Book Comments (906)

RE: John Gray: Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus : A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting

I enjoyed this book very much as it gave you a comparison and a guideline in being able to tell the difference between men and women apart from the obvious ones.

I loved the examples it gave you and I could relate to them so very well in many aspects of daily life.

I would highly recommend this book.

RE: Stephanie Meyer: The Host

I did not like this book at all as I felt it was very difficult to follow. I enjoyed all of her other books but this one I found a bit boring and repetitive in nature.

RE: Dan Brown: Angels and Demons

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I read this book before the movie came out after I had read The Davinci Code. I said that if they ever made a movie out of this book it would be awesome and it truly is. It will keep you on the edge of your seat from the onset of you beginning to read it. Enjoy.....

RE: stephenie meyer: twilight saga

I have read all of her books including The Short Life of Bree Tanner and loved every single part.

I have always loved vampire books but this writer has done what I always wanted a writer to do.....put something in it that is a break from the norm....she allows a vampire to get pregnant and builds on it. I find this brilliant and wonderful.

RE: Dan Brown: DaVinci Code

I have read this book of Dan Brown's and all of his books. I am looking forward to reading his newest book 'Inferno' which I have pre-ordered through Amazon.com.

I loved Davinci Code as it is a mystery that is so intriguing and it keeps you totally interested in it.

Angels and Demons was brilliant too as well as Digital Fortress.

RE: Ayn Rand: Atlas Shrugged

It is totally apparent that the last post was from a person with no understanding of Ms. Rand, her life, or her philosophy. That is usually the case with people who react so negatively to her writings. First of all, if you cared to educate yourself about her work, you would know that altruism is not just kindness, it is defined as "sacrificing of oneself for others" (i.e.- putting yourself at a disadvantage to benefit others)meaning taking from yourself to give to someone else. She does not oppose this if it is voluntary, only when it is compulsory or expected by society in order for you to be considered morally "good". No one has a "right" to anyone else's property, as societal norms and popular religions now dictate. She objected to the judgements attached to either behavior.

As for the book, it is very interesting and contains certain philosophical premises and ideas that are beyond the understanding of many people. I am of above average intelligence and I have had to ponder and research some of the information she is trying to relay just to get a full grasp of it. Some of it I still don't understand, and I am willing to admit that. Others would rather just denigrate and dismiss, and I personally feel that if the book is such an awful piece of crap, please feel free to come back and discuss this right after YOU have created a substantial work of literature, by all means....

The book may be considered "poorly written" by classic literary standards, but it was written as a vehicle to communicate some radical philosophical ideas by an author for whom English is a second language. Again, come back and talk to me when you can even write a mediocre book in ANY other language you learned as an adult. I think she did a pretty good job. Oh, and people are still buying it more than 60 years later. Go figure.

You can disagree with her work, attitude, philosophy, and even her demeanor, but do me a favor and stop showing your own arrogance and ignorance while doing so. She was a brilliant thinker who was arrogant sometimes in her defense of her life's work, but who wouldn't be when you are constantly being attacked by people who don't even understand. She made no apologies for her intelligence and beliefs, and she shouldn't have to. Nobody should. She would have loved to be around today to hear the kids use the term "Haters gonna hate"! It probably would have made her laugh.