Self-indulgent rubbish

This is one of the most self-indulgent autobiographies I have ever read. It leaves a rather bad taste in the mouth once you realise that Fry has multiple hang-ups and, in fact, is a rather nasty person who does not deserve the public adulation which seems to follow him. Furthermore, how is it he was allowed to enter the USA to film a documentary when he has a criminal record? Must be a question of who you know.

Milking It

I loved the first two in this series, but come book 3 I was left a little unsure as to the mileage in Cornwell's series and the dull one note same old same old of how his hero is always right. Book 4, Sword Song, confirmed my suspicions; Cornwell is clearly milking a cash cow, indeed he even admits to straying from historical fact with his plot here. Sadly what started out as a promising series has been reduced to books by numbers (did they pay him for a set of 5 or 6 in the series do we think?) The plot and characters remain repetitive and on hearing there is another inevitable book currently available in hardback made my heart sink.

Literaly value equals zero

This book has the same quality of the AC-DC lyrics written by Johnson.<br /><br />Anyway, he at least says something right at the end: he is lucky guy (besides a hard worker)<br /><br />Jonna is indeed a great fellow and a capable singer, but a writer he is not.<br /><br />Don`t get fooled: this is NOT his autobiography. It`s a collection of thoughts and events in his life, most of them connected to cars. You will get zero information about AC-DC (or Geordie, by the way), other than knowing that Angus Young does not have a driver license... or that Phil Rudd loves to driver cars at high speeds...<br /><br />The redeeming quality of this book is that it seems Brian is talking in person with the reader. And, in some few moments (when he atlks about his parents, Paul Newman and others) you can feel and shares his emotions. On the other way, there a chapters (if we can call them that, so short they are) that are almos unreadable, so boring.<br /><br />Maybe Johnson gets exxcited about the sales of this book (no doubt the AC-DC crowd will make it a big seller) and really write his autobiography (a thing probably impossible, because we all know how the Youngs does not like to share their intimacy).

Good for you Nora

I bought this book as it on my set reading list for uni next year and it is the first one I have read out of them. I very much enjoyed it. The stifling environment of the one room of the house we are shown symbolises Nora's marriage to Torvald. Christine shows Nora how a woman can live for herself and find true love, even if this is not until the very end. Everyone escapes Torvald with his patronising air and tendency to use people for his own gains, and leave him alone, in his doll's house, forever waiting for the"most wonderful thing".

Still Relevant

Shakespeare based this play on a short Italian story, of course adapting and changing the story to meeet his own requirements. Written sometime between Hamlet and King Lear this shows an author who was most definitely at the peak of his powers. <br /><br />One of Shakespeare's tragedies this is easily deceptive, as the plot is about love, jealously, race relations, revenge and betrayal, but when you read it you find that it isn't that simple. With his insight into how people think Othello has been criticised for being too egotistical or too much of a romantic, showing how Shakespeare can cause people to analyse his characters centuries after he wrote about them.<br /><br />With its storyline this play is still relevant today. Arguably all his plays are but this one you can see immediately carries a strong resonance in the modern world. The expression Moor at the time this was written would indicate to people that Othello was black or at least swarthy in appearance. Othello being duped into believing that his wife Desdemona has been unfaithful by the machinations of another is nothing new in today's world, after all we have all witnessed or heard about similar things happening.<br /><br />I know that some people find plays hard to read, but here is a piece of good advice that I heard with regards to reading Shakespeare - just relax and read the dialogue. It does work, before you know it you are into the story and feel the emotions of the different characters. As one RSC actress said when she played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, 'You don't have to do anytihng because the words show you how to act.' Possibly the greatest compliment that can ever be given to a playwright.

an emotional read

In the current age of video, this play script was powerful enough to reduce me to tears with no visual stimulus. The final act takes you on a rollercoaster, and every twist and turn is heart-wrenching. The strength of love and emotion between John and Elizabeth Proctor is phenomenal. I have read this play in preparation for my school's forthcoming production of it, and now I can't wait!<br />Who cares if it is not historically accurate, or that Abigail is too old and Proctor too young? It never set out to be as such.<br />I hope the film version lives up to my expectations.

Why has it taken me so long...

Why has it taken me so long to get into Shakepseare? It must be the way it was taught in my school days. This is my first taste of Shakespeare since then and I'll be going back for more. Although, as expected, some passges of dialogue totally passed me by (I agree with some other reviews that the notes with this edition could be more helpful), I understood enough of the text to thoroughly enjoy reading this book. There are also frequent sayings and quotes still in use today which enrich the reading. If you're reluctant to try Shakespeare then give this edition a whirl, great value for money.

Fantastic

I originally bought the twilight movie companion and loved the in depth interviews, behind the scene pictures and generally how high quality the product is.I love it so much i won't even let my friends borrow it! I would recommend this to anyone that loves the Twilight Saga.

Excellent for Reference

This book is great for reference. Think of it like a music dictionary rather than a tuition tool. Some of the information in it is slightly redundant (for example, the author goes into a bit too much depth regarding enharmonics, for seemingly no reason), but overall it's a gold mine of information. I'm not naturally good at theory so I'd be lost without it. Definitely worth picking up for the price.

Very good just not long enough

This was a very good book better than expected, good for all ages and not just for players of the game.<br /><br />Looking forward for the next guildwars books... and hopfully it will be a bit longer!

Great Service

Excellent price, cheapest I found. Fast efficient service. Book arrived safely and very well packaged. Recommended, would definitely us again.

Poetic Confusion

There is something oddly provocative about enjoying something so perplexing in language that each word serves as a metaphor, reading Shakespears novels is a bit taxing if your not acquainted to traditional english and Shakespear's writing as it tends to be, always takes complication that step further be instilling poetry and imagiry in an already unfamiliar and convulted tongue, however, once you get your personal translator, you really begin to appreciate the genius in Shakespear's writing, it's this very reason that makes it a popular choice as an English thesis.

What a great surprise

I got this book as an after-thought, having already ordered the ones that I really wanted to read. Consequently, it was the last one to get to and what a great surprise it proved. It was really well written in a very readable and engaging way (I loved the top tens and the short chapters) and his natural enthusiasm translates readily into print. The early stories were fascinating in the influence they would exert on later career, and the evolution into the great innovator and personality seems really honest and self-deprecating without becoming insincere. The people with whom he has dealt become alive and accessible (including several famous ones) but he never stoops to mud-slinging - he doesn't need to in order to tell his story. One of the biggest surprises is the reality of it being an unintentional story of a leader and team builder (even being as flawed as we all are). The illumination into the contributions of support staff and trusted colleagues are worth the read alone. Certainly the book of the year for me (I like biogs & autobiogs). The problem is that CE is not for everyone, and pursuading them that the book is better than the image can be tough. It's well worth it; can't wait for book 2.