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  The Alchemist

  by Paulo Coelho

  • Rated 3 stars

  purplepeace wrote:
  Well, I'm still not sure what to think of this one. Part of me really liked it, part is holding back. I liked the simplicity and the overall message, but there was a piece missing for me. Maybe it was just too devoid of emotion for me. There was mention of love and sadness, but only as concepts, not as feelings. I would have liked a little more depth to them. On the whole though, I think it was a great message!
  
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  Rise and Walk

  by Gregory Solis

  • Rated 5 stars

  Denise O wrote:
  Great action once the story gets going. Really hoping that it will be a series. Must read for hardcore zombie fans.
  
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  Noli Me Tangere: Book 1

  Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not)

  by José Rizal

  • Rated 2 stars

  Diane N wrote:
  I think I am going to have to give this up. Although it may be a masterpiece, I just cannot get into it, I cannot keep the characters straight, and I cannot understand much of what it is referring to. It may have been better if the translator included footnotes rather than endnotes. I found it discombobulating to have to keep going to the back of the book. Glancing at the bottom of the page for Filipino expressions might have been able to keep me going. ...
  
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  The Phantom of Manhattan

  by Frederick Forsyth

  • Rated 1 stars

  RedRaven wrote:
  Read this years ago. I was very excited to find this book initially, and I loved Leroux's book and of course Webber's play. In the preface it says that Forsyth is a friend of Webber so I was optimistic about liking it. WRONG. This book is total crap and will be a sore disappointment for Leroux fans. Forsyth killed all the mysterious beauty that made the Phantom so great and turned it into something that's boring and a total chore to read.
  
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  Revolution

  by Jennifer Donnelly

  • Rated 5 stars

  Alyssa B wrote:
  This was truly a beautiful book. The author parallels the 21st century to the 18th in with Alex, Andi, Truman, Louis-Charles, Amande and so many others. Writing such an elaborate story can be difficult because, if not written just right, the facts all seem out of place and preposterous. Those that get it right are the bestsellers. This is one of those. Donnelly doesn't beat around the proverbial bush with happy endings. The story is honest and enlightening on more than one level. I loved it.
  
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