When Their Son Moved into the Tree

4

Reviewed Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard - Kiran Desai

May 24, 2004 5347

“...Sampath Chawla, born in a time of drought into a family not quite like other families, in a town not quite like other towns.” In her debut noRead more...

An Interesting Concept

4

Reviewed The Beekeeper's Apprentice - Laurie R. King

May 11, 2004 4643

’’I was fifteen when I first met Sherlock Holmes, fifteen years old with my nose in a book as I walked the Sussex Downs, and nearly stepped on him&#Read more...

Love and War

5

Reviewed Farewell To Arms, A - Ernest Hemingway

May 03, 2004 6876

After reading The Old Man and the Sea, by Hemingway (if time permits, do read my review on it), I felt like I had to read other books by him. I loved HemingwaRead more...

A Riveting Thriller

4

Reviewed ABC Murders, The - Agatha Christie

Apr 23, 2004 7419

“A is for Mrs. Ascher-fatally attacked in Andover. B is for Betty Barnard-strangled on the beach in Bexhill. C is for Sir Carmichael Clarke-now a corpseRead more...

A Dark Tale

3

Reviewed Separate Peace, A - John Knowles

Apr 16, 2004 5850

A Separate Peace was published in 1960 and even after all these years, it continues to be one of the books teenagers today can relate to. It is set during WorRead more...

Follow Your Dreams...

5

Reviewed October Sky

Apr 11, 2004 3520

I have seen this movie a number of times, and it never gets old or boring. October Sky is based on the book “Rocket Boys” by Homer Hickam, and it Read more...

The Darkest Night Ever

5

Reviewed Night - Elie Wiesel

Mar 29, 2004 15565

Night is a memoir of its author, Elie Wiesel. He was a Jewish teenager who survived the Nazi concentration camps during World War II. Night tells of his experRead more...

The Importance of I

3

Reviewed Anthem - Ayn Rand

Mar 02, 2004 4126

What would the world be like without the words I, mine, my, etc.? This interesting question is answered by Ayn in Anthem. This is the first book of Rand’Read more...

Lonely Ethan

4

Reviewed Ethan Frome - Edith Wharton

Feb 27, 2004 5495

When I first started reading this book, I felt it was boring and confusing. The narrator is in Starkfield, an imaginary town in Massachusetts, where he first Read more...

A World of Their Own

4

Reviewed Glass Menagerie, The - Tennessee Williams

Feb 13, 2004 7143

This play is very short, but Williams has packed in a lot of symbolism, emotions and a delineation of human characters. I really liked it. It was performed atRead more...

19th Century Meets the 6th

4

Reviewed Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A - Mark Twain

Feb 04, 2004 2684

This book by Mark Twain was one of the first dealing with time travel. The main character of this book is Hank Morgan, the Connecticut Yankee from the 19th ceRead more...

A Classic!

4

Reviewed Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

Jan 20, 2004 9191

This book is the only book written by Charlotte Bronte. It is about a young girl, Jane Eyre, who was orphaned and lived a miserable life at her uncle’s Read more...

The ''curse'' of the Pearl

4

Reviewed Pearl, The - John Steinbeck

Jan 13, 2004 13777

“In the town they tell the story of the great pearl-how it was found and how it was lost again. They tell of Kino, the fisherman, and of his wife, JuanaRead more...

An adventure filled story

4

Reviewed African Queen, The - C.S. Forester

Nov 25, 2003 4152

This is a great adventure/survival type book. It is set in the jungles and rivers of Africa sometime during World War I. The main characters of this book are Read more...

A good comedy

4

Reviewed Much Ado About Nothing - William Shakespeare

Nov 12, 2003 4729

First of all, here is a list of some of the main characters: Leonato: governer of Messina Hero: Leonato’s daughter Beatrice: Hero’s cousin DonRead more...

The 3 day struggle

5

Reviewed Old Man and the Sea, The - Ernest Hemingway

Oct 06, 2003 6882

Summary: This book is set in a little fishing town of Cuba. The main character is Santiago. He is the Old Man. He was a very good fisherman when he was youngeRead more...

Good mystery read

3

Reviewed Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - R L Stevenson

May 30, 2003 7985

Author: The author of this story is Robert Louis Stevenson who has also written great books like Kidnapped and Treasure Island. His writing is sometimes hardRead more...

A chilling tale

5

Reviewed Cask of Amontillado, The - Edgar Allan Poe

May 26, 2003 20451

This is one of Edgar Allen Poe’s best short stories. I love his mysterious writing style and this story definetly proves what a great mystery writer he Read more...

The magical summer of '28

4

Reviewed Dandelion Wine - Ray Bradbury

May 19, 2003 9777

This is a story about a 12 year old boy whose name is Douglas Spaulding and his experiences during the summer of 1928. The book starts at the beginning of theRead more...

A very true story today

5

Reviewed Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

May 09, 2003 6478

When I found out that we would have to read this book for our English class, I couldn’t help but groan. I’m usually not interested in science fictRead more...