Customer Review: With 560 pages, you would think that the sub-plots would eventually catch up to the rest of the story. A reasonable editor would have cut out about 250 pages of totally unnecessary prose and plot line. The author writes very nicely, but to no end except to finish one plot and leave the reader... more info
Customer Review: YOU FANS WILL NOT LIKE THIS, BUT I FOUND THIS BOOK TO BE A TOTAL
WASTE OF MY TIME. THANK GOODNESS I DID NOT PAY RETAIL, BUT PURCHASED
IT PRE-PUBLICATION. USUALLY I EXCHANGE MY BOOKS WITH A FRIEND IN ANOTHER
STATE BUT THIS ONE IS GOING TO BOOKMAN'S WHERE I CAN "RESELL" IT. I TRIED... more info
Customer Review: I really enjoyed this book because of the history it presented. The characters were delightful. A very enjoyable read. I had no idea that the channel islands (off England's coast) were so isolated during WW2, nor that the German's had taken it over. There were many surprises and several quirky... more info
Customer Review: It's a good book. I don't know whether all the hype is justified though. I like how it's structured as a series of letters to the Chinese Premier. It's a novel way to write a... novel. The main character is an interesting guy/sociopath with a penchant for learning from his "masters" and he learns... more info
Customer Review: I am a great fan of Toni Morrison. I ordered the book to give to my granddaughter for Christmas. She also has read Toni Morrison extensively. However, when the book arrived, the pages were so poorly and unevenly cut, I couldn't give it to her. The price was reduced just before it was released, must... more info
Customer Review: I got as far as page 106 and couldn't waste any more time on this book. Too many random words in Spanish-just enough to wonder what the author is talking about. There were also a lot of footnotes-tiny footnotes-that made this feel like a boring school book. I tried, but couldn't finish this book. We... more info
2666: A Novel from Farrar, Straus and Giroux Price: $19.80
Customer Review: This is, simply put, My Favorite book. Roberto Bolano worked very hard to get to this point. I read most of his books, and it shows how he was walking the path to get to this point, in which he embraces all different styles of writing and storytelling. The subject and stories are very relevant to... more info
Customer Review: Running away to the Circus is at the epicenter of this great adventure and I delighted in every page. The writing creates rich images of tastes, smells, senses and life on the road during the depression, interspersed with the realities of the cruel way Circus animals were once treated.
The... more info
Customer Review: It's a good book, interesting story, well written. It's a fast read. We read it for our book club. Most of us liked it. A couple people were dissappointed and felt it could have been better. It's not on my favorite's list, but it was worth the time.
Customer Review: I've read everything by Grisham, loved most of it, and re-read my many favorites several times. The Appeal is far from Grisham's best work, but it definitely has a realistic feel, like Law & Order episodes that leave you with the impression you're hearing a story you hope isn't true, but you... more info
