Book Comments (906)

RE: J R Ward: Dark Lover

I've read the entire series.!!!! Loved it!

RE: Anne Rice: Vampire Chronicles

Of course they are not real. The author's descriptions of old New Orleans is fantastic. Let yourself go into the fantasy and escapethe real world for a while.

RE: Angela Duckworth: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Good choice.
There's a lot to take away from this book.

RE: Stephen Curtis: The Truth About: The Real Story About Fairy Tales

Did not know these Fairy tales were tampered with. it is indeed a sort of crime to do such a horrifying thing
,At least leave this legacy intact. in it's charming enchanting essence.
thank you for this information!

RE: Patrick Suskind: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

@Olvena

RE: Octavio Paz: La llama doble

...never expected to find this book here although I think should be read as a prerequisite to activate our profiles lol!. A worth reading.

RE: Paulo Coelho: The Alchemist

Magnificent....

Paulo Coelho, one of my favourite writers. His way of writing is “food for soul”. Very touching way his way! Straight to the Heart.

RE: Paulo Coelho: The Alchemist

Great book and writer

RE: Og Mandino: The Greatest Salesman in the World

Have read the book many times and will again. A must read.

RE: Paulo Coelho: The Alchemist

This is good for ages 10 to 110. It not only allows you to see the unexpected possibilities life can bring, but also many life lessons in personal growth, showing that we can accept other belief systems and continue to grow. It also shows that there are two different techniques Alchemists use; introspection and communion with nature. (I prefer the nature aspect!) It can truly help awaken your path in life.

RE: Dominique Bacarisse: My published books

Great book that i recommend warmly and greetings to its author.

Sir Bertrand Russell: Porqué No Soy Cristiano

In this work Lord Bertrand Russell, one of the most lucid and influential thinkers of the twentieth century, brings together fourteen essays written between 1899 and 1954. In them he exposes and develops the motives of his agnosticism, rebuffs the traditional arguments of Christianity, identifies fear as one of the main foundations of religion questions the contributions of religion to the happiness of the human being and criticizes very harshly the approaches of Christianity in s*xual matters. Why I am not a Christian is one of the most moving and convincing defenses of the non-believer that have been written since the days of Hume and Voltaire.

RE: god: the holly bible

Read Sheldrake "The Science Delusion"

RE: stieg larsson: The girl with the dragon tatoo series

I was given the first book off a friend, I too found it very difficult to read at first. Persevere though you get to a point and before you know it you will have finished the third. I was devastated when I found out the author had died. Can't bring myself to read the follow up because they are not written by him.

RE: Lewis Carroll: Alice in Wonderland

I love this book, it is my go to when I have nothing new to read. When I was younger and a bit of a hippy :) my friends and I would read it to each other wherever we were usually under the influence of something or other. Good memories

RE: EJ Lamprey: Fifteen Sixteen Maids In The Kitchen

enjoyed the read muchly Biff you are a clever lady

RE: EJ Lamprey: Nine Ten Begin Again

Just finished reading, it is a must you never know what folk get upto in their older years???? Keep your bank details to yourself i wont say any more

RE: Fyodor Dostoyevski: The Karamazov Brothers

Dosteoviski, most beloved of all my favourite authors.. his work on nihilism, in the book "the Possessed" haunts me. never been so shocked or so
have the entire collection, the Idiot getting an edge over the rest except for "the white nights" which "possessed" me

Clarissa Rodgers-Briskleigh: A Second Rainbow

The longest review:

A Second Rainbow was a terrifically fun read. I really like this authors writing style having read some of her other work and from following her blog where she has been tirelessly researching the dating scene for those of more mature years. This is a writer who has walked the walk and that comes across in this well written book.

We follow Dorothy on her second time around journey in discovering love, lust and everything in between after her marriage fails. This tale is structured around the story of The Wizard of Oz (hence the Dorothy bit, is anyone called that nowadays?) anyway this worked very well as we met and experienced the various men that Dorothy dates.

This book is in the erotica section and I’m not sure where the line is drawn or at what point you have to make it clear to readers that there could be scenes they may find potentially alarming. I found that unlike some erotic novels I’ve read there were no long scenes of an explicitly intimate nature where everything is described but more that this is a rather refreshing read where sex is mentioned, briefly described in quite robustly blunt terms that I really liked.

I happily sailed through this book and was so fully absorbed in the storyline that just like Dorothy I didn’t see the twist coming, not at all, I should have done of course, well because… no I won’t spoil it but it was very well done.

I loved the relationships Dorothy manages to keep, forms and maintains and though her story is very different to mine I have a feeling that should we ever meet we would get on famously. A highly recommended read with great insight into finding that second rainbow many seek.

Clarissa Rodgers-Briskleigh: A Second Rainbow

Couple of good reviews on this, yay! including one or two names I am pretty sure I recognized from right here on CS - thank you x

RE: William Shakespeare: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

The Bard said it all.and How!
the sonnets reside in the heart dancing,in harmoniously perfected rhythm...

love you Mr. Shakespeare.............................................................................