 | Title: The Fellowship of the ring (The lord of the rings volume I)
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
First publication: 1954
Comments: I read this book when I was really young. I did not enjoyed it so much. Maybe I read a bad translation. The original is a way better, but I hate the long songs and the part of the book on Tom Bombadil.
Started: December 2001 Finished: April 2002 |
 | Title: Storia di Roma
Author: Idro Montanelli
First publication: 196x
Comments: Quando andavo a liceo, l'unica materia che proprio non sopportavo era storia. Recentemente e' nata in me una forte curiosita' in materia. Ho deciso pertanto di leggere questo libro di Montanelli per "sanare", almeno
in parte, le mie lacune. Il libro e' molto divertente e lo consiglio vivamente a tutti.
Started: February 2002 Finished: April 2002 |
 | Title: L'Italia dei secoli bui
Author: Idro Montanelli, Roberto Gervaso
First publication: 1965
Comments: Il libro di Montanelli sulla storia di Roma m'era piaciuto parecchio, e Matteo aveva deciso di farmi un regalo, cosi' l'ho spinto a regalarmi questo volume.
M'e' piaciuto, anche se trovo che troppi avvenimenti siano stati riassunti in
un singolo libro. Comunque una lettura consigliata.
Started: May 2002 Finished: 21st May 2002 |
 | Title: Dragons of a fallen sun
Author: Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman
First publication: 2000
Comments: I really liked it, but it seems to me that there is something missing. A lot things seem to have
happened between the previous book and this one. I feel like I am reading the second book of a trilogy without having read the first one. I am going to read the "dragons of a new era" trilogy. Maybe I will understand better this book then.
Started: 21st May 2002 Finished: May, 27th 2002 |
 | Title: 2001, a space odissey
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
First publication: 1968
Comments: This was a good book. I loved the sarcastic humor of the author! The plot is interesting and original. I really liked it. I think I am going to read it sequel soon.
Started: 28st May 2002 Finished: June, the 2nd 2002, at Berkeley |
 | Title: The Soulforge
Author: Margaret Weis
First publication: 1998
Comments: Just another fantasy book. I can read them really fast, they are good to relax (because they do not require to use to much the brain after one long work day).
They are good for my English as well! This one tells the story of the young Raistlin.
It seems he was not so bad after all...
Started: June, the 2nd 2002 Finished: June, the 8th, 2002 |
 | Title: The dawning of a new age
Author: Jean Rabe
First publication: 1996
Comments: It is nothing special, just a standard fantasy novel. But it is entertaining and it is good to improve my English. I tried to compare this book with precious dragonlance's book. This one wants to be politically correct. There are characters of many different ethnicities, people with health problems... Is this a sign that the time is changing?
Started: July, the 25th 2002 [I haven't read so much while my parents were visiting...] Finished: July, the 28th, 2002, Berkeley |
 | Title: Northanger Abbey
Author: Jane Austen
First publication: 1818
Comments: I was expecting Jane Austen's book to be stupid sentimental novel. I was a way wrong.
This novel is full of wit and sarcasm. It is the story of a young girl turning into
a woman in a world that is surprisingly similar to the contemporary one.
Started: June, I stopped to read it when my parents arrived Finished: August, the 29th, 2002, Tucson, Arizona |
 | Title: Insomnia
Author: Stephen King
First publication: 1994
Comments: When I was young I read a lot of King's book. Some of there were interesting. This one is not. It is flat. There is no psychological introspection as in some previous book. I was really disappointed. I bought this book in Arizona, Tucson airport. I toke a book with me, but in the rush I picked
one I've read yet... This was the only decent book I found.
Started: August, the 29th 2002, on the plane from Tucson to Oakland Finished: September the 30th 2002, Berkeley |
 | Title: Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets
Author: J.K. Rowling
First publication: 1999
Comments: It is not as good as the first one, but it is entertaining. There is a lot of suspense and it is hard to stop to read it. Addicting!
Started: October the 1st 2002, Berkeley Finished: October the 6th, Berkeley |
 | Title: 2010, odissey two
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
First publication: 1982
Comments: This book was not as good as the first one, but it is not bad at all. Almost 20 years after the first
book, Clarke wrote
this sequel... how many things are changed! The Chinese enter as a third powerful empire, there is a gay character in the
Leonov spaceship... It is interesting to see how much the world has changed reading two books from the same author.
Started: October the 7th, 2002 Finished: October the 12th 2002, at Berkeley |
 | Title: The day of the tempest
Author: Jean Rabe
First publication: 1997
Comments: I love fantasy; this is why I liked this book. It is not a masterpiece, but it is original and entertaining enough.I enjoyed reading it.
Started: October the 13th, 2002 Finished: October the 22nd 2002, at Berkeley |
 | Title: The fig eater
Author: Jody Shields
First publication: 2000
Comments: I bought this book on September the 11th at the Washington airport. I forgot my book in the baggage I checked in, and I started to look for something to read. The airport was kind of empty and it was a little bit scary.
Started: October 2002 Finished: December the 5th, at Berkeley |
 | Title: Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban
Author: J.K. Rowling
First publication: 1999
Comments: The book is fun but it is not as special as the previous two. It is hard to keep a high quality standard in a series of book. This Harry Potter does not seem to be an exception.
Started: December 2002 Finished: December the 12th, 2002 flying from Miami to Chicago |
 | Title: L'Italia dei comuni
Author: Idro Montanelli, Roberto Gervaso
First publication: 1997?
Comments: Continua con questo volume la storia d'Italia di Montanelli e Gervaso. Devo dire che spesso e' facile perdere il filo e perdersi trai nomi e le date.
Started: December 2002 Finished: 21 dicembre 2002 |
