As I read, I followed this story on the internet. Looking up the towns, landscape, flora and fauna detailed in the book made the story so much more vivid and real. Richard Adams could spin a wonderful tale. His daughters were blessed.

Agatha Christie seldom fails to tickle the little grey cells with her Poirot novels. This was no exception. She had me guessing everyone but the one who did it. (That's not entirely true but I don't want to spoil anything). Wonderfully written. I was sucked in immediately and had trouble putting it down. My wife will likely be glad it's finished. I don't know why. She knows another book is in the queue.

Read this back in High School, then about 20 years ago and now again. A perennial favorite. Charlie's first person “progris riports“ allow the reader to become a part of Charlie's progression and regression and truly empathize with each step forward, each frustration, the triumphs and the fears. A very worthwhile read.

For those that would wish to strengthen their understanding of the Rapture of the Church and the Second Coming of Christ this is a worthwhile read.

Read this as a child, again as a young adult, and now as a seasoned citizen. Still a favorite. Hawthorne writes with a detail that places you directly into each scene and with intimate understanding of each character. And I must give a nod to his Victorian prose. How beautiful the English language can be. Perhaps that is what pulls me to the classics most.

It is amazing how one can read a book of 1105 pages and still feel melancholy that there is no more left to read. Dumas does well to state “Fac et spera“ in his closing sentence, but that is best understood when weighed in the balance with Ecclesiastes.

Dumas is a definite favorite. I have never been disappointed with his work.

It was interesting to read just how different Adams and Jefferson were, yet it is unlikely this nation could have succeeded without such differences in the founders. The hope and optimism of Jefferson to help it take off, the wisdom and cynicism of Adams to keep it from flying away. Well written. A worthwhile read.

I love Historical Fiction and MJ Lee never disappoints with his Genealogical Mysteries. These mysteries expose the 'less positive' areas of English history that is rarely talked about, and the back story of the protagonist brings you into the story on a personal level. This is the 10th in the series. All are easy reads and light diversions. I can't wait for the next.