Category: 1001 Books

Review: Dracula by Bram Stoker

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

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Note: Those reading Dracula for our October Group Read, please be warned before continuing that there may be mild spoilers contained either in the review or in the Notable Quotes section below.  Dracula by Bram Stoker Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 50… Continue Reading “Review: Dracula by Bram Stoker”

Category: 1001 Books, Book Review, Bram Stoker, Classics, Irish, Literature, Victorian

Review: 1984 by George Orwell

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

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1984 by George Orwell Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 43 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) In the country of Oceania, Big Brother is always watching.  Even the tiniest twitch in one’s face or a blink of… Continue Reading “Review: 1984 by George Orwell”

Category: 1001 Books, Book Review, Dystopia, Fiction, George Orwell, Literature

Review: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

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  Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 18 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful Let’s take a moment to talk about true artistry, shall we?  What Vladimir Nabokov does with Lolita is pure, unadulterated (heh heh) genius.   The… Continue Reading “Review: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov”

Category: 1001 Books, Book Review, Fiction, Literature, Psychology, Sexuality, Sociology, Vladimir Nabokov

Review: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Posted on February 13, 2011 by

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Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 9 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful It would be easy to say that Oliver Twist is a Victorian story about an orphaned boy who has to join a gang… Continue Reading “Review: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens”

Category: 1001 Books, Book Review, British Literature, Charles Dickens, Fiction, Read-Alongs

Review: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Posted on December 11, 2010 by

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War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 61 Plot/Story:  4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace is early-19th Century Russian life, in print. It is a social, political, and military tale of epic… Continue Reading “Review: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy”

Category: 1001 Books, Book Review, Classics, Fiction, Leo Tolstoy, Literature, Russian, Russian History, Russian Literature

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