Cheesy Ending to a Great Series

I guess this is my night to trash endings for great series. The Vampire Chronicles is excellent and makes this book worth reading; unfortunately, I have to warn...read more

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Mostly Pointless

I never read the first five books of the 'increasingly-inaccurately-named Hitchhiker's Guide Trilogy.' I cheated, and watched the (very excellent) BBC mini-seri...read more

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It's a Must-Read itself, and...

...also an excellent opener for the series. I'll review both. The Hobbit This book, aka the Red Book, or 'There and Back Again' marks the momentous battle that ...read more

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Poor Little Rich Folks

The protagonist takes you through the highs and lows of 20th Century high society. The protagonist, introduced to polite society by an acquaintance (Gatsby), sh...read more

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A bluer shade of horror

Forget everything you know about Stephen King. This book, the first in a series, is a classic fantasy romp of discovery, wonder, and adventure. The plot is fres...read more

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One Word: Inspiring

This first book in a trilogy tells of the exploits of Frodo Baggins, a hobbit (or 'little folk') caught up in the swelling of war on primitive Middle Earth. Fro...read more

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Action Item: Weigh costs/benefits of sanity

I got to this page and wondered, 'why hasn't anybody reviewed this book yet?' Of course, there can be only one reason - the First Rule of Fight Club. Everyone's...read more

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Short on technobabble, long on teaching

You might assume that this big-time brainiac, who parks his wheelchair in the offices of Sir Isaac Newton, and is frequently lauded as the world's most importan...read more

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An invasion of nature, and a retort

Michael Crichton has one overarching theme in most of his books, and it's an important lesson for us humans to learn: humanity should take cautious, measured st...read more

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