Ian

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• Rated 5 stars

“One of the bloody greatest novels I've ever read. Aubrey and Maturin have a shocking degree of real depth to them, and this particular episode shines out from the series. From the exciting sea battles to the attempts of Maturin to rescue a little Dalit girl from a life in the brothels, O'Brian runs the gamut of emotions in this novel.”

Ian wrote this review Monday, November 26 2007. ( reply | permalink )

1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

• Rated 4 stars

“Who can sonnet like Shakespeare could sonnet? If your heart rate doesn't go up a few notches reading these poems, you may very well be more haddock than man.”

Ian wrote this review Monday, November 26 2007. ( reply | permalink )

3 of 4 members found this review helpful.

• Rated 5 stars

“Austen is singular in her ability to spend more than half a novel simply setting the stage and still leave me mesmerized by the time I close the cover. Persuasion, like other Austen novels, takes some time to get moving; by then, the characters are so delightfully presented in their idiosyncrasies that the remaining chapters are priceless. The plot literally is the dialog and character development. Very enjoyable, although never quite long enough: the mark of a great novelist.”

Ian wrote this review Monday, November 26 2007. ( reply | permalink )

1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

• Rated 3 stars

“Interesting background and laymen analogies for those interested in quantum theory but who don't have a background in physics. Already more than a little out of date, though.”

Ian wrote this review Thursday, June 28 2007. ( reply | permalink )

1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

• Rated 3 stars

“Despite being a bit hard to read because of the old english, The Black Arrow is actually quite an entertaining read. It has some interesting characters: think Robin Hood meets Treasure Island.”

Ian wrote this review Monday, November 26 2007. ( reply | permalink )

2 of 5 members found this review helpful.

• Rated 2 stars

“Dry, allegorical in the extreme, and occasionally witty, but certainly not what I hoped for. I don't think I'm going to finish it. After a hundred pages, I was completely disenthused. The characters in Don Quixote smell too much like humanity and not enough like real people.”

Ian wrote this review Wednesday, August 8 2007. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 4 stars

“It's not a marketing quip to call this a living classic. This is a miracle training handbook--no nonsense, practical, encouraging and motivating. Osborn reasons from scripture, logic, and decades of experience, explaining why health, healing, and salvation is always God's will.”

Ian wrote this review Wednesday, June 20 2007. ( reply | permalink )

2 of 2 members found this review helpful.

• Rated 5 stars

“Corrie's story of love, forgiveness, and the power of the Holy Spirit--even in the worst, most hellish of places--will change your life. I know of few people that shine like Corrie did, and continues to, through her books and recorded messages.”

Ian wrote this review Tuesday, June 5 2007. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 3 stars

“A government agent goes undercover as an Afhani terrorist, and attempts to uncover a deadly Al Queda plan. It's an entertaining read, with a bang-boom finish.”

Ian wrote this review Tuesday, June 5 2007. ( reply | permalink )

15 of 15 members found this review helpful.

• Rated 5 stars

“All other novels should be measured by this one. I, perhaps, have been as spellbound by other novels from time to time, but none of them left me as both lastingly charmed and fully satisfied. Jane Eyre writes some of the most original and captivating dialog I have ever read. I laughed outloud a good dozen times because of Bronte's beyond brilliant turns of phrase. She balances this profound mastery of dialog and character with poetic grace in her descriptions of 19th century English life. I only wish I could find literature this good every time I picked up a book.”

Ian wrote this review Thursday, June 28 2007. ( reply | view 3 replies | permalink )