The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

My rating: 1 of 5 stars


This book is a very simple Narrative that I think is meant to serve as a multi-dimensional allegory.

Although there were a few vaguely interesting themes, I think that it lacked a great amount of depth. The ideas are not for the most part very original. It almost felt like a shallow version of Moby Dick.

On the positive side, it was very short.



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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This is an example of why sometimes movies should not be watched before reading the book.

Although the movie was almost as good as the book, it took away a lot of the humor that I would have preferred to read for the first time.

That being said, Adams often hits right on with clever passages. I especially enjoyed the Philosophical satire. He combines Science Fiction, Humor, and Philosophy to create a great experience.

If you are a nerd, you will like this book. Definitely a good read.



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The Bell Jar

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


If you like the Catcher in the Rye, I think you will really like this book.

It was written in a very similar style to Salinger's book, which at first made me think that I would not like it, but I actually enjoyed it.

Sylvia Plath uses novel to express her very real psychological breakdown and recovery. She describes how a person's view of the world can become distorted and darkened, through the metaphor of a bell jar.

After the main character's recovery, she notes "How did I know that someday-at college, in Europe, somewhere, anywhere-the bell jar, with its stifling distortions, wouldn't descend again?"

This is a very interesting book.



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