Beowulf by Unknown My rating: 4 of 5 stars Beowulf is thought to have been written around the year 1000 AD, give or take a century. And the author is the extremely famous, very popular and world renowned writer… Unknown. Got you there, didn’t I? LOL Probably not… if you’reContinue Reading
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe My rating: 4 of 5 stars First… you must read the introductory stanza from Edgar Allan Poe‘s famous poem, The Raven. And then I’ll provide a short review: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint andContinue Reading
The Witches by Roald Dahl My rating: 4 of 5 stars Roald Dahl is in my top 3 of favorite children’s authors. I had read a few of his books as a child, but most of my exposure occurred as a young adult and while in college. The Witches wasContinue Reading
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown My rating: 4 of 5 stars Dan Brown is one of my favorite authors. I know there are several of my online and in-person (sounds so weird!) friends who disagree, but ultimately… you have to acknowledge the amount of time and dedication he putsContinue Reading
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams My rating: 3 of 5 stars From what I can tell, I’m not in the majority when it comes to rating The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. I’m giving it a 3, which means I still liked it…Continue Reading
My rating: 3 of 5 stars to Charles Brokaw‘s novel, The Atlantis Code. I was flying to LA for a work trip, leaving from my office in NYC, and realized I forgot to bring a book before I left home. At the airport, I checked a few novels out at theContinue Reading
My rating: 3 of 5 stars to Jeffrey Eugenides‘s The Marriage Plot. My book club selected this a few years ago, given they had all previously read Middlesex and The Virgin Suicides before I joined. I’ve since moved and not with that book club anymore, but I keep in touch withContinue Reading
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins My rating: 4 of 5 stars Every so often, I select a Young Adult book to read. After I read the Hunger Games, I had to finish the trilogy… I mean, how could you not, right? Let’s back up a bit… I love challenges. IContinue Reading
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie My rating: 4 of 5 stars Before I get into the review… it took me forever to go through all the editions of Peter Pan listed on Goodreads. While I suppose it’s not too important to get the right version, I was shocked at howContinue Reading
My rating: 4 of 5 stars to William Shakespeare‘s famous play, Richard III, one of his “War of the Roses” tragedies produced in the 16th century in England. People have generally heard of this King, and know more about him than they realize, but he is not one of the moreContinue Reading