Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes

Can the medical procedures used to create artificial intelligence really correct nature's 'mistakes', or do they merely mask them until the subjects of experiment - in this case, Algernon the mouse and Charlie the little boy/man - inevitability return to their original state.

Not a happy book, but thought-provoking. It made me ask: what is normal, what is perfection, and what is happiness - and does one depend on the other? What are the emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical consequences of trying to correct nature's imperfect design?

This one will leave you with sad unease, to say the least. I did not enjoy reading this author's perspective - it was almost unholy, showing science and intellect at its worst and removing any thread of hope or enlightenment.

Angels & Demons - Dan Brown

Suspenseful, entertaining, and commercial – all words which describe this book well. Not an award winner, but enough twists and turns and creative folklore (or not?) to impress. How does Dan Brown connect all those dots...The Vatican, Antimatter, Bernini, Illuminati?? I still think I liked Da Vinci Code better, though.

The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova

This novel is about Dracula (Vlad Tepes III, the Impaler) and his burial whereabouts.

It was very entertaining and suspenseful, with enough encouragement to go on and find out the truth about Dracula's past – and possible future. However, although I really did like this book, in the end I was a little disappointed with what I found: just the burial whereabouts. I guess I expected a little more insight into the man himself (he's interesting, right?).

I would still definitely recommend this book - it somehow captivated me.