The House of the Spirits272 reviews
Isabel Allende

Bantam, 1986

Better than 100 Years of Solitude

+ Wonderful historical fiction
+ review of house of the spirits
+ wow
  
  











  



  
The Storyteller: A Novel19 reviews
Mario Vargas Llosa

Picador, 2001

book review

+ Captivating

the story was awful. could barely read any of it but the book arrived quickly, was cheap and in fabulous condition. thanks for the business.
  
  











  



  
Travels with My Aunt (Vintage Classics)30 reviews
Graham Greene

Vintage Classics, 2006

"and I envied him his inexplicable quality of drawing women's love."

+ Gems in a Somewhat Rusty Setting
+ "and I envied him his inexplicable quality of drawing women's love."
+ English old-world comedy of manners
  
  











  



  
El Beso De La Mujer Arana/ the Kiss of the Spiderwoman (Novela (Booket Numbered))
Manuel Puig

Editorial Seix Barral, 2006
  
  











  



  
The Alchemist1289 reviews
Paulo Coelho

HarperCollins, 2006

Inspiring

+ Actually life-changing
+ Overall, a good read

Anyone unsure of what they want to do after high school should read this book.
  
  











  



  
One Hundred Years of Solitude (P.S.)55 reviews
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006

Hater of Magic

+ Garcia Marquez is great!
+ Excellent, but not typical of Marquez.

I knew I would hate the book. I can't stand magic, fantasy books or huge sprawling books. The short elegant novel is for me. But I thought I'd just try a few pages. A day later, my work copletely ignored, I emerged exhausted but exilerated. Yet, this is one of the greatest books I've ever read ...
  
  











  



  
Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings (New Directions Paperbook)40 reviews
Jorge Luis Borges

New Directions, 2007

Writings of a great reader

+ Rod Sterling on Steroids
+ Mystical, cosmopolitan, multi-layered

In "How To Read a Book" Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren describe the fourth level of reading. Synoptical reading challenges the reader who, having carefully and thoroughly understood several individual works, strives to hear the conversation of their ensemble. "Labyrinths" brings us the ...
  
  











  



  
Under the Volcano: A Novel (P.S.)11 reviews
Malcolm Lowry

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2007

Complicated, Good prose, With Many Meanings, and Entertaining

+ Tough Read But Worth It
+ A Masterpiece!
+ A work of art, a hallucinatory journey through the soul....
+ I don't know where to begin
  
  











  



  
A Mushroom of Glass1 review
David R Cole

sid harta publishers, 2007

John Morrow's & CA Cranston's reviews

John Morrow: David Cole, the author of this novel, lives in the beautiful state of Tasmania, where he lectures in Literacy and English Education at the University of Tasmania. He bases his writing on life experiences and his travels throughout the world. The author's obvious knowledge of South ...
  
  











  



  
The War of the End of the World30 reviews
Mario Vargas Llosa

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1997

O cangaceiro in the heavenly kingdom

+ An epic read. Macondo meets Jonestown.
+ Aside from fiction, let me make remarks on facts of history
+ Sweeping grand novel of immense proportion
+ Excellent book.
  
  











  



  
El Tunel / The Tunnel35 reviews
Ernesto Sabato

Planeta, 2003

One of a kind

+ My tunnel dark and lonely
+ A very intriguing novel
+ Watch this cult novel !
+ A must-read book!!
  
  











  



  
Travels with My Aunt (Vintage Classics)30 reviews
Graham Greene

Vintage Classics, 2006

"and I envied him his inexplicable quality of drawing women's love."

+ Gems in a Somewhat Rusty Setting
+ "and I envied him his inexplicable quality of drawing women's love."
+ English old-world comedy of manners
  
  











  



  
Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings (New Directions Paperbook)40 reviews
Jorge Luis Borges

New Directions, 2007

Writings of a great reader

+ Rod Sterling on Steroids
+ Mystical, cosmopolitan, multi-layered

In "How To Read a Book" Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren describe the fourth level of reading. Synoptical reading challenges the reader who, having carefully and thoroughly understood several individual works, strives to hear the conversation of their ensemble. "Labyrinths" brings us the ...
  
  











  



  
The War of the End of the World30 reviews
Mario Vargas Llosa

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1997

O cangaceiro in the heavenly kingdom

+ An epic read. Macondo meets Jonestown.
+ Aside from fiction, let me make remarks on facts of history
+ Sweeping grand novel of immense proportion
+ Excellent book.
  
  











  



  
Under the Volcano: A Novel (P.S.)11 reviews
Malcolm Lowry

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2007

Complicated, Good prose, With Many Meanings, and Entertaining

+ Tough Read But Worth It
+ A Masterpiece!
+ A work of art, a hallucinatory journey through the soul....
+ I don't know where to begin
  
  











  



  
One Hundred Years of Solitude (P.S.)55 reviews
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006

Hater of Magic

+ Garcia Marquez is great!
+ Excellent, but not typical of Marquez.

I knew I would hate the book. I can't stand magic, fantasy books or huge sprawling books. The short elegant novel is for me. But I thought I'd just try a few pages. A day later, my work copletely ignored, I emerged exhausted but exilerated. Yet, this is one of the greatest books I've ever read ...
  
  











  



  
The Storyteller: A Novel19 reviews
Mario Vargas Llosa

Picador, 2001

book review

+ Captivating

the story was awful. could barely read any of it but the book arrived quickly, was cheap and in fabulous condition. thanks for the business.
  
  











  



  
A Mushroom of Glass1 review
David R Cole

sid harta publishers, 2007

John Morrow's & CA Cranston's reviews

John Morrow: David Cole, the author of this novel, lives in the beautiful state of Tasmania, where he lectures in Literacy and English Education at the University of Tasmania. He bases his writing on life experiences and his travels throughout the world. The author's obvious knowledge of South ...
  
  











  



  
The Alchemist1289 reviews
Paulo Coelho

HarperCollins, 2006

Inspiring

+ Actually life-changing
+ Overall, a good read

Anyone unsure of what they want to do after high school should read this book.
  
  











  



  
El Beso De La Mujer Arana/ the Kiss of the Spiderwoman (Novela (Booket Numbered))
Manuel Puig

Editorial Seix Barral, 2006