Tobacco Road47 reviews
Erskine Caldwell

University of Georgia Press, 1995

Debasing, but not necessarily limited to Southerners...

+ This South Should Never Rise Again
+ Tobacco Road, a Must-Read

I find it rather humorous to note that not only do the majority of the people getting offended by this work of literary brilliance hail from south of the Mason-Dixon, but also that no one seems to have a clue of Caldwell's primary intention. His always-controversial characters, particularly the ...
  
  











  



  
No One Here Gets Out Alive120 reviews
Danny Sugerman, Jerry Hopkins

Grand Central Publishing, 1995

Rock Icon

+ IT'LL KEEP YOU READING TILL THE "END OF THE NIGHT"
+ I heart JIM
+ As a casual Doors fan: OK by me
+ The Whisky a Go Go and Morrison's Hotel
  
  











  



  
Howard Hughes: The Untold Story25 reviews
Peter Harry Brown, Pat H. Broeske

Da Capo Press, 2004

A Fascinating man...

+ Impressed so far.
+ I thought about this book for weeks, after reading it...
+ Quite a lothario!
  
  











  



  
The Amityville Horror110 reviews
Jay Anson

Pocket Star, 2005

So good that I read it three times!

This story is very well written. I'll admit that I slept with my lamp on while I was reading this. It scared the hell out of me! It's a fast read as well. Things just keep happening over and over again. It was hard to put it down! The Amityville Horror is a truely scary book. It's down right ...
  
  











  



  
The Catcher in the Rye2785 reviews
J.D. Salinger

Back Bay Books, 2001

review

+ If You Really Want to Hear About It...
+ Disillusion
+ Make a little time for a classic
  
  











  



  
The Klan4 reviews
Patsy Sims

University Press of Kentucky, 1996

The Klan

+ Worth buying?
+ American race sociology from an extreme perspective....
+ American race sociology in the extreme
  
  











  



  
Rosemary's Baby71 reviews
Ira Levin

NAL Trade, 2003

A Great Classic Never Dies

+ witchy realism
+ amazing condition for the price
+ Good read.
+ Uncomfortably Good
  
  











  



  
Carrie1 review
Stephen King

Pocket, 2005

Don't just watch the movie - READ A BOOK

As with most, this book is hugely better than the movie. Although the movie is quite good. Carrie's inner voice is creepy, her Mom is downright frightening and the girls at school are the Original mean girls. It's a short, great book.
  
  











  



  
Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zeppelin Saga70 reviews
Stephen Davis

Harper Paperbacks, 2008

Armadillos in their Trousers

+ Hammer of the Gods: Fascinating Legend
+ As Overblown as the Band Itself

I used to listen to Led Zep in high school, and until the release of Mothership and the publicity surrounding the reunion concert I never knew anything about the band. This book was a totally enjoyable read and a good overview of the band's history. I came away with an image of the band members ...
  
  











  



  
Once Is Not Enough (Susann, Jacqueline)22 reviews
Jacqueline Susann

Grove Press, 1997

Oh how I loved this book!

+ great book
+ Susann takes on a new era
+ Great beach reading.
+ The Art of Excess
  
  











  



  
Valley of the Dolls (Virago Modern Classics)136 reviews
Jacqueline Susann

Virago Press Ltd, 2003

Rambling, operatic and much more than "Chick Lit"

+ A Glamorous Classic of Feminist Proportions
+ An absolute classic!

On the back of the book, there is a quote by a reviewer who spouts that most tired of cliches "I literally couldn't put it down" or something liked that. For once, I'd have to agree wholeheartedly - 450 pages and never a dull moment. The prose is lively, sensitive and articulate. The story itself ...
  
  











  



  
The Annotated Uncle Tom's Cabin4 reviews
Harriet Beecher Stowe

W. W. Norton, 2006

excellent background but read the novel first

+ What a Surprise!

John Updike reviews this new edition in the Nov 6 New Yorker, which is available online and well worth looking up. With 100 pages to go, Updike tired of the "irritable sniping from the sidelines" and switched to the standard Library of America edition. A few months ago I reviewed the Penguin ...
  
  











  



  
Memoirs of an Ex-Hippie: Seven Years in the Counterculture10 reviews
Robert A. Roskind

Do It Yourself, 2002

HIPPIES ARE THE BEST!

+ Awesome Journey
+ This book ruined all of my preconceived notions about hippies!
+ A true look into the 60's - 70's
  
  











  



  
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: (Great Books edition) (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)359 reviews
Ken Kesey

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999

One Flew East, One Flew West

+ One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
+ Must Have
+ great quality!
+ McMurphy as the Metaphor for the Terrorist Suspect
  
  











  



  
A Painted House917 reviews
John Grisham

Delta, 2004

Review of A PAINTED HOUSE

+ Another Grisham GREAT!
+ A Painted House
+ Grisham Can Tell a Story Without Lawyers
+ Review of A Painted house
  
  











  



  
Riders on the Storm: My Life with Jim Morrison and the Doors80 reviews
John Densmore

Delta, 1991

A drum roll for Densmore

+ Kay London

Excellent work by Densmore in this candid biography. You not only gets under the skin of the author, but also gets an excellent account of the day-to-day ups and downs of one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Densmore is as good a writer as he is a drummer. An important document that you ...
  
  











  



  
Cujo1 review
Stephen King

Plaza y Janes, 2006

Cujo Rocks

As usual with Stephen King, you have to wonder what would you do in this situation, whihc really could happen, trapped in a hot car with a rabid dog outside, hope I never have to find out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  











  



  
Pet Sematary392 reviews
Stephen King

Pocket, 2002

Really grabs you

+ The Only Book that EVER Scared Me
+ Stephen King does it again.. ;)
+ "Pet Sematary" By Stephen King
+ King's brilliance cannot be denied on this novel.
  
  











  



  
Valley of the Dolls (Virago Modern Classics)136 reviews
Jacqueline Susann

Virago Press Ltd, 2003

Rambling, operatic and much more than "Chick Lit"

+ A Glamorous Classic of Feminist Proportions
+ An absolute classic!

On the back of the book, there is a quote by a reviewer who spouts that most tired of cliches "I literally couldn't put it down" or something liked that. For once, I'd have to agree wholeheartedly - 450 pages and never a dull moment. The prose is lively, sensitive and articulate. The story itself ...
  
  











  



  
Howard Hughes: The Untold Story25 reviews
Peter Harry Brown, Pat H. Broeske

Da Capo Press, 2004

A Fascinating man...

+ Impressed so far.
+ I thought about this book for weeks, after reading it...
+ Quite a lothario!