Book reviews

Peter Pan
Reviewed by Dionysian Child
This is a book that most unfortunately I have only read in adulthood. It is simply written with beautiful simplicity packed with original and creative characters and storylines which have affected every one of us. It speaks directly to chi... More

Waterlemon
Reviewed by Raven
Apart from there being no clear definition between subject changes making it not flow through properly this was a great story. Ruth Ritchie is an entertaining writer who has you laughing, crying and being angry and disgusted at others behav... More

Lady Chatterley's Lover
Reviewed by Dionysian Child
I think that taking into consideration the fact that D.H Lawrence wanted to call this book Tenderness bodes well for what sentiments he originally intended top portray with this novel. The book focuses on a young, strong minded and educa... More

Twilight
Reviewed by Isis
This is the most teenager overrated crap I've ever read. And I am saying this as a 17 year old girl that usually likes best sellers. The cover says it is one of the best suspense novel ever written. Readers say it's adventure. Honestly, ... More

A Lifetime of Secrets: A PostSecret Book
Reviewed by Isis
This was the first Post Secret book I've got and I'm pretty sad about it, because I am so sure it is also the best one. By reading this one first, I'm so sure no other PS book will ever surprise me like this one. Even tough I've been readi... More

1984
Reviewed by oliper
An awe-inspiring piece of literature, Orwell not only presents us with a brutally depressing dystopia, but a flawlessly crafted one as well. He manages to be so descriptive about so little, Im such a way that you really feel for what charac... More

Where's Wally Now?
Reviewed by tartan_skirt
This, along with the other books in the series, is one of my favourite books from my childhood. And as far as activity books go, I remember getting a LOT out of this book in terms of entertainment value and time consumed. It may be extremel... More

Altered Carbon
Reviewed by [dave]
It's far future technology, but somehow I can see it happening sooner than later. You can have yourself in a new body almost whenever you want, and you could get into that body from across... well, the planet, the solar system, the galaxy -... More

Água Viva
Reviewed by lidyaquino
Água Viva mostra de forma rápida e clara a maneira como o leitor deve lidar com qualquer obra da Clarice: deve-se viver cada linha, e não simplesmente ler. Cada palavra é capaz de te tocar de forma inexprimível. A arte de escrever, a p... More

Deception Point
Reviewed by Heracles
It seems to me that for reasons beyond his control Dan Brown has been made a bit of a joke of in recent years. The Da Vinci code was a genuinely good book that got taken to pieces by documentary after documentary when it's purpose was only ... More

Eldest: (Inheritance Book 2)
Reviewed by Seaworth
This is the longest book I've read in recent years. It just kepy going and going! I had a schedule to keep for my Book Quest and this book brought me up to the deadline because of its length! After seeing Eragon and finding it intriguing... More

Sabor de Loucura
Reviewed by Nusch
Vale do lirismo , dso lúdico, da ironia, da paixão, das fábulas e narrativas. Seus versos em labirinto são caminhos do inesperado, da extravagância. Há uma insistencia no lirismo não angelical, mas aceso pela impaciência do desejo... More

The Complete Persepolis
Reviewed by Idoru
I bought this book on a whim. I knew nothing about it other than that it had recently been made into an animated film. Had I flicked through the book before getting it to the counter (something I usually do) I wouldn't have bought it. Why? ... More

The Fountain
Reviewed by Lexi
It's about enlightenment, life and acceptance all mixed together in a way no other film has touched yet. You see on The Fountain Tom's wife Izzi is dying and he's desperately trying to find a cure to save her. What confuses people and s... More

Sundome Volume 1: v. 1
Reviewed by silent killer
....as if the cover would lead you to believe otherwise. Yes, she's touching herself, and the cover doesn't let you down. In that respect. I'd say its borderline hentai. Except there's no blatant sex scenes. Actually there's no intercourse ... More

The Castle (Penguin Modern Classics)
Reviewed by Raven
I feel like I've been reading this book for 6 months when in actual fact it has been just under a month and after much struggling and determination I just can't keep reading it anymore and yet a part of me wants to keep reading it even thou... More

The Day of the Triffids (Penguin Modern Classics)
Reviewed by Dionysian Child
‘When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere’ I’m not one for normally remembering quotes but this one has stuck in my head. Used in the opening sen... More

Rock 'N' Roll Babes
Reviewed by Raven
Fantastic! I might be bias because I'm an Aussie who has hung around the places mentioned in the book and I loved the 90's but this book had me hooked by the first few pages. By page three I had already laughed at some of it and by page si... More