|
May 05
|
|
Chris
gave
to:
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Paperback)
by Michael Chabon
|
my rating:
Added to my books!
add my review
|
| |
read in June, 2004
Chris said:
"Its just great. The time period, the characters themselves, and just the movement of the story is just fun.
"
|
|
April 29
|
|
Chris
gave
to:
Atlas Shrugged (Paperback)
by Ayn Rand
|
my rating:
Added to my books!
add my review
|
| |
read in March, 2002
Chris said:
"This book I really loved, and most people who know me look at me funny at this notion. I've often been told The Fountainhead is essentially the same book told differently, but I would absolutely disagree. Howard Roark in Fountainhead is a complete ...more
This book I really loved, and most people who know me look at me funny at this notion. I've often been told The Fountainhead is essentially the same book told differently, but I would absolutely disagree. Howard Roark in Fountainhead is a complete dick from the bits I read, perhaps I need to read the whole thing, but I couldn't bring myself to. The characters in this book are far less snobbish, much more kind hearted, and their character over all are much more genuine to me than the self absorbed snobbishness of Fountainhead. I can't say I was all too excited about the 60 page monologue, or the ending in general of the book, but the rest of it is absolutely good reading and insightful....less
"
|
|
Chris
gave
to:
Moby-Dick (Audio CD)
by Herman Melville
|
my rating:
Added to my books!
add my review
|
| |
read in October, 2002
Chris said:
"I would absolutely not recommend to anyone reading the unabridged version of this book unless you have a great desire to learn about whales. I think I probably may have really liked the story had I been wise enough to read the abridged version, but ...more
I would absolutely not recommend to anyone reading the unabridged version of this book unless you have a great desire to learn about whales. I think I probably may have really liked the story had I been wise enough to read the abridged version, but stickler as I am for the whole deal I grunted through page after page of completely extraneous description. Maybe I'm really dumb and missed an elaborate analogy or metaphor for the integral relationship between the sailors, or Ahab, or some other aspect and the many different types of whales and what sort/how much oil they yield, but it was too much for me....less
"
|
|
Chris
gave
to:
Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by Leo Tolstoy
|
my rating:
Added to my books!
add my review
|
| |
read in July, 2003
Chris said:
"I don't think I've thought more on the language of a book than I have of this one. Tolstoy is hands down one of my absolute favorite authors simply by the way he describes the nuances and gestures between people as the complex sentences they are. H...more
I don't think I've thought more on the language of a book than I have of this one. Tolstoy is hands down one of my absolute favorite authors simply by the way he describes the nuances and gestures between people as the complex sentences they are. His depiction of the varieties of people and their interactions in society is so vast and accurate I can't imagine him ever being bested, and I'd say this was his best book displaying that talent....less
"
|
|
Chris
gave
to:
This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind (Paperback)
by Ivan Doig
|
my rating:
Added to my books!
add my review
|
| |
read in July, 2004
Chris said:
"I'm writing this out a few years after having read it and often times in those years in between I've found myself referring back to what Doig wrote on. At the time I really enjoyed it as a quiet read of a rough-ish country life, and how an author gr...more
I'm writing this out a few years after having read it and often times in those years in between I've found myself referring back to what Doig wrote on. At the time I really enjoyed it as a quiet read of a rough-ish country life, and how an author grew up. What I've drawn on in his life though has been how his father handled the farm hands as their boss. Doig describes the attitudes he took with them and how he garnished their respect enough to have them listen and follow. I took that to heart in any leadership position I've had since and the results were good....less
"
|
|
Chris
gave
to:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
by J.K. Rowling
|
my rating:
Added to my books!
add my review
|
| |
read in July, 2007
Chris said:
"The last of these was nice in the way of wrapping up, but odd in adding a lot of extra bits right in the end. The thing I really enjoyed with this one though was much of what I enjoyed about Book 6, but the reverse. Where Book 6 made Voldemort a mo...more
The last of these was nice in the way of wrapping up, but odd in adding a lot of extra bits right in the end. The thing I really enjoyed with this one though was much of what I enjoyed about Book 6, but the reverse. Where Book 6 made Voldemort a more sympathetic or at least understandable character, this one calmed down all the greatness and glory of Dumbledore. Its a very refreshing thing to be told your superhero has his demons too, and is by no means perfect....less
"
|
|
Chris
marked as to-read:
Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings (School & Library Binding)
by Christopher Moore
bookshelves:
to-read
|
my rating:
Added to my books!
add my review
|
| |
|
|
|
Chris
gave
to:
Napoleon's Russian Campaign. (Paperback)
by Count Phillipe-Paul de Segur
|
my rating:
Added to my books!
add my review
|
| |
read in April, 2008
Chris said:
"Just finished this last night and its quite fantastic. Segur (the author) removes himself in such a way from his involvement in the campaign that you feel utter decimation of the humanity within the soldiers is felt when its called for and when its ...more
Just finished this last night and its quite fantastic. Segur (the author) removes himself in such a way from his involvement in the campaign that you feel utter decimation of the humanity within the soldiers is felt when its called for and when its not it feels relatively removed from his own opinions of those months. You get a very good view of Napoleon himself on a personal level, as well as his Kings, Princes, and top Marshalls. Segur is for the most part non-biased in his accounts, though the times of honor and kings definitely shows through by his wording and attitude....less
"
|
|
March 30
|
|
|
New comment on Margo's review of
Desert Shadows
(see all 2 comments)
|
