Category: Fiction

Review: The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart

The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 11 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. The Crystal Cave is the first book in Mary Stewart’s Merlin Trilogy.  She based the series on Geoffrey of Manmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae (History… Continue Reading “Review: The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart”

Review: The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan

  The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 09  Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) “There’s the girl who is in love with Holden Caufield.  The boy who wants to be strong who… Continue Reading “Review: The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan”

Review: Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut

Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 7 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) Player Piano is Kurt Vonnegut’s first novel, and one of his best.  It brings to mind all that is great… Continue Reading “Review: Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut”

Review: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Final Verdict: 3.50 out of 4.0 YTD: 06 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting and believable. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the third installment in the series and, unlike the first two installments –… Continue Reading “Review: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle”

Review: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 04  Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) The Handmaid’s Tale is a rather terrifying vision of an America wherein the government has fallen to religious (Christian) extremists,… Continue Reading “Review: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood”