| 1. |  | F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald)
from Cambridge University Press
Price: $65.60
Customer Review:
Another book from AP English that surprised me. Fitzgerald makes good writing seem easy. This work both critiqued and defined the American '20s. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | Their Eyes Were Watching God
from University of Illinois Press
Price: $22.00
Customer Review:
On the basis of a news story about Zora Neale Hurston, I bought Their Eyes Were Watching God before learning at a preview of Harlem Renaissance art that Bakersfield had chosen this novel for 2009's Big Read.
Once I adapted to Hurston's vernacular, the story moved swiftly and most compellingly... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. | ![]() | Ernest Hemingway's the Sun Also Rises (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
from Chelsea House Publications
Price: $45.00
Customer Review:
Hemingway's first (real) novel. (Torrents of Spring was a practice run of sorts.) H. emerges as a writer in full with this one; all the trademarks are here. What I enjoy most: his ability to craft sentences whose empty spaces tongue-and-groove perfectly with the act of reading, creating a seamless... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Katherine
from Chicago Review Press
Price: $10.17
Customer Review:
Many people adored this book, as evidenced by all the 5 star reviews, but I was not one of them. It took a real effort of will to trudge through this drawn-out emotionally dry and dusty tale. The writing style reads very much like a romance novel from the 1950's or 60's with characters who seem... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | For Whom the Bell Tolls (Scribner Classics)
from Scribner
Customer Review:
Note that this review is for the audio book version of this novel. The narrator was Campell Scott. The audio quality was excellent and the narrator did a good job; he spoke with a slight Spanish accent, which seemed to fit well with the narrative. He did some characterizations with his voice, but... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (P.S.)
from Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Price: $11.53
Customer Review:
I read this book last month....should have read it while an adolescent.
Setting is pre-Depression era about the struggles of the American 'family', some born in country, others immigrants or first generation. You gain a tremdous appreciation for what we have now, AND on so many levels. Social... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | The Grapes of Wrath (Everyman's Library (Cloth))
from Everyman's Library
Customer Review:
Great transacation. I received my purchase quickly and in very good condition. I would highly recommend this seller to everyone. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 8. | ![]() | Invisible Man (Modern Library of the World's Best Books)
from Modern Library
Customer Review:
Once I opened the book and read the first page, I was confused and my mind was in a tangled web for I could not understand some of the writing and diction Ralph Ellison chose to use. This was a tough book for me to read because of that, but overall, the story was just okay.
I did learn more... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 9. | ![]() | The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway: The Finca Vigia Edition
from Scribners
Customer Review:
Having read several of Hemingway's longer novels (The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls) I looked forward to this collection with great anticipation. My appetite was only whetted with the first story in the collection, "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber", which I... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | As I Lay Dying
from Vintage
Price: $9.20
Customer Review:
I read As I Lay Dying immediately after reading The Sound and The Fury (twice in a row). As I Lay Dying is not remotely as great as the brilliant, classic The Sound and the Fury. Dying has none of the deep rich dark textures of The Sound and the Fury. Nor does it sustain the different tones and... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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