Latest reviews in Biography Books »

some detail into the life of a notorious slipknot front man

Advantages: full of facts aout the starts life
Disadvantages: none of any noteworthyness

...ordered this for my fiance's christmas present but i was cheeky enough to read it before i wrapped it and i am so glad i did. Corey taylor goes into detail about the early start of slipknot and tells of quite a few stories from the bands beginnings. it ...

gigglekitten 09.12.2011 · Read full review

Review of The Seven Deadly Sins - Corey Taylor

Degree of Information

How easy was it to read...

How interesting was the...

How useful was it?

Would you read it again?

Value for money

What's in a name?

Advantages: It's written by Bill Bryson
Disadvantages: It doesn't tell you much

Shakespeare eh? Bloody hell. What can be said of William Shakespeare that hasn't already been said? The greatest Englishmen who ever lived? Possibly. The greatest writer we've ever produced? Probably. The most important and most influential wordsmith ...

brereton66 22.01.2009 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Shakespeare - Bill Bryson

Degree of Information

How easy was it to read...

How interesting was the...

How useful was it?

Would you read it again?

Value for money

A Brilliant Bryson Biography

Advantages: Superb detail
Disadvantages: Didn't get bogged down with unimportant material

...Studying English at University and generally having quite an interest in his plays about seeing a couple of them whilst still at secondary school I thought it was about time that I learnt a bit more about the playwright that is William Shakespeare hence m ...

MI9to5 23.04.2009 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Shakespeare - Bill Bryson

Degree of Information

How easy was it to read...

How interesting was the...

How useful was it?

Would you read it again?

Value for money

A Great Life Poorly Written

Advantages: Noor's life was fascinating and the book helps publicise her achievements
Disadvantages: I really disliked the writing style.

A Life Lived Large In November 2012 a statue was unveiled in Gordon Square, London to a woman of whom I had never heard. I’m prone to letting the news wash over me and to filter out a lot of what’s not directly interesting to me but something about ...

koshkha 20.01.2013 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan - Shrabani Basu

Degree of Information

How easy was it to read...

How interesting was the...

How useful was it?

Would you read it again?

Value for money

The World according to Gyles

Advantages: Loads of new words
Disadvantages: Waffling champ!

Something Sensational to Read in the Train: the Diary of a Lifetime Author: Gyles Daubeney Brandreth Those of you, who have witnessed the entity Gyles Daubeney Brandreth either on the box or in-person, would've bet their life-savings that he' ...

1st2thebar 28.09.2010 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Something Sensational to Read on the Train - Gyles Brandreth

Degree of Information

How easy was it to read...

How interesting was the...

How useful was it?

Would you read it again?

Value for money