Let me first say that as someone who knows nothing about Paradise Lost, or even epic poetry, this was an interesting, engaging, and approachable book. I never once felt …
- Aug. 27, 2010I absolutely loved this little book. How could I not? One of my favorite authors, and one of the greatest minds of the 20th century takes the time to show …
- Aug. 15, 2010How to Read Literature Like a Professor was simultaneously fascinating, frustrating, entertaining, motivating, and discouraging. I would like to consider each of these individually. The fascinating part came in all …
- Feb. 22, 2010I probably shouldn't have been, but I admit I was surprised when I realized (about 20 or 30 pages in) that Gee wasn't going to be an apologist for video …
- Dec. 17, 2009I don't read a lot of nonfiction books, so when I received this as a gift over 18 months ago, I thought it sounded neat, but I had no driving …
- Nov. 26, 2009It would be easy to look at the title of this book, and the subject material, and to brush it off as a dry, niche subject that would only be …
- Sept. 10, 2009The first thing I want to say about Gift of the Jews is that I am not a historian. I feel it is worth mentioning this because I am in …
- April 20, 2009