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Adam Burgess
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”
This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald Final Verdict: 3.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 46 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. This Side of Paradise is Fitzgerald’s first published work, and it shows. It comes across as a sort of announcement… Continue Reading “Review: This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald”
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”
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Final Verdict: 3.50 out of 4.0 YTD: 40 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens is considered to be his most autobiographical work. As such, one would expect a certain amount of realism… Continue Reading “Review: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens”
Exterminator! by William S. Burroughs Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 37 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Exterminator! is a loosely-related collection of 30 short stories, all neurotically obsessed with the American human condition before & during the 1960s. Like many of… Continue Reading “Review: Exterminator! by William S. Burroughs”
Roof Beam Reader 