Category Archives: Book Reviews

Pride and Prejudice, you may be a little disappointed to hear, doesn’t really deal with the prejudices of its time (as I thought it might, before starting it). However, this doesn’t change the fact it’s a very enjoyable book. Curiously, … Continue reading →

This is one of the earlier (and longer) picture books written by Dr. Seuss. In it, a young man named Bartholomew Cubbins finds himself in a rather unusual situation where every time he takes off his hat, another one is … Continue reading →

Over his very large number of short stories, H. P. Lovecraft created a huge mythos of ancient aliens, dream worlds and a vast variety of other frightening things. This collection of his works gives you a nice selection of them. … Continue reading →

The Time Traveler’s Wife is a love story about two characters named Henry DeTamble and Clare Abshire, but as I’m sure you can guess from the title, there’s quite a time travel twist to it all. I should point out … Continue reading →

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of the easiest and most ‘fun’ reads of the nineteenth century. While other pieces of that time tend to be written in styles that are overly wordy, everything here is very simply put and … Continue reading →

Harper Lee has only ever written one book and that was published fifty-four years ago so it’s doubtful that she’ll ever have another out. Her reasoning for not producing a second novel is that it could never live up to … Continue reading →

This is one of Shakespeare’s comedic plays and I really did find it to be quite funny at times. It’s a bit of a weird story, but it’s not very long so if you have any kind of interest in … Continue reading →

This is the second book in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. I would suggest that you do not read this if you haven’t read the first because it picks up exactly where the first left off. The cliffhanger of the previous … Continue reading →

My goodness, this novel is the most moving story I’ve ever come across. It follows the life of a young man named Jude Fawley who aspires to study at the university in the nearby town of Christminister. Sadly, it being … Continue reading →