schenkelberg's reviews
596 reviews

Small Gods by Terry Pratchett

3.0

Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett

3.0

Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett

4.0

Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett

3.0

Sourcery by Terry Pratchett

3.0

Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett

4.0

Making Money by Terry Pratchett

4.0

Moving Pictures (Discworld, #10; Industrial Revolution, #1) by Terry Pratchett

4.0

The Call of the Wild by Jack London

3.0

I picked this off my shelf, as part of an ongoing battle against the rows of books I've yet to read - which continually refresh themselves as I give away most books once I read them.
The most noteworthy part of this text was its savagery, quickly reminiscent of The War Chief by Edgar Rice Burroughs, for its brute descriptions of violence as well as its attitude towards Native American peoples.
Jack London is someone I've been meaning to learn more about, and despite my mentioned discomfiture at its at-times barbaric prose, I'd like to give some more of his work a try. I remember reading White Fang a long time ago, and perhaps I'll return to that book - I remember enjoying it much more than I did this one. All in all a good read, brilliant use of language to evoke an escape to The Klondike Gold Rush.

The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck

4.0

Another wonderful novel from Mr. Steinbeck. I went into it with no knowledge of the plot or the circumstances of its writing, and came away surprised at how fresh it remained, despite my having read a number of his other books recently. The story is intricate and melancholy, but with its sorrow dressed over with a cheerfulness that frequently reaches levels almost absurd. The combination was potent for me, and I won't be forgetting this book anytime soon.