Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles, Book 1)1030 reviews Frank Herbert Ace Trade, 2005 3 thoughts about "Dune" + One of my first loves! + Mesmerizing fantasy world created + The Greatest Sci-Fi Tale Ever Told + Gift             Blood Meridian (Picador Books)1 review Cormac McCarthy Picador, 1994 A Cormac McCarthy vocabulary quiz As I read Blood Meridian, I jotted down words that were either unusual or new to me or familiar yet not quite recognizable. This is the case with every McCarthy book one reads - astonishment at the writer's extensive vocabulary. I've deliberately left out most of the directly Spanish terms or ...             The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay594 reviews Michael Chabon Picador, 2001 A world of its own + Comic history in the making + Masterful + The novel reads like a film + Well-written, but I see what many are saying . . .             The Sun Also Rises5 reviews Ernest Hemingway Simon & Schuster Audio, 2006 Brilliant reading by William Hurt + Deduct One Star for Uneven Job by Hurt + I Have Heard Every Reading William Hurt's narration is paced and struck me as unusual at first, but it's perfect for the material, and at the end I was so engrossed I had to immediately re-listen to the book. It's a brilliant reading of classic Hemingway.             The Piano Tuner149 reviews Daniel Mason Knopf, 2002 The Piano Tuner + A Good Read In October 1886, Edgar Drake receives an odd telegram from the British War Offices. The telegram contains a request that he leave his wife in London to travel the jungles of Burma, where he'd find an Erard grand piano that is in need of repairing. The piano belongs to an army surgeon major by the ...             The Big Sea: An Autobiography (American Century Series)12 reviews Langston Hughes Hill and Wang, 1993 The journies of a Hero + Path to Greatness + "Sometimes life is a ripe fruit too delicious for the taste of man." + Must read             Slaughterhouse-Five695 reviews Kurt Vonnegut Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1999 Essential Vonnegut, still relevant today... + A great book + Complex and Compelling + Great book.... + Vintage Science Fiction             To Reign in Hell: A Novel86 reviews Steven Brust Orb Books, 2000 Disappointed I was looking forward to a pleasurable read. That was not to be. I may have missed something, but I had a very hard time getting through this. I like this type of story. I like to read books that make me think. But - this was a chore to read. It seemed to be repetition followed by repetition. ...             Pale Fire (Everyman's Library (Cloth))84 reviews Vladimir Nabokov Everyman's Library, 1992 Read It First, Then Read The Reviews + Mind bending! + brilliant + A strange and brilliant work             The Sparrow452 reviews Mary Doria Russell Ballantine Books, 1997 Very nearly perfect + Loved the book all the way through - SPOILER ALERT!! + Spellbound I love, love, love this book. The characters grabbed a hold of my heart and I will never let them go. The pace of the book and the gradual unfolding of the story kept me turning the pages FAR longer into the night than is really good for me. (And this is the second time I've read the book - and ...             Shackleton's Boat Journey: The Narrative of the Captain of the Endurance (Historical Adventure and ...1 review Frank Arthur Worsley Narrative Press, 2004 Shackleton's boat journey This book is an interesting first hand account of the Shackleton expedition and their journey by small boat to South Georgia Island. As a narrative by the captain of the Endurance, it can make for laborious reading, as it is not written as a spell-binding novel. As well, it requires some basic ...             A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3)748 reviews George R.R. Martin Spectra, 2003 great but wait + Every book, every page, every word better than the last. + swords and kings etc best start to a fantasy series i've read. But definitely wait till they last 3 installments come out before diving it. It's no fun to wait a few years between books. it's the best of the first four books (that are out now)             20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (Scholastic Classics)174 reviews Jules Verne Scholastic Paperbacks, 2003 Excellent, Updated Translation + Reads Like a Travel Journal + Great Characters and Storyline but Descriptions Bog Down the Story + Super Reader             CATCH-22 Joseph Heller Simon and Schuster, 1961 1961 Simon and Schuster hardback, reprint edition distributed by Bookthrift, New York, with classic blue cover. Jacket has minor shelf wear and small tear. Small inscription and ink stamp on inside cover. Will ship internationally. Fast shipping from NYC.             CATCH-22 Joseph Heller Simon and Schuster, 1961 1961 Simon and Schuster hardback, reprint edition distributed by Bookthrift, New York, with classic blue cover. Jacket has minor shelf wear and small tear. Small inscription and ink stamp on inside cover. Will ship internationally. Fast shipping from NYC.             To Reign in Hell: A Novel86 reviews Steven Brust Orb Books, 2000 Disappointed I was looking forward to a pleasurable read. That was not to be. I may have missed something, but I had a very hard time getting through this. I like this type of story. I like to read books that make me think. But - this was a chore to read. It seemed to be repetition followed by repetition. ...             The Piano Tuner149 reviews Daniel Mason Knopf, 2002 The Piano Tuner + A Good Read In October 1886, Edgar Drake receives an odd telegram from the British War Offices. The telegram contains a request that he leave his wife in London to travel the jungles of Burma, where he'd find an Erard grand piano that is in need of repairing. The piano belongs to an army surgeon major by the ...             The Sun Also Rises5 reviews Ernest Hemingway Simon & Schuster Audio, 2006 Brilliant reading by William Hurt + Deduct One Star for Uneven Job by Hurt + I Have Heard Every Reading William Hurt's narration is paced and struck me as unusual at first, but it's perfect for the material, and at the end I was so engrossed I had to immediately re-listen to the book. It's a brilliant reading of classic Hemingway.             The Big Sea: An Autobiography (American Century Series)12 reviews Langston Hughes Hill and Wang, 1993 The journies of a Hero + Path to Greatness + "Sometimes life is a ripe fruit too delicious for the taste of man." + Must read             Pale Fire (Everyman's Library (Cloth))84 reviews Vladimir Nabokov Everyman's Library, 1992 Read It First, Then Read The Reviews + Mind bending! + brilliant + A strange and brilliant work