A collection of illustrated letters from Father Christmas recapping the activities of the preceding year …
Review of 'Letters From Father Christmas' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
His kids were so lucky! Funny stories and Tolkien's own drawings ...
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A reader for 65 years now. I prefer a lot of variety although I've been allergic to "bestsellers" for a long time now. A resident of Hawaii, USA.
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Dancing Treefrog reviewed Hell by Robert Olen Butler
Review of 'Hell' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
His witty writing style and imagination keeps things moving along - Bill Clinton in Hell (stuck in an anonymous hotel room constantly waiting for the arrival of some woman who he can't remember), J. Edgar Hoover (in Hell because the Devil needs SOMEONE to keep detailed track of everyone in hell), etc.
No outlandish or medeaval tortures here, everything here is the torture of the mundane.
It all leads to an ending that was incredibly predictable.
Clearly not the book he won a Pulitzer Prize for, but entertaining.
Dancing Treefrog rated William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: 4 stars
William Shakespeare: William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (2021, Independently Published)
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young Italian star-crossed lovers …
Dancing Treefrog rated William Gibson's Neuromancer, Vol. 1: 3 stars
Dancing Treefrog rated Foundation: 5 stars
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
One of the great masterworks of science fiction, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are unsurpassed for their unique blend …
Dancing Treefrog rated Ender's Game: 5 stars
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender's Game is a 1985 military science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. Set at an unspecified date …
Dancing Treefrog rated Stranger in a Strange Land, New Edition: 5 stars
Stranger in a Strange Land, New Edition by Robert A. Heinlein, Robert A. Heinlein
Stranger in a Strange Land is a 1961 science fiction novel by American author Robert A. Heinlein. It tells the …
Dancing Treefrog rated Dune: 5 stars
Dune by Frank Herbert (Dune, #1)
Dune is a 1965 science-fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, originally published as two separate serials in Analog magazine. …
Dancing Treefrog rated The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy: 4 stars
The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy by Robbie Stamp (A Newmarket pictorial moviebook)
Dancing Treefrog rated Fahrenheit 451: 5 stars
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Guy Montag was a fireman whose job it was to start fires...
The system was simple. Everyone understood it. Books …
Dancing Treefrog rated 1984 by George Orwell: 3 stars
1984 by George Orwell by George Orwell
Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel, often referred to as 1984, is a dystopian social science fiction novel by the English novelist …
Dancing Treefrog rated Brave New World: 3 stars
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Originally published in 1932, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before. Cloning, feel-good …
Dancing Treefrog rated Gone with the Wind. Margaret Mitchell: 3 stars
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Margaret Mitchell's monumental epic of the South won a Pulitzer Prize, gave rise to the most popular motion picture of …
Dancing Treefrog rated The Notebook: 3 stars
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
A man with a faded, well-worn notebook open in his lap. A woman experiencing a morning ritual she doesn't understand. …
Dancing Treefrog rated The Time Traveler's Wife: 3 stars
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Audrey Niffenegger's innovative debut, The Time Traveler's Wife, is the story of Clare, a beautiful art student, and Henry, an …