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And Then There Were None 597 reviews
Agatha Christie
St. Martin's Griffin, 2004
My first Christie book...
+ The wonderful Agatha Christie
+ And Then There Were None
+ The Pinacle of Agatha Christie
+ Then There Were None-- Best book
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Life of Pi 1841 reviews
Yann Martel
Canongate Pub Ltd, 2004
no words can describe how good this is!
+ engaging, imaginative, thought-provoking
it breaks down all barriers of imagination and offers a breathtaking understanding of life through a story of simple transition from innocence to maturity...something each adult reader can relate to. be prepared for the more graphic details in the second and third section of the book which are a ...
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The Key to Rebecca
Norwalk: Easton Press, 1990
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In Cold Blood429 reviews
Truman Capote
Modern Library, 2002
Anarachy in the heartland : an American story
+ Brutal Event in Journalistic Focus
+ The first true crime book is still the best
+ In Cold Blood in a new edition
+ A Commentary on our 21st Century Culture
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The Mosquito Coast71 reviews
Paul Theroux
Mariner Books, 2006
An Important Character Study
+ An English Teacher's Wet Dream
+ Good Character Study
+ Dark, disturbing and utterly enthralling
+ The Mosquito Coast
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The Kite Runner Illustrated Edition2517 reviews
Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead Hardcover, 2007
Ki
+ Wonderful
+ Fantastic
+ powerful and moving
+ Could Not Put it Down
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"F" is for Fugitive (The Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries)32 reviews
Sue Grafton
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2005
F
+ Wonderful
+ Fugitive on the Run?
+ Kinsey is always cool!
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The Exorcist204 reviews
William Peter Blatty
HarperTorch, 2000
Regan is the archetype
+ Philosophical
+ A must read for lovers of Psychological Terror
+ "The Exorcist" Book
+ A horror story, but only incidentally
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The Osterman Weekend 19 reviews
Robert Ludlum
HarperCollins, 2000
An intriguing, suspenseful weekend.
+ the one that launched a million spy tales
Usually, being kept in the dark by a book is a bad thing. This usually results in a muddled, incomprehensible mess. Not in this case. He successfully pulls off the greatest act of intrigue ever, by intentionally leaving the reader as clueless as the main character.
The main character is ...
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The Murder Room89 reviews
P.D. James
Faber & Faber, 2003
Too Long: Edit and Cut Out 150 to 200 Pages and It Would Be Much Better
+ A Nice Addition to the Dalgliesh Series
This is my first book by the famous author P.D. James. I am certain that she has much better novels.
The opening 95 page introduction is a bit disturbing, and many readers will be tempted to stop reading and throw the novel away before page 100. She uses a Jane Austen approach to introduce the ...
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Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Agatha Christie Collection) 5 reviews
Agatha Christie
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2006
An absolutely classic!!!
+ Train of thought
+ Review of Murder on the Orient Express courtesy [...]
+ A brilliant "locked room" classic!
+ Christie and Poirot at their best
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Ethan Frome (Penguin Classics)5 reviews
Edith Wharton
Penguin Classics, 2005
Cold and bleak but haunting
+ Classic, and endlessly rereadable
+ Hope & Tragedy
+ Ethan Frome
+ A tragic love story
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Hiroshima (Armas Y Letras)198 reviews
John Hersey
Grupo Oceano, 2002
A very good book
+ Satisfaction Guaranteed
+ Great book
+ Testament to both man's violence and unselfish nurturing
+ It might be different if it was written today....
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Atonement762 reviews
Ian Mcewan
Anchor, 2007
Beautifully written and engrossing.
+ Atonement is a work of art!
+ Not a quick read.
+ Reconciliation...Really?
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Blindness (Harvest Book)363 reviews
Jose Saramago
Harvest Books, 1999
Book In Perfect Condition With Prompt Delivery
+ the white sickness
+ Very strong and disturbing story
I was very satisfied with my purchase of this book because it was in perfect condition and it was delivered in a prompt manner.
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Book 1)406 reviews
Alexander McCall Smith
Anchor, 2003
Utterly Charming
+ life-affirming book with the unforgettable main character
These books are not serious fiction, finely constructed mysteries or the greatest books ever written on Africa. Instead, they are a quiet, gentle and heartwarming series of vignettes that provide insight into the human condition and a peak at the Africa of Botswana. Further, they are not ...
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Lord of the Flies 15 reviews
Listening Library (Audio), 2005
Golding reading
+ A Must Read
+ Good recording.
Way cool! I am going to start teaching Lord of the Flies right after fall break. I have been previewing this audio version on may long drive to and from work (about 30 minutes each way.) I was so impressed with Golding reading his own book! I must say I cried at the end when Ralph breaks ...
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The Hobbit1630 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin, 2002
UNabr CD read by Rob Inglis is EXCELLENT!!!
+ Excellent book
+ Really Good MUST READ
+ The Lord of the Rings
+ Definitely There and Back Again
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Nineteen Eighty-Four70 reviews
George Orwell
Plume, 2003
May be coming to pass soon
+ Timeless story, wonderful presentation. Doubleplusgood!
+ So Possible it's scary
+ Still Relative Today
+ Forget WE, The Iron Heel and every other dystopian novel. Read this book!
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Little Dorrit (Penguin Classics)9 reviews
Charles Dickens
Penguin Classics, 2004
My favorite Dickens novel
+ A Masterful Look at the Corruptions of Wealth and Poverty - and One Shining Spirit
+ Love Almost Lost
+ a great Dickens novel but ...
+ I would give it six stars if I could
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