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Adam Burgess
Category: 2012 TBR Challenge
Review: Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway
Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 1 Ernest Hemingway’s Islands in the Stream was published posthumously and was expurgated by Hemingway’s wife. A note in the preface states that she removed certain portions of the book… Continue Reading “Review: Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway”
2012 TBR Pile Challenge – Final Stretch!
As we head into the final few days of 2012, I wanted to post briefly about the challenge and peoples’ progress, including my own. Unfortunately, it looks like I’m only going to get through 11 of the 12 books I need in order to… Continue Reading “2012 TBR Pile Challenge – Final Stretch!”
Review: Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 54 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) Cannery Row is a unique stand-out amongst Steinbeck’s works, for many reasons. One of these is that, unlike with East… Continue Reading “Review: Cannery Row by John Steinbeck”
Review: The Golden Compass (Northern Lights) by Philip Pullman
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 27 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting, believable and impactful. The Golden Compass (also known as Northern Lights and/or His Dark Materials, Book 1) is the first in the world-famous fantasy… Continue Reading “Review: The Golden Compass (Northern Lights) by Philip Pullman”
Review: Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo
Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 17 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) Count Frollo, Quasimodo, and Esmeralda are quite possibly the most twisted, most bizarre, and most unexpected love-triangle in literary… Continue Reading “Review: Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo”
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