Their Eyes Were Watching God406 reviews
Zora Neale Hurston

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006

Southern Florida in the early 20th century and one black woman's story

+ A Beautiful Piece of Literature
+ Among the Most Influential African-American Novels of the 20th Century
+ Dreamy little novel
  
  











  



  
Wide Sargasso Sea (Norton Critical Editions)122 reviews
Jean Rhys

W. W. Norton, 1998

Interesting and Exciting Read

+ Rich, sensual take on a classic character
+ prequel to Jane Eyre intriques...
+ moods as varied as the skies over the West Indies
  
  











  



  
Snowman Snowman: Fables and Fantasies1 review
Janet Frame

George Braziller, 1993

Different and wonderful

Originally published in the US with another collection called "The Reservoir," these short stories differ from Frame's prose and memoirs. The result is a wonderful, haunting, imaginative collection of short stores.
  
  











  



  
The Sorrow of War43 reviews
Bao Ninh

Riverhead Trade, 1996

A human being's duty on this earth is to live, not to kill

+ The "All Quiet on the Western Front" of the Vietnam War
+ Sorrow indeed!
+ A Must Read!
  
  











  



  
As I Lay Dying191 reviews
William Faulkner

Vintage, 1991

Homegoing

+ Worth the effort!
+ A Grim, Morbid, and Compelling Tale
+ Now I can get them teeth...
  
  











  



  
An American Childhood64 reviews
Annie Dillard

Harper Perennial, 1988

Awakenings

+ A Change of Heart

Suddenly this book hit me, what a prize it was, out of the blue. Who was expecting it? Like when you hear a song you will love forever. This is it. She has had many of the same fascinations I had--rock collecting, for example. And her words are just right, how it's like entering a cave, and a ...
  
  











  



  
Othello (Folger Shakespeare Library)46 reviews
William Shakespeare

Washington Square Press, 2004

Villainy as art

+ Excellent copy of Othello
+ Great Read
+ Shakespeare's tragic play between Othello and Desdemona
+ Awesome plot with a rise and fall.
  
  











  



  
An American Childhood64 reviews
Annie Dillard

Harper Perennial, 1988

Awakenings

+ A Change of Heart

Suddenly this book hit me, what a prize it was, out of the blue. Who was expecting it? Like when you hear a song you will love forever. This is it. She has had many of the same fascinations I had--rock collecting, for example. And her words are just right, how it's like entering a cave, and a ...
  
  











  



  
As I Lay Dying191 reviews
William Faulkner

Vintage, 1991

Homegoing

+ Worth the effort!
+ A Grim, Morbid, and Compelling Tale
+ Now I can get them teeth...
  
  











  



  
Snowman Snowman: Fables and Fantasies1 review
Janet Frame

George Braziller, 1993

Different and wonderful

Originally published in the US with another collection called "The Reservoir," these short stories differ from Frame's prose and memoirs. The result is a wonderful, haunting, imaginative collection of short stores.
  
  











  



  
Othello (Folger Shakespeare Library)46 reviews
William Shakespeare

Washington Square Press, 2004

Villainy as art

+ Excellent copy of Othello
+ Great Read
+ Shakespeare's tragic play between Othello and Desdemona
+ Awesome plot with a rise and fall.
  
  











  



  
Wide Sargasso Sea (Norton Critical Editions)122 reviews
Jean Rhys

W. W. Norton, 1998

Interesting and Exciting Read

+ Rich, sensual take on a classic character
+ prequel to Jane Eyre intriques...
+ moods as varied as the skies over the West Indies
  
  











  



  
The Sorrow of War43 reviews
Bao Ninh

Riverhead Trade, 1996

A human being's duty on this earth is to live, not to kill

+ The "All Quiet on the Western Front" of the Vietnam War
+ Sorrow indeed!
+ A Must Read!
  
  











  



  
Their Eyes Were Watching God406 reviews
Zora Neale Hurston

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006

Southern Florida in the early 20th century and one black woman's story

+ A Beautiful Piece of Literature
+ Among the Most Influential African-American Novels of the 20th Century
+ Dreamy little novel