Category: book review

  • Thoughts on “The Mysterious Island”

    Oh, Jules Verne.  You would never be published by today’s standards.  For your time period, yes, you were brilliant, and ahead of your era, and I’m pretty sure any of your characters alone would dominate Survivor. “The Mysterious Island,” seemed like Mr. Verne’s thoughts of how modern people would colonize if they had every resource…

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  • The Long Awaited Review

    I know it’s been a while since I’ve written here, and I’m sorry.  I’m hoping to get back into the swing shortly, though, as I finally finished reading “The Count of Monte Cristo,” and will soon finish “The Mysterious Island!” I bought my unabridged copy of the first classic in a little bookstore across the street of…

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