The Witch of Portobello
by Gumer Liston October 29th, 2009 | New Releases
I was not really looking for any particular book when I came upon Paulo Coelho's The Witch of Portobello last week. There are times when I just go to a bookstore with the intention to buy a book but without any particular book in mind. I just let the covers of the books on display convince me to pick them up and consider them. I have the tendency to judge books by their cover. I know that I am not the only one, there are many people who let the cover of the book influence their judgment of the whole
Who Reads the Watchmen?
by Ronald A. Rowe October 22nd, 2009 | Fiction, New Releases
OK, I know this is thinking outside of the box for most literary types, but one of the best books that you'll ever read isn't, strictly speaking, a book. It's a graphic novel called The Watchmen.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term 'graphic novel', it means 'big, expensive comic book'. But this is not a kiddies' funny book. The Watchmen is an intense, psychological, layered story.
If you're skeptical about reading a comic... ahem... graphic novel, consider that Time Magazine rates The Watchmen among the 100 best English language novels from 1923 to the present.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term 'graphic novel', it means 'big, expensive comic book'. But this is not a kiddies' funny book. The Watchmen is an intense, psychological, layered story.
If you're skeptical about reading a comic... ahem... graphic novel, consider that Time Magazine rates The Watchmen among the 100 best English language novels from 1923 to the present.
Pride and Prejudice
by Louise October 12th, 2009 | Classics, Fiction
When my English teacher told me Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is a funny book, I did not believe him. A funny classic? Impossible. Yet, reading the first line of the novel, I instantly realized that my teacher might be right: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of wife." This single sentence is an explanation of what to expect in the rest of the novel. This is the early 1800s. The fact that a man is in want of a wife can lead the reader assume
“Booked” for a Flight
by Greg Cote October 8th, 2009 | Choosing Books
Not sure how to keep yourself occupied during your next flight? Want this short video for a suggestion or two.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by Bea October 6th, 2009 | Fiction
Millions of copies of this book have been sold. Written by Stieg Larsson, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo started off as a sensation across Europe and has now moved on to be a national bestseller in the United States as well. It is a combination of a murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue. It kept me itching for more as I breezed through the pages, and I never wanted to put it down.
How does the plot go? Well, the story exists due to the disappearance of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest
How does the plot go? Well, the story exists due to the disappearance of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest
