Book ReviewsI love comparing my reads to reading lists. I’ve already done the BBC’s Big Read, Hugo, and Newbery lists. This list comes from St. Johns college in Santa Fe. They are one of a handful of “great books” colleges that focus on a reading list as the main source of their curriculum. If I had […]
Top 5 Authors 5. Tolkien 4. Frank Peretti 3. Edward Eager 2. Stephen R Lawhead 1. P K Dick Top 5 Books 5. Runaway Ralph 4. Prometheus Bound 3. Wuthering Heights 2. Dream Thief 1. the Bible Top 5 Shakespearean Plays 5. Much Ado About Nothing 4. Othello 3. Macbeth 2. King Lear 1. Hamlet […]
Young adult books often have some of the best opening lines, probably because their audience is likely to drop it and look for something else if they aren’t interested right away. Here are some of my favorites: The Series of Unfortunate Events – The Bad Beginning “If you are interested in stories with happy endings, […]
Ever finished a book and were just like “Uh?” That was Ratha’s Creature for me. While well written and engaging I’m not sure what the point was. The book is about a clan of intelligent cats living in a prehistoric world. The cats have learned to herd wild game for domestic use. This allows them […]