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The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster
Bullseye Books, 1988
A fun book! (review by Harry, a 9 year old boy)
+ An Overlooked Classic
+ The point is to learn how to think
+ Enjoying the PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH: now and forever.
+ Fantastic Book
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The Pilgrim's Progress (Oxford World's Classics)
John Bunyan
Oxford University Press, USA, 2003
The very complete introduction by W. R. Owens did the job for me
+ The classic spiritual allegory
+ A Bible Study for Parents & Their Kids
+ wonderful
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Redeeming Love
Francine Rivers
Multnomah Books, 1997
Amazing!!!!!
+ This book changed my life....forever
+ Best Book I've Ever Read!
+ Love It!!
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
J. K. Rowling
Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007
HP fan. Love the book
+ rating Jim Dale's performance
+ Good, but not great...
+ jennya
+ Exceeded my sky-high expectations
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Giovanni's Room
James Baldwin
Delta, 2000
introspective, subtle, but passionate and full of drama
+ I agree with everthing good about this book
+ Good Stuff Doesn't Age, It Matures
+ A Masterpiece
+ An affair of the heart threatened by society's "clutter and disorder"
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Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
Harper Collins, 1988
"And it was still Hot!"
+ One of my favorites
+ This was my favorite as a child :)
+ Wild!
+ Favorite Kid Book!
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The Tanglewoods' Secret
Patricia St.John
Moody Publishers, 2001
A book about children, but anyone will enjoy!
+ The Good Shepherd is finding more Lost Lambs!
+ God's Grace
+ Excellent allegory of the parable of the lost sheep
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A Room with a View (Bantam Classics)
E.M. Forster
Bantam Classics, 1988
Make room in your heart for Forster's delightfully frothy "A Room With a View"
+ Adventure in Italy
+ Surprisingly philosophical-a romance for the unromantic
+ Delightful!
+ Book review
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Give Me Liberty: The Uncompromising Statesmanship of Patrick Henry (Leaders in Action Series)
David J. Vaughan
Cumberland House Publishing, 2002
A "MUST READ" FOR LOVERS OF LIBERTY
+ Thank you!
+ A Delightful Read
It was wonderful to see Patrick Henry's Christian values and belief on the LORD JESUS CHRIST openly written about. I enjoyed it completely and would recommend it to any who enjoy studying the Revolutionary War. BUY IT!
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The Murder Room (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Series #12)
P. D. James
Vintage, 2004
Too Long: Edit and Cut Out 150 to 200 Pages and It Would Be Much Better
+ A Nice Addition to the Dalgliesh Series
This is my first book by the famous author P.D. James. I am certain that she has much better novels.
The opening 95 page introduction is a bit disturbing, and many readers will be tempted to stop reading and throw the novel away before page 100. She uses a Jane Austen approach to introduce the ...
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Sati
Christopher Pike
Tor Books, 1991
Still my favorite book.
+ a spiritual birth
+ Great Nondual Novel
+ Wonderful
+ Top marks
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My Sister's Keeper: A Novel
Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2005
WOW!
+ Great first Picoult Read
+ I like the story...
+ TOUGH DECISIONS
+ One of my favorites
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Truck Stop Rainbows
Iva Pekarkova
Farrar Straus & Giroux (T), 1992
Too bad I can't give this magnificent work a sixth star!
+ Intelligent and thought-provoking
+ In the Grand Tradition
+ Czech woman gives communism the finger.
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The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.)
Barbara Kingsolver
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005
I can't say enough good things about this novel
+ Merits multiple readings
I love the Poisonwood Bible. It's easily on my list of favorite books. It's a heartwrenching story of the disintegration and survival of a family. Kingsolver rotates the pov through the four daughters and you learn to love them all, even the shallow Rachel. And that takes a great deal of skill to ...
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Redwall (Redwall, Book 1)
Brian Jacques
Ace, 1998
First Novel I ever read
+ Beware
+ Redwall
+ Great for bedtime !
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