G Raines

Biography

Revisado: 11-08-23

Well-written biography of Charlotte Bronte's. The terrible conditions of Haworth, Bronte's home town, are glossed over, but many of the main events of the author's life are recounted realistically in this easy to read book. I recommend it highly for those who wish to gain more understanding of Charlotte Bronte's personal life.

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A Great Quick Read

Revisado: 10-28-23

Byron has picked out the pertinent details of Shakespeare scholarship and made the journey both readable and enjoyable.

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Narration is Good; Play is Lacking

Revisado: 06-27-23

This is one of my least favorite Shakespeare plays, so far. The wit is lost on me. The drama is inane. The plot is humorous, a good idea, but a poor rendition. Four men swear off women, feasting, and a full nights' sleeping ( to sleep only three hours per night) to study in academia and make the town of Navarre famous for its learned men. But the men's vows are soon broken, and they all four fall in love but try to hide it from each other. They make fools of themselves to the women. Their high blown, flowery language fails to win the hearts of their ladies, and they learn to moderate their pompous language and ridiculous ideas. Maybe the play is better viewed in the theater because reading it is a snore. It sounds like good fun, but falls short. I'm going to view Kenneth Branaugh's well-received version of the play before I write it off entirely. Some say Shakespeare was in love with his Dark Lady when he wrote this play. Perhaps his feverish infatuation addled his wits a little?

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An Enlightening, Entertaining Read

Revisado: 06-08-23

This overview and history of sciences is funny and entertaining in places. I really laughed reading about the many eccentricities of some scientists , and learned a lot about our scientific advancements as well as the difficulties and gaps in our learning. This book is a good introductory history of the sciences.

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Surprisingly Informative and Engaging

Revisado: 06-18-21

There is so much to learn about John Quincy Adams, who was often opposed and censured in Congress by vengeful slave holders. His fearless defense of freedom of speech and the right to petition the government for redress of grievance was unrelenting. He often rose up alone to fight in Congress for the abolition of slavery, and because of the failure to absolve slavery, correctly predicted the consequent Civil War, which followed only 12 years after his death. This is the account of a courageous advocate of human rights and an often misunderstood scholar whom the populace finally came to understand as their champion. I am surprised that I like this biography so much. It lags only in a few brief places, but picks the pace back up, and rouses to a powerful ending.

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Amazing Story--literature and thriller

Revisado: 06-10-21

As old as this book is, it's remarkable that its ideas seems so current. Like all great literature, there is much about meaning and quality of life and existence, and much to think about; but this book, written by a master craftsman, managed to entertain this reader also. This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. There are a very few dramatic scenes which seem a little too exaggerated, but overall Bradbury's voice is real. I love this book! It's not all violence and blood and guts, like some thrillers, but it holds onto the alert reader until it's over. Read it. It's short. It's entertaining. It deserves to be a classic.

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Powerful and Moving Short Stories

Revisado: 04-23-21

These short stories, although written decades ago--some flawed with stereotypical machismo--are still some of the best short stories ever penned.

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