"To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting"... The Irish philosopher Edmund Burke said this 200 years ago, but his words ring true even today. That's why we are so proud of our growing bank of user reviews in the Library.
Why should, you might ask, one bother with book reviews? There are many good reasons, but here are some of the better ones --
*Reflecting on what you read makes you understand it better...and Wordbuffs has a set of unique reviewing tips with which even six year old readers have written great reviews!
*Reading reviews will give you a good idea of what to buy when you go shopping next -- and your review may help another user decide whether he wants to read the book or not!
*You get to know what others are saying about a book. And if you don't agree with their opinion, just thumb their review down!
*Anyway, where's the fun of reading a book if you can't tell the world how you liked it?
Another thing, feel free to review books that aren't in the library... yet. The idea is to create a large bank of reviews for everyone to read and enjoy. And who knows, the way our Library is growing, sooner rather than later the book you've reviewed will find its way into our shelves!
So, cheers and happy reviewing!
I re-read To Kill a Mockingbird after a very long time, and am quite amazed that it captivated me just as it had when I first read it, twenty years ago. The story is about the deep fissures of racial prejudice that ran through American society in the forties and fifties. I loved the fact it was bein ... Read more
A very interesting book. Alexander's quest to conquer the world, his motivating powers have been duly addressed in it. It is about his search for the land beyond, and for the mysteries of the land and its people . Each character has been given due consideration and its place defined in history. The ... Read more
Artemis Fowl is quite the rage amongst younger readers, so I decided to see what the hype was all about. The story revolves around a 12 year old genius with a slightly criminal bent of mind who belongs to a mega rich family on the brink of destruction. With the assistance of his bodyguard, Butler, ... Read more
