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In Cold Blood 1 review
Truman Capote
Penguin Classics, 2000
In Cold Type...
Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood' is enjoying a resurgence of popularity thanks to the Oscar-winning film depicting the author's life and work during the writing of this phenomenal piece. At one point in the film, the character Capote makes the statement that when he thinks about how good this book ...
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Seize the Day (Penguin Classics) 66 reviews
Saul Bellow
Penguin Classics, 2003
'Time is envious and is running away from us. Seize the day.'
+ The loser in all of us...
+ A Short, Wonderous, Uncomfortable Book
+ GREAT MOVIE MISERABLE TRANSFER TO DVD
+ More Brilliance from a Brilliant Author
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Darkness at Noon: A Novel18 reviews
Arthur Koestler
Scribner, 2006
Psychological Examination of Stalinist Show Trials
+ Fiction is rarely as good as reality
+ Novel of Ideas
+ "1984" in 1938
+ Brilliant, insightful pessimism.
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A Farewell to Arms - Scribner School Edition
Ernest Hemingway
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1969
Rare illustrated cloth cover copy of Ernest Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms,' with an introduction by John C. Schweitzer. Cover painting by Victor Mays.
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The Castle: A new translation based on the restored text72 reviews
Franz Kafka
Schocken, 1998
I offer the startling proposal that Franz Kafka's The Castle is
+ A story of human isolation, of man's quest for freedom and validation
+ hilarious, you really need to read it yourself
I offer the startling proposal that Franz Kafka's The Castle is, after all, about life as it is lived by all of us.
The novel is difficult for us "post post moderns" for several reasons.
The first is that the action is set in a time and place which no longer exist: Prague in the ...
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Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (Maus) 38 reviews
Art Spiegelman
Pantheon, 1992
Painting in order to Avoid Self-Portraits
+ Interesting
+ Personlizing the Holocaust
+ Borders in store buy 4 get on free offer
+ Tragic, fascinating and stunning
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Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter: A Novel29 reviews
Mario Vargas Llosa
Picador, 2007
One very funny book!
+ loved it.
+ Surreal, self-referential
+ aUNT jULIA AND THE sCRIPTWRITER
+ A story about storytelling
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Bridge of San Luis Rey: A Novel91 reviews
Thornton Wilder
HarperCollins, 2004
Excellent story; excellent voice
+ A classic revisited...
+ Why did the bridge fall?
+ The Bridge of San Luis Rey
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Dead Souls (Everyman's Library)1 review
Nikolai Gogol
Everyman's Library, 2004
Gogol's "Dead Souls" - The Pevear - Volokhonsky translation.
This new translation of N Gogol's "Dead Souls", and a book of his short stories, are a major step forward in getting to the heart of Gogol's own writing of that great book. No other translation has been able bring out the humuor which so pervades the whole, in the original; it really is a laughing ...
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Naked Lunch: The Restored Text239 reviews
William S. Burroughs
Grove Press, 2004
huh?
+ Beyond Good & Evil
+ "The man is never on time."
+ Brilliant
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The Lord of the Rings. 3 Vol. Set1002 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin, 2003
Lord of the Rings Book Review
+ Amazing trilogy
+ Great book, great illustrations, great buy!
Hello there,
I am about half-way through the first book of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and I am loving it. I am amazed at how Tolkien is so descriptive in his writing and puts so much thought to it. The first one-hundred pages are a little rough, but after that it is impossible to put the ...
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Catch-22: A Novel (Simon & Schuster Classics)832 reviews
Joseph Heller
Simon & Schuster, 1999
Incredible
+ Lighthearted and comical, yet dark and meaningful
+ Great Characters Living With Death
+ War Classic
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Watchmen604 reviews
Alan Moore
DC Comics, 1995
MUST READ for any comic book fan.
+ This is the most amazing Graphic Novel I ever read!
+ I'm Watching The Watchmen
+ Don't Mess with Rorschach
+ The Best Pop Culture Phenomenon
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Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History151 reviews
Art Spiegelman
Pantheon, 1986
Masterpiece
+ Interesting
+ Masterpiece!
+ Poignant
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The Snow Leopard (Penguin Classics)68 reviews
Peter Matthiessen
Penguin Classics, 2008
a great travel log with a little zen
+ One of the classics of travelogue literature: The Snow Leopard
+ Interesting and Compelling Book
Matthiessen is a talented writer who consistently manages to capture the essence of what he sees. He insists that he is a fiction writer, first and foremost, but the honesty and vibrance of his words in nonfiction are phenomenal. As an "travel log"-type book, this is one of the best. His ...
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Animal Farm: Centennial Edition1156 reviews
George Orwell
Plume, 2003
Animal Farm is instructive for our presidential election.
+ All Classic Books Are Good But Some Are More Good Than Others
+ Some Books are More Equal than Others
+ Subtle Message
+ Animal Farm Review
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Don Quixote (Penguin Classics)25 reviews
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Penguin Classics, 2003
Without discretion there can be no humor
+ A challenging but intellectually rewarding read (and funny too)
+ Charming Classic
+ Don Quixote is emblematical of modern day politics.
+ Sublime...
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Candide: Or, Optimism (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)8 reviews
Francois Voltaire
Penguin Classics, 2005
"O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!"
+ Voltaire's Magnum Opus
+ Entertaining
+ A fun adventure story
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Cat's Cradle373 reviews
Kurt Vonnegut
Dell Publishing, 1998
WONDERFUL BOOK
+ Still relevant to this day
+ The master of Cat's Cradle
+ Great Read
+ Wild satire about nuclear arms and the end of the world
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A Confederacy of Dunces (Penguin Modern Classics)2 reviews
John Kennedy Toole
Penguin Classics, 2000
Best Book Ever
+ The funniest book I've ever read
This is the best book I have ever read. I f I ever wrote a book, I would want it to be this one. I have been buying copies since I first read it in New Orleans in 1980. A must-have for anyone who loves a great laugh!
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