Good but I did disagree with some conclusions. I preferred Symonds's book.

If you are looking for a book that explains the causes, chronology, strategies, leaders, and major battles of the second world war, this is not the book for you. This work seems to be predicated on the assumption that the reader has a good background on WWII. It is not an introductory work and could hardly be called a history.

This is an astounding novelization of the myths and stories the goddess who turned Odysseus's men into swine in the Odyssey. This book engaged me from the first page and I never wanted it to end.

I really wanted to like this book. The information presented is frightening-- heightened by the author's frequent use of hyperbole. But the impact of his mass of information is blunted by his turgid and repetitive prose. Five stars for the information, one star for the execution three stars overall.

An absolutely wonderful story

This was an astoundingly good read!

I love McCall Smith's gentle mysteries.

I wish I could give this book more than five stars. It was so beautiful! I am probably a sentimental old fool. If so, I wish to remain a fool forever

Raymond Chandler is simply the best mystery writer who ever lived.

I cannot even begin to express how much I enjoyed this book. If there were more than five stars available, this book would rate them!

Dull as dirt! Not worth a review.

I hate to say it, but I had to give up on this book. I tried to stick it out to the end, but it was just too dull. It was like sitting after dinner with someone who fancies himself a raconteur and just will not stop telling story after story when all you can think about is escaping for home.

I can't even begin to explain how moving this book was to me. The 442nd RCT is an amazing unit whose valor and patriotism are an inspiration! This former combat vet was often moved to tears by the exploits and sacrifices these men made for a country that treated them as pariahs and, often, enemies. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.

My only regret is that there are only five stars available to give this meticulously researched and well-written final volume of McManus' account of the US Army's contribution to the defeat of Japan. As a veteran of another Asian war, I was truly inspired.

This is a terrific reimagining of the Psyche and Cupid story. I read this book many years ago, but I forgot most of it. C.S. Lewis has always been one of my favorite authors. This book reminded me again why.

A real page turner, but the characters are cardboard and the plot amazingly predictable. This book seems to have been written to become a movie.

What's to say? It's Dave Barry and it's Florida. Obviously it

An amazing book. It is so well written. If I had known how it was going to make me feel, I would never have started it.

The third volume of Toll's history of the war in the Pacific is powerfully written. All three volumes are clear and informative. Toll does not hesitate to make judgements and to lay blame or to give praise where it is deserved. He evinces a sympathy and understanding of the effects of combat on the soldiers and sailors of both sides. He has presented the best over all picture of the war against Japan that I have read.

A typical Christopher Moore book. It is raunchy, funny, and well worth the read!

Anne gets better with each book. This one is worthy of her father.

A good history of air way in the Pacific. But it is a bit of a slog. Lots of repetition. Bergerud's writing style is rather verbose and sometimes rather turgid. I think he could have conveyed the same amount of useful information in about half as many pages.

Like most of her books, this was light and a quick read. A typical Stephanie Plum book-- the literary equivalent of Sponge Bob Square Pants.

Hated it. It might have made a good short story or a novella at best, but it just kept dragging on.

I can't believe I have not read this wonderful book before. It is one of Vonnegut's best.

This is one of the Steinbeck books I had not read. I love his empathy for the outcasts of society!

This is the first Wally Lamb book I've read. It will not be the last!

A wonderful book about libraries and the joys of reading. It's the history of the Los Angeles public library and it is fascinating

I can't praise this book suficiently. It is amazing!

Read this before I went into the army and found it hilarious. This time, many years later and after having been in combat, I found it to be MUCH darker than before/