What Dreams May Come: A Novel203 reviews
Richard Matheson

Tor Books, 2004

Excellent work!

+ Worthwhile Read
+ So... what exactly happens when you die...
+ Well-researched?
+ What Dreams May Come
  
  











  



  
The Stranger529 reviews
Albert Camus

Vintage, 1989

American translation brings out stylistic subtleties

+ interesting
+ Shocking in its Simplicity
+ One of the best books ever written.
+ Oh, the absurdity!
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
Less Than Zero223 reviews
Bret Easton Ellis

Vintage, 1998

Ignore the movie version, read the book, it's (unfortunately) pitch-perfect

Ellis is an expert at chronicling the callow consumerism and nihilism of a particular breed of American wealth. He hits it here. These characters aren't at all overblown. They are incredibly shallow. They are exactly as shallow as they would be if they were actually alive. If you don't know people ...
  
  











  



  
Xenocide (Ender, Book 3)212 reviews
Orson Scott Card

Tor Books, 1992

An O.K. Book in the Ender Series by Orson Scott Card

This is the third book in Card's "Ender" series. After finding it hard to put the first two down, the third is a disappointment. Xenocide tries to span the known universe - with plots and sub-plots taking place on several of the 'Hundred Worlds'. It drags in a lot of places and is just too long ...
  
  











  



  
Desert Solitaire122 reviews
Edward Abbey

Ballantine Books, 1985

Not just desert love

+ I now understand why this is considered a "Nature Classic".
+ Must reading
+ Fantastic Book
  
  











  



  
The Epic of Gilgamesh: An English Verison with an Introduction (Penguin Classics)37 reviews
Anonymous

Penguin Classics, 1960

The tale of the evolution of storytelling that reveals shared mythology in religions

+ Eye Opening Epic
+ Great epic poem
+ Yet another Gilgamesh.
  
  











  



  
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Omnibus): The Fellowship of the Ring, the Two Towers, The Return of the King1 review
J.R.R. Tolkien

SFBC, 2001

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Omnibus)

The book arrived quickly and in excellent condition. I am completely satisfied.
  
  











  



  
The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)729 reviews
Ellen Raskin

Puffin, 2004

One of my all time favorite books

+ the Westing Game Review
+ Childhood Favorite
+ The Westing Game
  
  











  



  
What Dreams May Come: A Novel203 reviews
Richard Matheson

Tor Books, 2004

Excellent work!

+ Worthwhile Read
+ So... what exactly happens when you die...
+ Well-researched?
+ What Dreams May Come
  
  











  



  
The Epic of Gilgamesh: An English Verison with an Introduction (Penguin Classics)37 reviews
Anonymous

Penguin Classics, 1960

The tale of the evolution of storytelling that reveals shared mythology in religions

+ Eye Opening Epic
+ Great epic poem
+ Yet another Gilgamesh.
  
  











  



  
The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)729 reviews
Ellen Raskin

Puffin, 2004

One of my all time favorite books

+ the Westing Game Review
+ Childhood Favorite
+ The Westing Game
  
  











  



  
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Omnibus): The Fellowship of the Ring, the Two Towers, The Return of the King1 review
J.R.R. Tolkien

SFBC, 2001

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Omnibus)

The book arrived quickly and in excellent condition. I am completely satisfied.
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
The Stranger529 reviews
Albert Camus

Vintage, 1989

American translation brings out stylistic subtleties

+ interesting
+ Shocking in its Simplicity
+ One of the best books ever written.
+ Oh, the absurdity!
  
  











  



  
Less Than Zero223 reviews
Bret Easton Ellis

Vintage, 1998

Ignore the movie version, read the book, it's (unfortunately) pitch-perfect

Ellis is an expert at chronicling the callow consumerism and nihilism of a particular breed of American wealth. He hits it here. These characters aren't at all overblown. They are incredibly shallow. They are exactly as shallow as they would be if they were actually alive. If you don't know people ...
  
  











  



  
Xenocide (Ender, Book 3)212 reviews
Orson Scott Card

Tor Books, 1992

An O.K. Book in the Ender Series by Orson Scott Card

This is the third book in Card's "Ender" series. After finding it hard to put the first two down, the third is a disappointment. Xenocide tries to span the known universe - with plots and sub-plots taking place on several of the 'Hundred Worlds'. It drags in a lot of places and is just too long ...
  
  











  



  
Desert Solitaire122 reviews
Edward Abbey

Ballantine Books, 1985

Not just desert love

+ I now understand why this is considered a "Nature Classic".
+ Must reading
+ Fantastic Book