All Reviews by sujen
The Monster of Lake Lametrie
by Wardon Allan Curtis
fascinating at first, and then less believable as the plot unfolds. At least it's a short book so that the silly parts don't last too long.
The Eustace Diamonds
by Anthony Trollope
fun to read - very entertaining, but tends to be very wordy.
Classic story of a vixen vs. a virgin.
The Enchanted April
by Elizabeth von Arnim
A beautifully written book with such an appealing moral.
It'll put you in a good mood!
The Return of the Native
by Thomas Hardy
Magnificent! So descriptive, you'll see and smell the "heath" just as if you were there. So romantic...so tragic...
Carnacki, The Ghost Finder
by William Hope Hodgson
A delightful book as told by the original Ghost Hunter - Carnacki. Each chapter is a different tale told by Carnacki to his dinner guests, and some are real ghost stories, while others are shown to be hoaxes perpetrated by various undesirables. All of the tales are scary, witty, and enjoyable.
The Ghost Pirates
by William Hope Hodgson
Very creepy! A little hard to read the dialogue at times, due to the author's spelling of the sailor's accents. Overall, this book is an interesting quick read.
The House on the Borderland
by William Hope Hodgson
This is one of the creepiest, moodiest books I've ever read. I couldn't put it down! I finished reading it at about 3am, and then I was too spooked to sleep!
EXCELLENT!
Everyone In Silico
by Jim Munroe
I absolutely loved this book. It's a vision of the future that I would never have imagined myself, but I was able to delve into the story (or stories, as it follows several intertwined characters) and believe that it was plausible.
It doesn't have the most "tidy" ending, but it leaves room for the reader's imagination to "fill in the blanks". A sequel in the works, perhaps?
Star Hunter
by Andre Norton
The story itself was interesting and fast-paced, but there was just something kind of "cheesy" about this book, like a "B" movie on paper. Maybe it was the 1960's version of what a macho man should be, or the 1960's idea of futurism.
I did enjoy the book - it was just a little clumsy at times.
Flyboy Action Figure Comes With Gasmask
by Jim Munroe
This book seemed interesting at first, but then it just got weird, and I stopped reading....which says alot because I'll read just about anything.
Zendyne
by Han Li Thorn
I found this to be a fascinating book. It is about a future in which people with enough capital can upload their mind to a disk while their new body is being cloned, androids exist that are perfect copies of real humans, and a fierce half human/ half machine assassin protects the interests of an all-powerful corporation.
The characters in the book have much more depth than most modern sci-fi.
Who Killed Bob Teal?
by Dashiell Hammett
interesting 1920's era gumshoe style mystery. It's very short - just long enough for a bedtime read. I found it enjoyable.
The Mantooth
by Christopher Leadem
Overall, a good book, but I found myself skipping over some of tedious and overly-wordy parts. The premise is quite interesting, and the characterization is very good. the author was able to make you care about the 2 main characters.
Space Prison
by Tom Godwin
Very good - although many modern readers will want more realistic explanations for some of the rather fantastic situations and occurances. A nice book that won't require too much deep thought.