Review: James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
(I did not write up a text review or notes on this book).
(I did not write up a text review or notes on this book).
The good Intriguing, mysterious premise that draws you in. It’s often hard to put the book down. Fun combination of action, suspense, horror, a...
The good Interesting idea for a mysterious creature that evolves in an isolated part of the world. A couple of moderately interesting character...
Did not finish. The story seemed to jump around a bunch, the plot was unclear, the characters were weird, and I found myself completely losing interest about a qu...
The good It’s fun and refreshing to read a Star Wars tale that follows the path of a Sith lord, rather than the Jedi. It’s interesting to see the dark si...
The good Fun premise: the moon is being used as a penal colony by earth, and the residents of the moon (“Loonies”) start a revolution to fight for indepe...
A few funny tidbits and entertaining anecdotes, but also a lot of complaining and whining. It’s not really effective travel writing, as Dave Barry (self admittedl...
The good Some exciting / thrilling action in the jungle, looking for lost cities and hidden treasure, while trying to avoid killer gorillas. It...
The good Intense, gritty, sci fi / military action. Some fun, badass characters. Solid writing and the relentless fast-paced action m...
The good More sci-fi / military action, as in the first book. Far more focus on a smaller number of well-defined characters (especially Tyrus R...