false 7 54 52 true 6175140 read 2 true 185782 currently-reading 0 true 185781 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41174615 to: The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman
Fun and imaginative world, strong main character. Some of the bits about religion seemed unnecessary, but I'll give Pullman the benefit of the doubt and read the other two books to see where he's going with it. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33969647 to: Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #4) by C.S. Lewis
Fun kids' book. The plot is much more coherent than the lengthened movie adaptation. There's about as much Jesus as in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30294353 to: On the Shoulders of Giants (Illustrated): The Great Works of Physics And Astronomy by Stephen W. Hawking
Totally unreadable -- even if you are an expert on the contents by profession, you will find the methods archaic and the notation obfuscatory -- but five stars for being full of genius. The brief section from Einstein is more accessible, as are Hawking's commentaries, but Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, and Newton are very difficult indeed. It is, however, pretty neat to see what these important original works looked like. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28410546 to: The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7) by C.S. Lewis
A very fun read for adults, who can amuse themselves figuring out all the references and allusions and lessons that Lewis is trying to teach. I don't remember it being very good when I read it as a kid, though; it's a bit too preachy and over-the-top to hold together as a story. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28410550 to: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #2) by C.S. Lewis
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