Category: 1001 Books

Review: Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham

Posted on October 22, 2010 by

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Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 54 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful. W. Somerset Maugham’s Of Human Bondage is a story about an orphaned, crippled boy’s journey into manhood. These journeys are rife… Continue Reading “Review: Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham”

Category: 1001 Books, Book Review, Challenges, Fiction, Literature, W. Somerset Maugham

Review: Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids by Kenzaburo Oe

Posted on September 19, 2010 by

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Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids by Kenzaburo Oe Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 51 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful Kenzaburo Oe’s Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids is the story of a group of teenage boys who are… Continue Reading “Review: Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids by Kenzaburo Oe”

Category: 1001 Books, Book Review, Dystopia, Fiction, Gay Lit, GLBT Challenge, Japan, Kenzaburo Oe, World War II

Review: The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

Posted on September 12, 2010 by

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The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 50 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) I finished reading The House of the Spirits approximately 20 hours ago; I have held off on… Continue Reading “Review: The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende”

Category: 1001 Books, Book Review, Creative Non-Fiction, Fiction, Historical, Isabel Allende, Latin Fiction, Literature, Magical Realism

Review: Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe

Posted on August 22, 2010 by

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Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe Final Verdict: 2.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 44 Plot/Story: 2 – Plot/Story could work with better development. Houston, we have a problem. Let me begin my discussion on this book’s plot and story by allowing the book to speak… Continue Reading “Review: Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe”

Category: 1001 Books, Book Review, Coming-of-Age, Fiction, Literature, Thomas Wolfe

Junky by William S. Burroughs

Posted on August 1, 2010 by

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Junky by William S. Burroughs Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful. William S. Burroughs’s Junky (originally published under the title Junkie) is an autobiographically-inspired romp through one man’s introduction to drugs, the addiction that ensues, and the… Continue Reading “Junky by William S. Burroughs”

Category: 1001 Books, Classics, Creative Non-Fiction, Fiction, GLBT Challenge, William S. Burroughs

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