Fairy Tales Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I've read several versions of many of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales; since I also read Danish, I can confirm that this is definitely the closest to his style of any translation I've ever seen. Nothing is added, nothing is omitted, and all his unique strangeness shines through in English at last....

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Anarchy and Old Dogs (Soho Crime) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"Anarchy and Old Dogs" is Colin Cotterill's fourth investigation of Dr. Siri Paiboun, the national coroner of Laos. As with the previous three, it is set in 1977, about two years after the revolution delivered Laos into Communist hands. The wily and wiry Dr. Siri was in his youth a revolutionary firebrand,...

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Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book may be history, but it reads like a novel. The authors have obviously done a lot of interviewing- more than 400- and it really shows. They have woven a story that's hard to put down. My only knowledge of the "Bataan Death March' was from the movies. This is some story. They take you to the...

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The North Atlantic Coast (Stories from Where We Live) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This anthology is a collection of stories rooted in the North Atlantic Coast, beginning with Newfoundland. It includes the genres of poetry, short story, fiction and creative non fiction. Intended as a teaching tool for children, I found the book to be compelling in the imagery it evoked, particularly...

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The Last Girl: A Novel Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I'll give this novel three stars for effort, but that's about it. Collishaw tries to piece together a story that spans three generations of Vilnius, hoping to make some sense of the Holocaust which took place in Lithuania. Only problem is that it took him some 170 pages to finally get around to the heart...

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Myths and Legends Explained (Annotated Guides) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I am hooked on myths, fables, and legends. Stories and myths pre-date language and have been revealed on the walls of caves. We are seemingly hard wired for these myths which deal with our lives and our deaths. Every one of us is a story. The themes of these myths and legends are universal.They are the...

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Why Mermaids Sing: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I enjoyed the first two books in this series and found this one even better than the others. (It's not necessary to read them in order, although it can help with some background elements.)Sebastian St. Cyr, Lord Devlin, already weary from recent experiences with death and secrets in his past, as well...

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