There is great insight on how Jews were persecuted and the struggles they faced. However, the author uses these adversities to highlight the Jewish spirit...
This isn’t a great work of fiction, the adjectives are numerous and sprinkled around generously – but it’s a fun, cheesy and quick read, albeit corny...
Like many bibliophile I am also somewhat enamored by book covers. I don't judge a book by its cover, but I certainly pre-judge it as many of us do (but that's the topic for another post). I am also a comic art collector (well, before kids that is) and have about 10 reviews of graphic novel in my "draft" folder (at the time of this post) - so yes, I like pretty pictures....
This is a delightful book and I thought it was thoroughly entertaining. Neil Gaiman has been writing modern fairy tales for years filled with magical moments...
“The Death Instinct” by Jed Rubenfeld is a fictional thriller set in the 1920’s. The book centers around the historical Wall St. bombing of 1916....
The narrative is good, easily understood and confident. The tale of honor and betrayal is accompanied by interesting characters which makes it entertaining...
I found this book charming, the story flows and the characters are likable. This book is not a deep, serious, preachy, or legal novel, but it is cute...
We, The Drowned by Carsten Jensen is a spellbinding, award winning novel spanning 100 years in a small Danish coastal town Marstal, and its inhabitats...
I loved what This Book Is Overdue: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All was trying to do – make librarians relevant at the age of Google...
The mystery is the way the investigation unfolds, layer by layer while the reader is privy to how the murder was done is a unique way to tell a story...