false 1119162 39 male Norwalk, OH 04/2008 07/2009 1 11 11 true 5679527 read 0 true 2312927 currently-reading 0 true 2312926 to-read The Last Dickens: A Novel (Hardcover) by Matthew Pearl]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55789763 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255878654s/5588668.jpg 1119162 Mark http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1119162-mark Tue, 12 May 2009 07:46:14 -0700 more...]]> Beat the Reaper: A Novel (Hardcover) by Josh Bazell]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55789659 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255652785s/3173125.jpg 1119162 Mark http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1119162-mark Tue, 12 May 2009 07:45:25 -0700 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25844779 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255733364s/18254.jpg 1119162 Mark http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1119162-mark Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:57:21 -0800 Joe wrote: ""So called literature?" who made you the ultimate critic on an entire era of literature?"

My opinion on English literature (that is, that produced in America and England) is as such: most of it is crap. For some reason what is considered good literature involves no plot, something I still can't get my head around. When I read something I want to be entertained or informed, not bored stiff. Buy, hey, it's just my dumb opinion. One person's Emily Bronte is another person's Daniel Steele. It's all a matter of taste.]]> Sherlock Holmes: Misteri Yang Tak Terpecahkan (Paperback) by Mitch Cullin]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29405486 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186975544s/1691814.jpg 1119162 Mark http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1119162-mark Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:47:39 -0700 more...]]> Oliver Twist (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25844779 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255733364s/18254.jpg 1119162 Mark http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1119162-mark Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:43:14 -0700 more...]]> The Serpent's Tale (Mistress of the Art of Death, #2) by Ariana Franklin]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24312716 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1222796354s/1232140.jpg 1119162 Mark http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1119162-mark Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:13:32 -0700 The Stars Down Under (Hardcover) by Sandra McDonald]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23370295 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1236805809s/1652076.jpg 1119162 Mark http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1119162-mark Sat, 31 May 2008 07:39:07 -0700
This book is in fact the second in what appears to be an ongoing series. However, its cover and dust jacket info gave no hint that a previous book with this book’s main characters and universe existed, so I read it. I had no trouble jumping into the story o...more...]]> Mad Kestrel (Paperback) by Misty Massey]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23050814 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QcDi6tEpL._SL75_.jpg 1119162 Mark http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1119162-mark Tue, 27 May 2008 10:49:38 -0700 more...]]> Holmes on the Range (Hardcover) by Steve Hockensmith]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23050674 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514T9KZFMTL._SL75_.jpg 1119162 Mark http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1119162-mark Tue, 27 May 2008 10:17:41 -0700 The Black Dove: A Holmes on the Range Mystery (Hardcover) by Steve Hockensmith]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22791850 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51i4QcGLElL._SL75_.jpg 1119162 Mark http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1119162-mark Fri, 23 May 2008 20:54:41 -0700 more...]]>