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Scathing Book Reviews of The Diary of Anne Frank, by Anne Frank

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: The Diary of Anne Frank, by Anne Frank, (naturally) is one of those books that I just can’t br … more →

Tags: Classics of World Literature, family saga, History & Criticism, Movie Tie-Ins, Anne Frank, autobiography, Diary of Anne Frank, History, World War II

Scathing Book Reviews of The Glass Menagerie, by Tennesee Williams

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: The Glass Menagerie by Tennesee Williams isn’t a book per se, but a play, but on the other han … more →

Tags: American classics, family saga, Literature, Movie Tie-Ins, Book Reviews, Books, broadway, Junior High and High School Assigned Reading, Movies

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: Authors of Note, Movie Tie-Ins, Science Fiction, Science fiction and fantasy, American classics, Literature, Book Reviews, Books, writing

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: Authors of Note, British, Science fiction and fantasy, Fantasy, Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, J.R.R. Tolkien, Peter Jackson

Scathing Book Reviews of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, by Richard Bach2 comments

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: Jonathan Livingston Seagull, by Richard Bach is like Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, a bo … more →

Tags: Movie Tie-Ins, Religious & Inspirational, Self-Help, Fiction, Children, Book Reviews, Books, Junior High and High School Assigned Reading, Seventies

Scathing Book Reviews of The Odyssey, by Homer2 comments

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: The Odyssey was written by Homer. If you say that to anyone born after 1980, they’ll immediate … more →

Tags: Classics of World Literature, Historical, Men's Adventure, Movie Tie-Ins, Sea Adventures, Action and Adventure, Literature, Book Reviews, Books

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: Authors of Note, British, Classics, Classics of World Literature, Historical, Movie Tie-Ins, Poetry, British Classic Literature, family saga

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: Authors of Note, British, Classics, Movie Tie-Ins, Women's Fiction, British Classic Literature, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

Scathing Book Reviews of A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn3 comments

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: A People’s History of the United Statesby Howard Zinnwas introduced to me in an interesting ma … more →

Tags: History & Criticism, 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: Authors of Note, American classics

Scathing Reviews of Hamlet, by William Shakespeare1 comment

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: My first introduction to Hamlet by William Shakespeare was, like millions of other kids, from that r … more →

Tags: British, Classics, British Classic Literature, Shakespeare

Scathing Book Reviews of The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck has shaped the way that generations have thought about the Gre … more →

Tags: Movie Tie-Ins, American classics, Fiction

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: Authors of Note, Classics, Classics of World Literature, Historical, Action and Adventure, family saga

Scathing Book Reviews of Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe1 comment

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a book that in the 20th and 21st century is more … more →

Tags: Classics, Historical, Movie Tie-Ins

Scathing Book Reviews of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert Pirsig

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: Zen and the Art of Motorcyle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig is a book that I read on a beach in Italy, … more →

Tags: Metaphysical

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: Authors of Note, Science Fiction, American classics

Scathing Book Reviews of Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson was the Pirate Story that dominated pop culture until the … more →

Tags: Classics, Historical, Sea Adventures, Action and Adventure

Scathing Book Reviews of 1984, by George Orwell

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: 1984 by George Orwell was once broadly viewed as a warning of things to come in a possible future. N … more →

Tags: British, Classics, Movie Tie-Ins, Political

Scathing Book Reviews of Lord of the Flies, by William Golding1 comment

scathingbookreviews wrote 1 year ago: Lord of the Flies by William Golding is one of those books that you read as a kid and think “O … more →

Tags: British, Movie Tie-Ins, British Classic Literature, Book Review, Book Reviews, lord of the flies, William Golding


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