I have been listening to this on CD over the past month. While checking some of the other reviews, I realize parts of it may indeed have been tedious to read, but merely having to listen, I found the book entertaining, and quite satirical. In many ways it reminded my of vanitys fair, all but the end that is, which is a bit different from other books I’ve read from that era.

I read this book for school when I was young. This and where the red fern grows taught me a lot about death and love.

A somewhat difficult book to read, as Poe stuggles with the long format, but the story is quite interesting. I would only recomend it for serious fans of Poe.

What, for most of the book, seems to be a simple story of fantasy turns suddenly into a profound story that will leave you wondering.

Jean Auel spens a lot of time researching books for here earth children series, and it shows. The books are detailed (sometimes to the extreme) with information on primitive life, the world in which Ayla, the main character lives.

This book, the first in a wonderful series, truly brings to life a time before history. A time when inventiveness would mean the difference between survival and death, a time when there was more than 1 intelligent species on the earth.

A twisted and disturbing tale, which reveals human nature, the deep seated evils that lie even within children.

A band of children shipwreck on an island, with no adults to govern them, the children revert to primitive, wild behavior.

The children have not yet been sufficiently taught to supress their nature.

I picked up this book, becuase it was thicker than all the others. I fell in love with the story, the magic of discovering the garden, the charity of renewing it. I know so few people who have read this. Which makes me sad. Everyone should read this book. It reminds us about what is wonderful in life.

that they would let you read a book like this in school. It is so dark, and obviously full of adult themes. Still, I’m glad they did. It is unlike any other story I have read. It’s very interesting, even exciting. But the end will leave you thinking, or at least, it should.

I wouldn’t call this book a literary great, but it is an enjoyable read, full of action and a little humor. The writing style is dated, and can feel somewhat awkward at times, but the story is strong, and is the real classic (over the actual writing itself).

Pirates: who doesn’t love them?

This book is much lighter, both in writing style and subject matter, than the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It’s a good introduction to that series I believe, because it provides more of a background, and helps make the begining (what my husband calls the boring part) of LOTR more lively and entertaining. It’s also good as a stand alone book.