El Cielo170 reviews Dredg Interscope Records, 2002 Creativity, Nearly Unparallel + Grows on you + This is what music is made of + Are You Serious!? + Different             A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.)641 reviews Howard Zinn Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005 History of the U.S. book + History falls somwhere in the middle, and this is an important side of it + Everyone should read this book. A must for high school, jr. high/middle school students who want a good, solid summary understanding of U.S. history!             Little, Big118 reviews John Crowley Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006 Poetic diversion + The ultimate adult fantasy + "Besides cats, there was the dog Spark." + This may well be my favorite book of all time             Shadow & Claw: The First Half of 'The Book of the New Sun' (New Sun)189 reviews Gene Wolfe Orb Books, 1994 Visionary and masterfully complex science fiction + My favorite novel + Allusions Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun is a massively complex work of fiction. However, this depth never seems to bog the reader down, instead it further involves the reader in the saga of Severian. Wolfe takes the basic idea of Jack Vance's classic "The Dying Earth," the concept of an Earth far in the ...             His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)1079 reviews Philip Pullman Laurel Leaf, 2003 Brilliant! + Mesmerizing! + Great series + Imaginative fantasy             The House of the Scorpion312 reviews Nancy Farmer Simon Pulse, 2004 The House of the Scorpion + Cloning Humans Become Topical + A nice break from heavy For this book report I read The House of the Scorpion. The author of this book is Nancy Farmer. This book is a fantasy. In this story there a very very old man who is 132 years old. So they make a clone of him. Its name is Matt. He stays in the house of Celia all day long. One day a group of kids ...             And the Ass Saw the Angel64 reviews Nick Cave 2.13.61, 2003 An Awe-Inspiring, Soulful, Horrowing and Tragic Odyssey + Great, grand, dark, atmospheric + Wonderfully dark and tragic + Saint Nick Cave             Critical Path24 reviews R. Buckminster Fuller St. Martin's Griffin, 1982 Omni-important + Maverick This is a tremendous book. Frankly, I am only writing this review to criticize those who didn't like it. (didn't get it more likely) First, one must understand that Bucky was a very unique thinker. As far "slapping on" a word like "omni" in order to sound more intelligent... well that just shows ...             Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid244 reviews Douglas R. Hofstadter Basic Books, 1999 Computer Science + An Incredible Intellectual Romp + Literate, Facinating, Readable + My favourite book - ever!             Engine Summer10 reviews John Crowley Bantam Books, 1980 Like a dream + Crowley at his best + the best that science fiction has to offer + An obscure post-apocalyptic gem! + When Humans, Saints & Angels Get Mingled.             The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales111 reviews Oliver Sacks Touchstone, 1998 What the maladaptive can teach us + At times dry, but very interesting overall + What the maladaptive can teach us + A Captivating, yet Redundant, Dive into the World of Disorders             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 Outsider29 reviews Colin Wilson Tarcher, 1987 A wonderful journey through the wonder of alienation + One of the most powerful and influential books I have ever read. + Explores the theme of The Outsider, a much misunderstood term + A stimulating journey; time spent but certainly not wasted.             The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes129 reviews Neil Gaiman Vertigo, 1993 5 Reason for 5 Stars + Great foundation for what appears to be an epic story. + Review for Volumes 1, 2 & 3 + LOVE             Prometheus Rising68 reviews Robert Anton Wilson New Falcon Publications, 1992 Prometheus Rising + Every Two Years I Read This Book Again... + Prometheus aka Forbidden Info + Mind blowing             Riddley Walker77 reviews Russell Hoban Indiana University Press, 1998 Difficult, un-nerving and an effort to read, but flat brilliant + uniquely rewarding + Strangely sweet little story + Gut-Punched + A sad, hilarious, and beautiful book...             The Invisibles Vol. 1: Say You Want a Revolution36 reviews Grant Morrison Vertigo, 1996 Almost as good as it gets. + Grant Morrison's opus begins HERE! + My favourite Graphic Novel I just read the review bad mouthing this and wanted to cancel him out by giving this 5. It's a great book, one of the most imaginative comics of all time and it's easy to grasp and understand if you pay attention. Also, try and read more than 3 issues sometime, eh?             Paul Laffoley: The Phenomenology of Revelation2 reviews Paul Laffoley Kent Fine Art, 1989 The Phenomenology of Revelation? + Unbelievable Yes, that's right. This book is one of those sleepers by a 21st century megagenius that, like a few other megageniuses, won't be recognized as such until the rest of the world catches up with him. But he's planning on it... Laffoley thinks that this next century will be a time of evolutionary ...             2001 Nights, Volume 1: The Death Trilogy Overture (2001 Nights)7 reviews VIZ Media LLC, 1996 A Manga Odyssey + Precise yet Imaginative Graphic Storytelling + Only Wish It Is All in Color! + This makes my top 10 list of essential graphic novels + 2001 Nights and other great worlds             And the Ass Saw the Angel64 reviews Nick Cave 2.13.61, 2003 An Awe-Inspiring, Soulful, Horrowing and Tragic Odyssey + Great, grand, dark, atmospheric + Wonderfully dark and tragic + Saint Nick Cave