What is the last book you read, and your rating?

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 05 Feb 2010, 15:00

book_reader wrote:The Interpretation of Murder - Jed Rubenfield 6/10

It's a murder mystery with Sigmund Freud as one of the characters. The murder story is interwoven with Freud's actual visit to America. There are some real people featuring in the book and some fictional too. It involves a lot of psycho-analysis. The concept of mixing real and fiction, using real characters in the book is good, but the story itself gets complicated and messy in the end.

Oh I so loved that book

novelwhore · Post by **novelwhore** » 06 Feb 2010, 19:36

Just finished The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton, I'm giving it 5 notches on the bed post. I love reading historical fiction, but I especially love reading something that was actually written almost a century ago. Such a different feeling is evoked when something is so authentic.

Daily Alice · Post by **Daily Alice** » 06 Feb 2010, 21:00

I just finished Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky. I give it a 3 out of 5 star rating. While some parts were thought-provoking, much of the actual writing was dry and the story tended to drag. This could be the fault of the translator, though.

we_olive_beatrix · Post by **we_olive_beatrix** » 10 Feb 2010, 05:00

The last fiction novel I read was Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger... I'd give it a 3.8/5 as it was somewhat slow to lift off and there was a (great) twist toward the end, but it seemed the book should have headed in another direction for the end, for it was unfulfilling.

DazzleKitty · Post by **DazzleKitty** » 11 Feb 2010, 02:56

Into the Fire by Richard Laymon

I wasn't too crazy about his Beast House series but this one was great. I'm going to check out some of his other stuff now. His other titles have some really good premises. The hard part is picking which one to buy next.

Daily Alice · Post by **Daily Alice** » 11 Feb 2010, 10:12

The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay.

A pretty good fantasy tale, although sometimes his style of writing can be confusing. There were so many characters and they could be hard to keep track of. I give it 7/10 stars.

TyrantSong · Post by **TyrantSong** » 12 Feb 2010, 10:03

I finished The Hypochondriac's Pocket Guide to Horrible Diseases You Probably Already Have by Dennis DiCluadio recently, and I have to say it was as hillarious as it was disturbing. 4/5.

lagym888 · Post by **lagym888** » 12 Feb 2010, 15:45

Just finished reading Prisoner of Birth by Jefferey Archer. I'd definitely recommend it to someone wanting to read an intense law thriller. Good book

MuchoLoco · Post by **MuchoLoco** » 12 Feb 2010, 18:10

World War Z, a very different book, but I liked it. Zombies everywhere, oh my!

guytwo · Post by **guytwo** » 15 Feb 2010, 23:22

I just finished Movie-Made America, A Cultural History of American Movies by Robert Sklar. Became tiresome, it's to long except for movie history aficionados, I'm glad I read it but I'm really glad it over with.

book_reader · Post by **book_reader** » 16 Feb 2010, 22:28

I finished The Dork by Sidin Vadukut. Wasn't impressed with it. 3/10.

Daily Alice · Post by **Daily Alice** » 17 Feb 2010, 08:38

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

I was not impressed at all. Much of the book tended to drag, the metaphors used were quite lame, and the ending defied rationality. The beginning of the book promised this would be a story that would "make you believe in God". It failed to deliver on it's promise, at least for me.

I give it 2 out of 10 stars.

Syrcco44 · Post by **Syrcco44** » 01 Mar 2010, 08:46

^^ That is a tall promise. And such a thing should never be promised...(at least among humans). I recall reading that book for school and liking it. I don't think I'd read it again, though.

Just finished The Naming by Alison Croggon last night. 5/5
Loved it -- the writing, the characters, setting... yet it was all good. Knocked flat, I was. Can't wait to get my hands on a copy of the next book (yay for Border's coupons).

But for now comes the very difficult task of deciding what book to read next.

guytwo · Post by **guytwo** » 01 Mar 2010, 11:46

Finished this book a few days ago, Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild by David Stenn and if you like old hollywood you'l love this book.

I just started this book and not sure yet if I'll finish it. Summer for the GodsThe Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion : by Edward J. Larson, the trial starts at chapter 4 so I'll know better by then if it's finish-able.