Solsetur rated The Chestnut Soldier: 5 stars
The Chestnut Soldier by Jenny Nimmo
To purge the anger from an ancient Welsh demonic god that he had helped release, and to soothe a moody, …
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Solsetur rated Secrets of a Family Album: 4 stars
Secrets of a Family Album by Isla Dewar
Dutifully working to keep the peace among her eccentric family members, a disenchanted Lily discovers a picture that reveals her …
Solsetur rated Brideshead revisited: 3 stars
Brideshead revisited by Evelyn Waugh
The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second …
Solsetur rated On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft: 3 stars
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
"Long live the King" hailed Entertainment Weekly upon the publication of Stephen King's On Writing. Part memoir, part master class …
Solsetur rated How to Read Literature Like a Professor: 4 stars
How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster
What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey?. Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain …
Solsetur rated Last night I dreamed of peace: 5 stars
Last night I dreamed of peace by Thùy Trâm Đặng
At the age of 24, in 1968, Dang Thuy Tram volunteered as a doctor in a Viet Cong battlefield hospital …
Solsetur rated The snow spider: 5 stars
The snow spider by Jenny Nimmo
Gifts from Gwyn's grandmother on his tenth birthday open up a whole new world to him, as he discovers he …
Solsetur rated Everything I never told you: 4 stars
Everything I never told you by Celeste Ng
"Lydia is dead. But they don't know this yet. So begins the story of this exquisite debut novel, about a …
Solsetur rated What Maisie knew: 4 stars
What Maisie knew by Henry James
In the aftermath of an acrimonious divorce, young Maisie Farange finds herself shuttled back and forth between her father and …
Solsetur rated The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher: 4 stars
Solsetur rated Dark places: 3 stars
Dark places by Gillian Flynn
For a price Libby Day will reconnect with the players that murdered her mother and two sisters in "The Satan …
James Joyce, Colum Mccann, Terence Brown: Dubliners (2014, Penguin Books, Limited)
Dubliners by James Joyce, Colum Mccann, Terence Brown
James Joyce's disillusion with the publication of Dubliners in 1914 was the result of ten years battling with publishers, resisting …
Solsetur rated Oliver Twist: 4 stars
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. It was originally published …
Solsetur rated Nine inches: 4 stars
Nine inches by Tom Perrotta
A collection of stories focuses on suburban nuclear families, including "Senior Season," "Nine Inches" and "The Smile on Happy Chang's …
Solsetur rated Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix: 5 stars
Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and …