
+ Bigger than just a story about autism
+ What a great read
  
  











  



  
The Rapture of Canaan

Berkley Books, 1997
  
  











  



  
A Farewell to Arms2 reviews
Ernest Hemingway

Simon & Schuster Audio, 2006

Attesting to this enjoyable reading by Slattery

+ Excellent Hemingway audio book

I disagree strongly with the "official" review of Slattery's reading/performance of this great and very important novel. Slattery does both Scottish and Italian accents just fine; what's more, he adopts the casual and bantering tone that is so key to understanding the nuances of the relationships ...
  
  











  



  
Fahrenheit 4518 reviews
Ray Bradbury

HarperVoyager, 2004

A must read for everyone

+ a great book of our time
+ Written in the basement of the UCLA library
+ True Fiction
+ Wonderful Book
  
  











  



  
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Modern Library)487 reviews
John Berendt

Modern Library, 2005

Great Read

+ enjoyed it immensley
+ as if i was walking the streets of savannah

Just read the book - you can't help but enjoy the characters and the irony.
  
  











  



  
Water for Elephants3 reviews
Sara Gruen

Algonquin Books, 2006

Astonishing Details

+ the life of a circus
+ Fun Fiction About the Big Top of Yesteryear

The descriptive language in this unbelievably well researched book is amazing. The story transports the reader onto a circus train. It might be easy to dismiss this as a story too odd to get interested in, but it's not. Just pick it up and find yourself lost.