Category: Reviews Books and Movies

  • A Little Bit of Extra…

    Amazon has a new list of books to read. After viewing the list I was really surprised by how many modern YA novels are there instead of the great classics. I’ve added the link below if you need a list to pick from after you’ve finished summer readings, or to get you started. Amazon.com: 100…

  • Banned Books Week: Sept30-Oct6

    This week is Banned Books Week. 30 years ago the American Library Association began an awareness of books that reached restricted or banned status in libraries across the country.

  • Book Review: Science Fiction : A Historic Anthology

    Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology by Eric S. Rabkin My rating: 4 of 5 stars By far, the best collection on the market before the millennials appeared on the shelves. If you are looking for a good starter reader begin here and then move into either Bradbury, Heinlein, or Asimov next. They are all in…

  • Book Review: The Hobbit

    The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien My rating: 5 of 5 stars I first read this novel in March of 1991. I had to do a book report about a novel I had never read. On a whim, I asked the Librarian, at the County Branch near our house, what was good…

  • Book Review: Nectar in a Sieve

    Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya My rating: 5 of 5 stars One of the best readings on colonial India. Told from the POV of a village woman from the day of her marriage until late in her life. Students seem to really enjoy the straight forward and simple narrative. I first read this…

  • Book Review: Riot by Walter Dean Myers

    I just finished listening to Riot by Walter Dean Myers.