Geoffrey M. Gluckman's Blog, page 3

Review of The Count of Monte Cristo

This was a re-reading of Alexander Dumas's classic novel of revenge and redemption. The story is well-known throughout western cultures. Set in the early 1800s Edmond Dantes, a young ship captain, is maligned on his wed...

Review of The Amber Spyglass

The third novel in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy features many of the old favorites from The Golden Compass (I), including Iorek Byrnison and Serafina Pekkala. It also continues storylines of characters fro...

Review of The Subtle Knife

The middle installment of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy finds Lyra in another world adjacent to her previous one. There she is found by a young man (about her age) named Will Parry. He, too, is escaping his...

Review of The Perfect Horse

The challenges of saving the Lipizzaner horses from the clutches of the Nazis during World War II is the focus of this wonderful book, which Elizabeth Letts, the author, does well. In addition, she portrays the men, both...

Review of The Golden Compass

This was a re-read of Book One in Philip Pullman's trilogy, His Dark Materials. (I was re-intrigued in the series after seeing a few episodes of it on HBO and wanted to read it before watching the show.) Pullman shares a...

Review of The Dakota Cipher

In the third adventure of Ethan Gage, the author, William Dietrich, has his character return to America after numerous escapades in France, Egypt, and other places. Ethan reluctantly befriends an unusual Norwegian, Magnu...

Review of The Wisdom of Wolves

The authors, Jim and Jamie Dutcher, share stories from their time spent with the Sawtooth Pack, a group of wild wolves within a large enclosed are within Idaho.

Review of Orient Express (Stamboul Train)

I have read and enjoyed many works by the author of this one, Graham Greene. However, this was not enjoyable to me. The narrative centers around a variety of characters traveling by train (Orient Express) from Ostend to ...

Review of The Labyrinth of the Spirits

The final installment of The Cemetery of Forgotten Books series by Carlos Ruiz Zaf��n is an exceptional tale of twists and deceptions, secrets and betrayals, and love and loss.

Review Of The Elfstones of Shannara

The story of Shannara continues in this 2nd book of the original trilogy (3rd book if one reads the prequel, First King of Shannara, which is probably a good idea). In this part of the epic, now 50 years after the events...