Book Comments (906)

RE: ANNE RICE: THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES

A rich tapestry of sights, sounds... a feast for the senses. My sister-in-law gave me the collection one Christmas. I love my sister-in-law!

RE: Sophie Kinsella: Confessions of a Shopaholic

I have read almost all books by Sophie Kinsella, she's a hoot! she has this book called "Can you keep a secret?" HILARIOUS!

I was expecting much more from "Confessions of a shopaholic" the movie...but the book is fantastic!

RE: William Goldman: Princess Bride

The plot, the story, the characters are amazingly written! the book and the movie are one of my all time favorites!

RE: Maurice Sendak: Where the Wild Things Are

The greatest book for reading at night!

RE: Douglas Adams: The Hitch-Hikers Guide To The Galaxy

i found the radio show in a random search a few years ago..
i was hooked after the first five minutes!!!! it was brilliant!
found the books later on the last installment was a bit dark and blue...
but great disjointed and mind twisting logic. the ability to say weird things with a straight face..adams was a genius

RE: ANNE RICE: THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES

the only regret i have is..i started reading the books out of order.
but her writing is so evocative and rich.
the fantastic is written in a way that makes it all real.
i have aged many thousands of years with her.
great writing!! :D

RE: Maurice Sendak: Where the Wild Things Are

This is one of the first books I remember a teacher reading to me. It's still one of my favorite children's books.

RE: john grisham: The Street Lawyer

another great book by john Grisham,

RE: Sophie Kinsella: Confessions of a Shopaholic

Hilarious book and a bit of every woman in it - a real page turner and you just don't want it to end!! I read it in a day on the beach!!

RE: Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice

Truly a fantastic book - the innocent nature is truly touching!!

RE: ronda byrne: the secret

Totally a life changing text, read it and make it an essential part of your daily life..... Your life will never b the same if u really apply it!!!

RE: ANNE RICE: THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES

Anne Rice is absolutely intelligent and amazing! She is my all time favorite writer. She can take her writing and make it come to life. There are many times I felt like I was actually in old New Orleans! Once I get started in her books, I'm absorbed and cant put it down until I'm finished!

RE: ronda byrne: the secret

yeah got this book 2 years ago a pshyic recomened it i thought at the time she was but its a brillent book

RE: F. Scott Fitzgerrald: Den store Gatsby

At first I was forced to read this for a class in high school and I absolutely hated it, but I've read twice since then and it's really growing on me.

RE: John Saul: The Unloved

John Saul is a wonderful psychological thrill writer. He is one of my favorite authors and this book in particular has to be on my top 5 favorites of his.

RE: Mitch Albom: Tuesdays With Morrie

This a beautiful story. I read it a while ago out of the library and loved it so much I had to go out and buy it.

RE: J.K Rowling: The Harry Potter Series

I acctually just started reading this series and I'm in the middle of the second book, but my impression so far is good!

RE: J.K Rowling: The Harry Potter Series

Read all of them a couple of times and love the last one them most it has me at the edge of my set from start to finish. Cant wait for release of movie for year 6 hope they make one for year 7

RE: Stephenie Meyer: The Twilight Saga Collection

i have read the series three times now and i cant get enough. i have never read a book series that makes me feel so many emotions at once and not to mention the movie was amazing and new moon is going to be as good if not better. best series i have ever read hands down

RE: Douglas Adams: The Hitch-Hikers Guide To The Galaxy

Douglas Adams had a very twisted sense of humor - cracked me up all the way - shared the book with all of my grown children!

RE: J.K Rowling: The Harry Potter Series

Great series! Read all of them but enjoyed the first book the most.

RE: J.K Rowling: The Harry Potter Series

Great series! Read all of them but enjoyed the first book the most.

RE: Stephenie Meyer: The Twilight Saga Collection

All four of thee are fantastic. I find myself getting goosebumps when discussing them. Not only did Stephanie Meyer write them for young adults but the main characters are 17! I am a single mom with a 2 year old for crying out loud! I like the movie Twilight and I am very excited over New Moon in November but alas he books are always better. I have read the whole series, all 5, about 3 times. I am on Breaking Dawn now, again for the 3rd time. I reread them as the movies get closer. I will probably start over with just the first 2 so when I see New Moon it is fresh but you cannot forge the story. It's amazing.

RE: J.K Rowling: The Harry Potter Series

Although these books are about children, these are, by no means, children books...But there is something appealling for everyone, child or adult alike. I wouldn't be lying if I said these are my favorite books in this genre. I haveorite in other genres...

RE: Stephenie Meyer: The Twilight Saga Collection

I was able to get the digital versions of all 4 books, as it is very difficult to find them here in Panama, and written in English. I'm done with all four...New Moon is so heartbreaking...you'll see... and you don't have a clue what's in store for you.

I even have the unauthorized draft of book 5. Stephanie Meyer stopped writing it when somehow the draft was leaked online. Amazing storytelling, heartbreaking and brave lovestory...

RE: Diana Gabaldon: The outlander

Yesssss. Claire couldn't have landed in a more convoluted era but the XVIII Century... I mean, the French revolution, the two Stuart risings, the American Revolution...they get to be part of history in the making, and being Jamie he couldn't NOT be a part of it.

I have read the spin-off's as well... the Lord John Gray novels...these are amazing, and you get to see a side of Lord John that's so funny and real...not just his <gay> love and attraction for Jamie, but how unhappy he's been, and how hard is has been on him, to be able to love and be loved in return...Fantastic!

RE: Gabriel Garcia Marquez: 100 years of solitude

Being from latin-america, it was sort of mandatory to read Garcia Marquez...I have read many, many of his books, essays and short stories, in school and by personal choice.

Most of his books are either spin-off's from 100 years of Solitude, or the characters were included in 100 Years of Solitude after being written into other short novels, all set in the mythical town of macondo with its yello butterflies and banana plantations...100 years of solitude is very hard to follow, but the copy I have has the genealogy tree or chart at the beginning of the book, so you can follow all the characters, it made it a little easier.

100 Years of Solitude gives us a wide glimpse into the geniality of one of the greatest writers of our time Don Gabriel Garcia Marquez. If you have the chance, buy his latest book "Vivir para Contarlo" (or "Live to tell") which is the story of his magnificent life...

RE: Witold Gombrowicz and Danuta Borchardt: Cosmos

Oh, Gombrowicz was a Polish writer and I'm a Pole, studied Polish literature in a primary as well as secondary school but they never told us that he wrote also children's books...

You learn all you life...

RE: Stephanie Meyer: Twilight Saga

I read these when they were first published, its great that they are finally getting the attention that they so truly deserve.

Just about everyone is so hung on Edward but my favorite Cullen is Alice with Emmett as a close second.

RE: by Jack Kerouac: On The Road

This author made me take a pilgrimage with his inspirational tales. I discovered more about myself in 6 months than in the rest of my life.

RE: Gabriel Garcia Marquez: 100 years of solitude

The magic of this book comes as much from the actual writing as it does from the story itself. Marquez imagines a world full of magical people capable of magical things and it left me disappointed that you hum-drum world could never compare. It's one of the books I read and re-read because everytime I read it I find something new. Now, that really is magic!

RE: Diana Gabaldon: The outlander

I have read the whole series and have never been disappointed. Although the love story of Jamie Fraser and Claire as the "meat" of the story, I find that the political and historical aspects just as compelling. Loved this series and read it time after time.

RE: Leo Tolstoy: Anna Karenina

In this book, Tolstoy manages to do what few male writers can: portray the inner life of a woman with both accuracy and sympathy. The love story between Anna and Vronksy rings true every time.His characters are well drawn and feel like they might be "real" people we all know. He also presents a Russia which is in the throws of social, moral and political change. A tour de force and one of my all-time favorites.