The wind up bird chronicle becomes jarring when it moves from modern Japan to these 1933 stories which we read as part of this novel. This work is over 600 pages and according to Yoshiko Yokochi Samuel (World Literature Today, Vol. 73, No.2, Spring 1999) has been subject to extensive cutting... Read More

If in writing this novel, Paulo Coelho's intention was to awaken, in his reader, a sense of belief in self and in destiny, then I must say he has been incredibly successful on both counts. In its simplest form, The Alchemist is a tale of travel and adventure, of a young Andalusian shepherd on a quest for a worldly treasure... Read More

Murakami's art lies in his descriptions of the simple details of the general life of a modern Japanese people juxtaposed against bizarre happenings straight out of a dream sequence, and the simplicity of expression that allows for ease of comprehension when Murakami takes you on a strange wander through his out-of-this-world narrative... Read More

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The writing was realistic from the joy of dancing to the loss of her mother to the traumas of marriage.  Read More.

Jeanette Winterson's  most recent  work  is  a worth while read on one level , for the story is  engaging and entertaining ,  and on another level a book that will provoke thought in us all. Read More

I want to say from the outset that I came to this book without any Great Expectations. I wasn't aware when I started reading this book that it had been nominated and subsequently shortlisted for the Mann. Read More

An opinion is neither pushed by hard sell nor pulled by popular views, however, an honest opinion is subjective. In my subjective opinion, this book is every bit worth its penny. Read More

Cormac McCarthy's 'The Road' (2006) has been herald as the classic of the century. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2007 and winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction. So what is it about this relatively small work by Read More