Category: Book Review

Review: Hocus Pocus by Kurt Vonnegut

Hocus Pocus by Kurt Vonnegut Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 10 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. This is the ninth Vonnegut book I have read, and I am not quite sure what to say about it. The story is… Continue Reading “Review: Hocus Pocus by Kurt Vonnegut”

Review: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

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”

Review: Eeeee Eee Eeee by Tao Lin

Eeeee Eee Eeee by Tao Lin Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD:  7 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful The title of this novel, Eeeee Eee Eeee, should be enough to tip off the reader that the book is going to… Continue Reading “Review: Eeeee Eee Eeee by Tao Lin”

Review: A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 6 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Well, well, well.  I suppose I should have known that enjoying this first book in the Sherlock Holmes series… Continue Reading “Review: A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle”

Review: I’ll Get There. It Better be Worth the Trip by John Donovan

I’ll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip by John Donovan Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0   YTD:  5 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful   What is hardest to believe about I’ll Get There. It Better be Worth the… Continue Reading “Review: I’ll Get There. It Better be Worth the Trip by John Donovan”