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My pet peeve is 'the token baddie' that are totally one dimensional. One that springs to mind isthe bad guy in Kate Mosse's Sepelchure (he must be forgettable, I can't even remember his name!) He was a totally one sided character, we never got to know him as a person or find out what might...

I have to say, I agree with Card on one point, Rowling coming out and saying Dumbledore was gay, what was the point of this? If she wanted him to be gay, why didn't she put it in the book? Was she afraid of losing readers? Does she not have the courage to stick to her convictions? In which case...

My sister always recommends books to me that I ended up hating, so I've stopped listening to her book advice! In no particular order, these are a couple of the stinkers she recommended: The Lovely Bones - Can't put my finger on it, but just hated this book. The Geisha of Gion - Thought the...

Hi all, I have just finished reading Antonio Frasers book on Marie Antoinette and absolutely loved it, but would now like to find out more about the revolution itself and the characters involved, rather than one that focus's on the royal family. Ideally, I would like one that is engaging...