Clik here to view.
The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain De Botton
lucthegreat's review: "Thought-provoking, paradigm-altering, this book is an excellent introduction to the history of thought. As I read what these six men had to say, I couldn't help but feel that I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
lucthegreat's review: "Perhaps the runner-up to Blindness for best capturing the human condition. Catastrophes (or some better word to group hostage-takings and epidemics of blindness) in the hands of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dancer: A Novel by Colum McCann
lucthegreat's review: "This book was everything. Utterly immersive, descriptive, and world-opening. Characters too weird to be fake, homoerotic bathhouse antics too perverse to be invented. Ass was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
lucthegreat's review: "The quintessential adventure tale. Sure the characters are interesting, the invented world is fascinating, and the plot is full of twists and turns that kept me on the edge of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization by Steven Solomon
lucthegreat's review: "I learned a lot from this book, and it has been an important source of inspiration, as I am in the process of making a career in the field of water engineering. I loved the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
That Summer in Paris: Memories of Tangled Friendships with Hemingway,...
lucthegreat's review: "I don't recall where I heard about this book, but when it came in on hold at the library, I was immediately hooked. I am fond of Callaghan's writing, and I like his mixture of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
More Joy in Heaven (New Canadian Library) by Morley Callaghan
lucthegreat's review: "I didn't expect to like it, as the subject matter (ex-convict, etc) held little appeal. However, I picked it up for a dollar on the strength of my enjoyment of Callaghan's other...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cloud Atlas: A Novel by David Mitchell
lucthegreat's review: "Falls ever-so-slightly shy of the magnum opus for which I feel that he was aiming. Mitchell does a great job of getting inside the head of an exceptional variety of characters...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Switch bitch by Roald. Dahl
lucthegreat's review: "Hillarious, engaging, sexy. What more could you ask for?"Joseph (1974), Unknown Binding
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
lucthegreat's review: "Mixed feelings about this one. It was useful to me, as it brought me to pause and reflect on the consequences of settling for a normal life. And I don't mean that in the way of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl
lucthegreat's review: "I hesitate in giving this book 5 stars for it is no edifying work of superlative genius. Rather, it is a superbly-crafted and saucy tale that is impossible to put down. I shall...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Merry-Go-Round by W. Somerset Maugham
lucthegreat's review: "This novel falls right in the vein of first books by excellent authors - which is to say that it is merely alright. It is neat to see discussed the themes which he later...
View ArticleClik here to view.
To Kill a Mockingbird: 50th Anniversary Edition by Harper Lee
lucthegreat's review: "Wow. Every time I'm about to pick up a classic I feel a vague apprehension, expecting it to be dusty, dry, and generally removed from life. Fortunately I've noticed a pattern...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
lucthegreat's review: "This book was very good. I think that it has been confused for being a great book due to the fact that it has come out of Africa, but let this not take away from its goodness....
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming
lucthegreat's review: "It was a long time ago that I read it, but I thoroughly enjoyed it, and all the more so for the fact that it was told from the perspective of the woman."Penguin UK (2006),...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Coming Through Slaughter by Michael Ondaatje
lucthegreat's review: "Only book by Ondaatje I haven't finished. Could have been an age/stage sort of deal, perhaps try again."Vintage Canada (1998), Paperback, 176 pages
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
lucthegreat's review: "Posses very little merit. The whining of an alienated teenage boy hold little interest or appeal for me."Little, Brown and Company (1991), Edition: 1, Mass Market Paperback, 224...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The War Of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts by Louis De Bernieres
lucthegreat's review: "I loved this book and the whole trilogy. I read the trilogy in reverse order over a couple years. I've just finished this last (first) book now in preparation for my summer in...
View Article
