Classic

I haven’t read many Twain books. In fact, this may be the first time I’ve read one all the way through. And I have to admit that it wasn’t easy to get through. The beginning was interesting enough, but the loooooong midd...

Imagine a world where there is so much information coming at you that you just can’t handle it; you decide that it would be better to simply avoid information that doesn’t make you happy. The world in this book is that w...

Booker was born a slave on a plantation in Alabama. He died the president of a university and one of the most celebrated men in America. Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington 1901 This is a fascinating autobiography by...

This very short collection of lectures is a fascinating look at a mid last century argument against, what I believe we now call, postmodernism. The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis 1943 Lewis argues most vigorously agains...

I've read this classic before and revisiting this quick read is definitely worth it. The Great Divorce By C.S. Lewis 1945 For those that don't know, the whole story is a dream that the main character has of waking up in ...

It's (dissapointingly) normal to say a movie doesn't follow a book well, but I was surprised by just how far BOTH movies strayed from the source material of this book. I Am Legend by Richard Matheson 1954 Here you find a...

Star Wars and Shakespeare fans rejoice! Unto you is given the most amazing book. Ever. William Shakespeare’s Star Wars Verily, A New Hope Ian Doescher Quirk Books July 2013 Imagine the whole story of Star Wars: A New Hop...

Popularity is conditional. We’ve all seen them fall. Miranda Prospero, is one of those fallen. Tempestuous A Twisted Lit Novel By Kim Askew and Amy Helmes Merit Press January 2013 After her social life’s tragic demise, f...

Skye Kingston, a shy girl who hides behind her camera more often than not, is a typical teen novel protagonist. She’s gorgeous, but doesn’t know it. She’s terrified by the high school “royalty”, and even has the common c...

As a reviewer I find that most of my reading time is spent on upcoming or recently published books. While new books hold the promise of undiscovered greatness, there are multuitudes of already published books that I miss...

Dark Horse continues its trend of reprinting golden and silver age comics in collectable editions with this compendium from Gleason. These 282 pages are filled with pulp comic after pulp comic, moving from superhero to b...

Originally published as a four part serial in Amazing Stories in 1934, E. E. Smith, called "Doc" for his PhD, later turned these stories into a prequel to his popular Lensmen series in 1948. Doc Smith was a contemporary ...