Alas, Babylon268 reviews
Pat Frank

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005

Late Comer to a Good Book

+ A classic tale that still holds up today
+ Reqd reading in High School
+ One of the books I remembered most
+ Crap characters, excellent setting and premise
  
  











  



  
Jude the Obscure (Norton Critical Editions)2 reviews
Thomas Hardy

W. W. Norton & Company, 1978

The Examined Life Isnŭt Worth Living Either

+ An excellent read for college students.

Jude wants to get ahead in the world. Starting at a young age he studies the Classics; learns Latin and Greek, and opens his mind wide to knowledge in general. He is preparing himself for Oxford, but Oxford won't have him, nor undoubtedly will any other university. You see he is poor, and poor ...
  
  











  



  
Monty Python and Philosophy: Nudge Nudge, Think Think! (Popular Culture and Philosophy)11 reviews
Gary L. Hardcastle, George A. Reisch

Open Court, 2006

A book for Bruces, not for Gumbys

+ What's all this, then?
+ Great gift for any Python-lover.
+ By The Way, Your Mother Is Dead
+ Especially recommended for college-level readers reluctant to enter the world of philosophy
  
  











  



  
Brave New World4 reviews
Aldous Huxley

Flamingo, 1977

A few thoughts with "religious" considerations

+ God does not change. But people do.
+ Great dystopian classic
+ An interesting twist on an alternate reality
  
  











  



  
The Turn of the Screw, Second Edition (Norton Critical Editions)107 reviews
Henry James

W. W. Norton, 1999

An OK novella

The Turn of the Screw is an alright novel if you like that sort of reading, it requires in depth dissection of everything said, and you get no real answers in the end, which is what I really didn't like, though I have theories of my own. After the initial read I was very disappointed, I had been ...
  
  











  



  
Emma (Penguin Classics)208 reviews
Jane Austen

Penguin Classics, 2003

Emma Woodhouse

+ Romantic Mystery
+ A Good Start To My Austen Book Craze
+ Comedy of Errors on a Georgian Stage
  
  











  



  
A Separate Peace1 review
John Knowles

Bantam Books, 1953

My favorite classic

One of my favorite classics. The relationship between phineas and gene is complex. One of the better examples of life not being black and white but various shades of gray.
  
  











  



  
The Tempest (Folger Shakespeare Library)12 reviews
William Shakespeare

Washington Square Press, 2004

"Come, kiss the book!"

+ "Come unto these yellow sands..."
+ A later work of Shakespeare
+ Good Seller
  
  











  



  
A Streetcar Named Desire.109 reviews
Tennessee Williams

Dramatists Play Service, 1998

The Glorious Bird's iconic melodrama

+ Superb Drama
+ Squalor, Poetry, and Remarkable Insight: An American Classic
+ A Streetcar Named ... Classic
  
  











  



  
Les Misérables (Signet Classics)259 reviews
Victor Hugo

Signet Classics, 1987

The Genius Without a Brain

+ Stunning
+ Overrated but good
+ Even better than I'd thought
  
  











  



  
Les Misérables (Signet Classics)259 reviews
Victor Hugo

Signet Classics, 1987

The Genius Without a Brain

+ Stunning
+ Overrated but good
+ Even better than I'd thought
  
  











  



  
The Turn of the Screw, Second Edition (Norton Critical Editions)107 reviews
Henry James

W. W. Norton, 1999

An OK novella

The Turn of the Screw is an alright novel if you like that sort of reading, it requires in depth dissection of everything said, and you get no real answers in the end, which is what I really didn't like, though I have theories of my own. After the initial read I was very disappointed, I had been ...
  
  











  



  
Emma (Penguin Classics)208 reviews
Jane Austen

Penguin Classics, 2003

Emma Woodhouse

+ Romantic Mystery
+ A Good Start To My Austen Book Craze
+ Comedy of Errors on a Georgian Stage
  
  











  



  
Monty Python and Philosophy: Nudge Nudge, Think Think! (Popular Culture and Philosophy)11 reviews
Gary L. Hardcastle, George A. Reisch

Open Court, 2006

A book for Bruces, not for Gumbys

+ What's all this, then?
+ Great gift for any Python-lover.
+ By The Way, Your Mother Is Dead
+ Especially recommended for college-level readers reluctant to enter the world of philosophy
  
  











  



  
Alas, Babylon268 reviews
Pat Frank

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005

Late Comer to a Good Book

+ A classic tale that still holds up today
+ Reqd reading in High School
+ One of the books I remembered most
+ Crap characters, excellent setting and premise
  
  











  



  
Brave New World4 reviews
Aldous Huxley

Flamingo, 1977

A few thoughts with "religious" considerations

+ God does not change. But people do.
+ Great dystopian classic
+ An interesting twist on an alternate reality
  
  











  



  
The Tempest (Folger Shakespeare Library)12 reviews
William Shakespeare

Washington Square Press, 2004

"Come, kiss the book!"

+ "Come unto these yellow sands..."
+ A later work of Shakespeare
+ Good Seller
  
  











  



  
A Separate Peace1 review
John Knowles

Bantam Books, 1953

My favorite classic

One of my favorite classics. The relationship between phineas and gene is complex. One of the better examples of life not being black and white but various shades of gray.
  
  











  



  
Jude the Obscure (Norton Critical Editions)2 reviews
Thomas Hardy

W. W. Norton & Company, 1978

The Examined Life Isnŭt Worth Living Either

+ An excellent read for college students.

Jude wants to get ahead in the world. Starting at a young age he studies the Classics; learns Latin and Greek, and opens his mind wide to knowledge in general. He is preparing himself for Oxford, but Oxford won't have him, nor undoubtedly will any other university. You see he is poor, and poor ...
  
  











  



  
A Streetcar Named Desire.109 reviews
Tennessee Williams

Dramatists Play Service, 1998

The Glorious Bird's iconic melodrama

+ Superb Drama
+ Squalor, Poetry, and Remarkable Insight: An American Classic
+ A Streetcar Named ... Classic