This is Book 12 of The Wheel Of Time series by Robert Jordan. Robert Jordan died before he could finish this series and had promised to wrap it up in a final book called "A Memory Of Light" even if it had to be 1500 pages long. Brandon Sanderson was commissioned to finish the series using the aid of Jordan's notes and parts of the story he had relayed to his wife, Harriett. Sanderson found so much material that he, Harriett and TOR publishing company decided to release "A Memory Of Light" in three books. "The Gathering Storm" is the first part of AMOL and I could not imagine cutting any of the 766 pages.
Fantastic! A+
Good stuff.
I'm still hoping to reach my goal and finish 20 books this year but my next two are over 700 pages and over 600 pages. We'll see.
This book was very nice.
Grade: B+
The Naked And The Dead by Norman Mailer takes place on the island of Anopopei during WWII.
Great character development, very gritty, no Hollywood ending here.
Grade: A-
The Coming Of Conan The Cimmerian
This book is a grouping of the first 13 or so short stories that Robert E. Howard wrote of Conan the barbarian back in the 1930's. They are very good for fans of the sword and sorcery genre.
This was the most graphic violent book I've ever read. It is an unromanticized account of the wild west. It takes place on the Texas - Mexican border in the 1850's. It is a very difficult read.
Grade: A-
This book was pretty funny.
Grade: B-
I thought I should go for something critically acclaimed after reading such a fluffy Dean Koontz book. The subject of this book was very compelling. In the notes at the end Kim Edwards talks about stories that have an "event" that isn't as interesting as the "ripples" that the event creates in all the characters lives. This worked throughout much of the book but sometimes I just thought the book dragged.
Grade: B-
This book is a quick read with lots of action but it is pure fluff, super fluff actually. Koontz doesn't impress me much.
Grade: C+
Grade: B
Recent Comments
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Greg B Stone said:
It would have to be a very tall version of your Dad. Judge was a scary character. read more
on Book 13 of 2009 -
Palmer said:
Maybe my favorite book of all time. Strangely, I always picture Judge Holden looking like my dad. read more
on Book 13 of 2009 -
Palmer said:
I loved this too. But the Thin Red Line is even better (note: the thin red line movie sucked hard). read more
on Book 15 of 2009 -
Greg B Stone said:
It was good. Very funny at times. I guess I just didn't find it that compelling. I never felt I... read more
on 9th book of 2009
I found this book in Donna's grandfather's house after he died. It was an ancient paperback that I had to... read more
on Book 15 of 2009