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Scathing Book Reviews of Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: Slaughterhouse Five, by Kurt Vonnegut is a book that I read by choice, and after I read it, I had tw … more →

Tags: Movie Tie-Ins, Science Fiction, Science fiction and fantasy, American classics, Junior High & High School Assigned Reading, Literature, Book Reviews, Books, writing

Scathing Book Reviews of Eragon (Book 1 of the Inheritance Cycle), by Christopher Paolini3 comments

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: I remember when Eragon, by Christopher Paolini first gained media attention. It was back in 2003 whe … more →

Tags: genre fiction, Movie Tie-Ins, Science fiction and fantasy, Fantasy, Children, Book Reviews, Books, writing, eragon

Scathing Book Reviews of God is Not Great, by Christopher Hitchens

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens is the kind of book that a person can write only when you a … more →

Tags: Celebrity, Contemporary Culture, Religion, Book Reviews, Books, God, Christianity, Christopher Hitchens, Religio

Scathing Book Reviews of the Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien is many things to many people. To some, a fun fantasy. To ot … more →

Tags: British, Science fiction and fantasy, Fantasy, Junior High & High School Assigned Reading, Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, J.R.R. Tolkien, Peter Jackson

Scathing Book Reviews of A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose, by Eckhart Tolle2 comments

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purposeby Eckhart Tolle is yet another in a long line of … more →

Tags: Self-Help, Oprah's Book Club, Contemporary Culture, Book Reviews, Books, eckhart tolle, A New Earth, The Secret, Oprah

Scathing Book Reviews of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: Romeo and Julietby William Shakespeareis certainly a story you can’t avoid. They say the story … more →

Tags: British, Classics, Classics of World Literature, Historical, Movie Tie-Ins, Poetry, British Classic Literature, family saga, Junior High & High School Assigned Reading

Scathing Book Reviews of Twilight (Book 1, the Twilight Saga) by Stephanie Meyer1 comment

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: The Twilight Saga by Stephanie Meyer is one of those success stories that every publisher dreams of, … more →

Tags: genre fiction, Horror, Science fiction and fantasy, united states, Fantasy, Romance, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books

Scathing Book Reviews of "Faith of My Fathers" and more books by John McCain2 comments

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: Faith of My Fathers(2000) by John McCainmade a splash when it was originally published, but nothing … more →

Tags: Movie Tie-Ins, Political, united states, Election 2008, John McCain, Barack Obama, Book Review, Book Reviews, Republican Party

Scathing Book Reviews of The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama1 comment

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: “Don’t talk about politics!” is usually good advice, but in the case of Political … more →

Tags: Political, united states, Election 2008, John McCain, Barack Obama, Democratic Party

Scathing Book Reviews of "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen2 comments

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is one of those books that hovered about the edge of my male cons … more →

Tags: British, Classics, Movie Tie-Ins, Women's Fiction, British Classic Literature, Junior High & High School Assigned Reading, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

Scathing Book Reviews of Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose1 comment

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: These critical reviews of Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose are pretty heavy artillery, and its wo … more →

Tags: History & Criticism, Movie Tie-Ins, united states

Scathing Reviews of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is the kind of book you hear about in the general culture ev … more →

Tags: American classics, Junior High & High School Assigned Reading

Scathing Book Reviews of No Country for Old Men, by Cormac McCarthy2 comments

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: After the 2008 Oscars, No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy will forever be associated with the … more →

Tags: Men's Adventure, Movie Tie-Ins, Literature

Scathing Book Reviews of War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy is probably the most famous book that the fewest have ever read. To rep … more →

Tags: Classics, Classics of World Literature, Historical, Action and Adventure, family saga, Junior High & High School Assigned Reading

Scathing Book Reviews of The Davinci Code, by Dan Brown1 comment

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: The Davinci Code by Dan Brown is one of those books that jumps the literary fence into “pop cu … more →

Tags: Movie Tie-Ins, Action and Adventure, Thriller, Book Reviews, Books, Dan Brown, The DaVinci Code

Scathing Book Reviews of Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a book that we’re all familiar with, and has become somethin … more →

Tags: Science Fiction, American classics, Junior High & High School Assigned Reading

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald1 comment

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald summons up images of the Roaring 20s, doomed ambition, and f … more →

Tags: American classics, Junior High & High School Assigned Reading

Catch-22, by Joseph Heller

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller has the honor of its title becoming a true “catchphrase” in Am … more →

Tags: War, American classics

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, by Michael Chabon

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon made quite a splash when it was publ … more →

Tags: Science fiction and fantasy


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