What is the last book you read, and your rating?

[Lilyflower-x2]

The Employee Millionaire by H. J. Chammas. I awarded it 4 out of 4 stars. I was motivated to start working on my financial freedom.

[Gladstone21]

I have just finished reading The Forbidden Temple by Patrick Woodhead. Not my normal read, slow to start but turns into a fast paced, thrilling read.

[Aishwarya Chhabra]

Worldlines by Adam Guest
It was a great read. Must try to enter the world with possible multiple Worldlines. I enjoyed a lot and wanna rate 4 out of 4.

[Redlegs]

I embarked on this volume, entitled Pygmalion and Three Other Plays by George Bernard Shaw with a degree of reservation.

Shaw is a devoted, active and outspoken Socialist (god bless him), which is quite evident in the keen social observation and political ideology in his plays. But he doesn't present a simplistic one dimensional view of any topic, but uses his characters to create an entertaining and insightful argument that is quite nuanced and credible on a range of topics.

Major Barbara involves a family conflict between a daughter determined to serve the poor and downtrodden through her activities with the Salvos, and a wealthy, estranged father who who earns his fortune by developing ever more powerful weapons to destroy more human lives more efficiently.

The Doctor's Dilemma is a more cynical view of the world of medicine and doctoring, and the inherent ethical conflict between a doctor treating a patient with the best outcomes in mind versus the doctor's own personal wealth and prosperity.

Pygmalion is about a professor of phonetics who takes on a young flower girl with a coarse street accent and bets that within 6 months he can teach her to speak correctly enough to pass as gentry. It is the original basis for My Fair Lady.

The final play is Heartbreak House, which is a witty, satirical, biting comedy about male-female relationships and the institution of marriage. I think I enjoyed this one the most - it certainly gave me some laughs. The wit and the satire would have done Oscar Wilde proud.

The plays are mixed with introductions (an afterword in the case of Pygmalion) written by Shaw himself, in which he discusses some of the issues raised in the play in more detail. They are like short essays on social issues that are dear to his Socialist heart.

Overall, a surprisingly enjoyable experience, worth 4.5 stars out of 5.

[Bertha Jackson]

Apollo's Raven by Linnea Tanner. I gave it 4 out of 4 stars.

[Redlegs]

Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister by Jung Chang presents a fascinating insight into the power struggles and machinations during a period of Chinese history that covers most of the 20th century, with a female perspective that is rarely recorded in history books.

These three famous Soong sisters, Ei-ling (Big Sister), Ching-ling (Red Sister) and May-ling (Little Sister) each had enormous influence and key roles as China transitioned from an imperial nation to one dominated by the Nationalists and then to one completely under the thrall of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The stories of the Soong sisters provide a fascinating and compelling lens through which to view key events in modern Chinese history. These were certainly three remarkable women, and Jung Chang has presented their life stories in an honest, well-researched and entertaining manner in this unique biography.

4 stars out of 5

[LoveCoffeeandKids]

I just finished reading Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer. Since almost a decade has passed since I originally read the Twilight Series ,it was a great read. It reminded me of why I liked the original series, but also offered a new perspective on the story. Stephanie Meyer did a great job of bringing Edward and Bella back to life. I would give it 4 out of 5 stars.

[Bertha Jackson]

Solstice Series by John J. Blenkus 3 out of 4 stars

[Bertha Jackson]

After December by Kasie Whitener is the last book I read. I will be giving it 4 out 4 stars.

[AbbeylincolnSty]

I just read breakers and I rate it 5/5. It is very well written and full of the thrills of a block buster action movie.

[Bits Of Inkling]

Fires of Virko from We Are Voulhire Series. I rated it 4 out of 4 stars. Im hoping to read all books in this series.

[Bertha Jackson]

The last book I read was The Grand Librarian by Dee Rose. I gave it 3 out of 4 stars. It is a pretty good book.

[Patnandi]

The last book have just finished reading is The Sins of a Master Race by Matthew Tysz. It is a science fantasy fiction story of the dark world. I rated it 3/4 very captivating and interesting book.

[FelishaBolzenthal]

I just finished reading and reviewing Project Tao by Jude Austin. It was the first review I've ever done and I had a lot of fun with it! The book was good too, I rated it 3/4. I'm so glad I stumbled upon this site.

[Redlegs]

The Bright Forever by Lee Martin was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2006, a commendation which, in my opinion, slightly flatters the credentials of this book. Don't get me wrong, it was OK, quite entertaining, even compelling at times and a quick, easy read. But it was the folksy, faux wholesome, 1970s American family TV show style of writing that annoyed me, particularly in the beginning.

The plot, set in 1972, involves the disappearance of a nine year old girl, Katie Mackey, who left home one hot evening to return books to the library and didn't return. Her father and brother found her abandoned bicycle, with the chain dislodged, near the library.

Lee Martin has captured small town America of the 1970s, a time of family values, innocence and connected community, although some of the pop culture references, particularly related to songs, seemed contrived and a bit kitsch.

Overall, this is a more than satisfactory crime mystery novel with some astute and well developed character study of two middle aged, lonely and very flawed men.

4 stars out of 5