Wicked by Gregory Maguire
A fable for adults on the subject of destiny and free will by a writer of children's books. It tells …
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kiplet reviewed Pacific edge by Kim Stanley Robinson (Three Californias)
2065: In a world that has rediscovered harmony with nature, the village of El Modena, …
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5 stars
kiplet rated The Odyssey (Penguin Classics): 4 stars
The Odyssey (Penguin Classics) by Homer
The Odyssey (/ˈɒdəsi/; Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, …
kiplet rated The Silence of the Lambs: 4 stars
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
The Silence of the Lambs is a psychological horror novel by Thomas Harris. First published in 1988, it is the …
kiplet rated Where the Sidewalk Ends: 4 stars
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
If you are a dreamer, come in, If you are a dreamer, A wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, …
kiplet rated The Count of Monte Cristo: 4 stars
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The original revenge story, The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure story set in France and Italy. The story …
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Here is the text of Nabokov's own screen adaptation of his celebrated novel, written in California in 1960 for the …
kiplet rated Animal Farm: 4 stars
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Animal Farm is a brilliant political satire and a powerful and affecting story of revolutions and idealism, power and corruption. …
kiplet rated Of Mice and Men: 4 stars
Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck
An intimate portrait of two men who cherish the slim bond between them and the dream they share in a …
kiplet rated The Shining (The Shining, #1): 4 stars
The Shining (The Shining, #1) by Stephen King
The Shining is a 1977 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It is King's third published novel and first …
kiplet rated A Tale of Two Cities: 3 stars
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, James Gibson
After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille the aging Dr Manette is finally released and reunited with …
kiplet rated Frankenstein: 4 stars
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Obsessed with creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, which he shocks …
The Hunt for Red October (Special 15th Anniversary Edition) by Tom Clancy (Jack Ryan (2))
Somewhere under the Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision...the Red October is heading west.The Americans …
kiplet rated F. Scott Fitzgerald: 3 stars
F. Scott Fitzgerald by Nicolas Tredell (Columbia critical guides)
kiplet rated Jurassic Park: 1 star
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Jurassic Park is a 1990 science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton. A cautionary tale about genetic engineering, it presents …