The author states that this part of Roosevelt’s life is often glossed over by biographers and historians, they don’t see it as very important. As well all know, however, it is the small moments, the unassuming ones which catch us off guard that sometimes create the deepest impact

A novel with an intriguing premise: how, or if, your life would change if you knew the day of your death?

A story of adventure and a fascinating tale brought to life by a talented writer.

About: The Golden House by Salman Rushdie is a novel about a powerful tycoon who immigrates to the US.  This is the thirteenth novel from Mr. Rushdie’s arsenal of tales, it is the first one I read but am looking forward to filling the backlog. 400 pages Publisher: Random House Language: English ISBN-10: 0399592806 My rat­ing for The Golden […]

I really appreciated how Ms. Allende took three disjointed stories and tried to weave them together

I simply feel that the James Bond series should have gotten a much stronger finish than two short stories and two outlines for short stories.

Clint is finding out what most of us already know – normal life is hard.

Due to the fact that no only don’t we know much about Billy the Kid, but also that he died very young, it’s difficult to fill a whole book about him.

The story itself is very violent, sometimes brutal and mostly all the way through. The characters are well written, from the mob boss who is trying to keep his small fiefdom together, to the young guys with no parental guidance in sight trying to make a name for themselves, to the protagonist Bill the Kid, trying to find some peace in his crazy world.

An unusual entry in the series since it is narrated by a French-Canadian woman and not James Bond