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Alex Nautilus alexnautilus — I'll be frank: Yalom comes across in this book as incredibly arrogant, and you will flinch from some of his crass and judgmental takes on various patients. But like the rest of us, Yalom is only human, and it's fascinating to hear tales of therapy from a therapist's point of view. Yalom is an excellent writer, even if he can't help coming across as boastful and self-righteous, and his stories are well-paced and compelling. Yalom is known as an existential psychologist, so if you are prone to death anxiety, you may find the book either exceedingly helpful or very anxiety-provoking.

Sabrina Lyu sabrina320 — ** spoiler alert ** This book sets up a world where Nulls (regular humans) are unaware of those not... humans who can do magic, who can draw on natural and man-made current, and on Cosa - demon like, nature gone wild - like P.B. - a 4 foot BigFoot - white, furry, sharp teeth, likes dead meat... The Council of Mage's want to control all magic people, but there are many Lone________, who stay away from the Council and work independently; and the Silence - a privately funded think tank - righter of wrongs, trying to prevent wrong... Sergei worked for them, as a handler - but they'sucked' the life & motivation from him... and the day he met Wren (who saved his life from a mage), is the day he resigned from them... though he still fed them information... And they way Wren uses the current, pulls in the current, understands the current is interesting - sometimes we hear her mentor in her mind walking her through what she needs to do... sometimes it's just the description of what she is doing... nd she fears becoming wizzard - a mage who looses themselves to the current and the feelings it engenders. Wren has advanced powers - ability to use current; and for the last 10 years (since she was 18) she has partnered with Sergei... Sergei runs an art gallery, and he is the one who brokers their deals, and handles the money... and Wren is a retriever - she returns lost, stolen, or wanted items... and the two of them trust each other emphatically... and it doesnt' seem too many others... P.B., of the Cosa, seems to be her friend - he gives her information, even when others are backing off because of fear of the council, and he comes to her when he is injured... and saves her life when shot at... The case, a commercial building built 50+ years ago, is under a protection spell in it's cornerstone block - a protection spell implemented by one of the council (though they disavow it) with the spilling of blood - the killing of the architect of the building, binding his soul into the cornerstone & for the protection and good feeling of those who enter the building... the company president (grandson of he who arranged the spell) is paranoid, tries not to leave the building, and.... the cornerstone was stolen - by a rich man who likes to collect things of magic - and has been manipuled by one of the council to know of the cornerstone... the council wants to 'take it back', and the collector hires one of the council to steal it... Wren and Sergei locate it, and Wren steals it -though it had been damaged, and when she translocated it back to its place she released the spirit of the architect. They won't get their final payment until the spirit is returned... as they are figuring out the ghost angle, the ghost has located the company president and wants his death... Wren gets ther, knows it isn't good for the spirit to take a life - talks it into going back into the cornerstone with the agreement of the companypresident that he will take his place at his own death... the council is thwarted by this - Wren is more their perceived 'enemy'... and The Silence wants Wren - but Wren doesn't know of them or Sergei's past and presnt association with them... he continues to try and protect her from them... he tries to barter himself to keep her out of their hands... but ultimately, he (with her agreement) offers her services for them with restrictions and for their future protection if she needs it to protect her form the council.

Albaneide Nunes bandesign — really liked the main character Nick

Christiana Antoniou christiana_antoniou — This is the book I go to each year and read over again. I love it

Greg Kendall gken30 — I picked this up in a Library in Big Sur, expecting to learn about Bill Gates, and instead found it was about the history of the PC industry. A fascinating history, and still a very relevant read, even though the history stops at 1995. There have been just a few developments since then!

Elyse Clark eclark1f82 — When I first read the Fear Street Series as a young child, I thought they were spooky books. I eagerly anticipated author R.L. Stine's next novel because all the strange things that occurred on Fear Street were connected in each succeeding book. This title was no exception. My first two readings of Double Date were enjoyable ones. I was around eleven years old the first time I read it and probably around fourteen the second time. So, when I saw the book on sale for $0.25 at the Friends of the Library Sale in Eureka, CA, I knew I couldn't pass up this opportunity to revisit a childhood favorite. The story is about a high school boy named Bobby Newkirk. He's obsessed with his good looks and believes he's God's gift to women. All the girls want him, and once he's dated them for a little while, he discards them like used tissues. That is until he meets his biggest challenge: the Wade twins. Samantha and Bree are as different as night and day, and Bobby's determined to make himself a high school legend at Shadyside High. Who else has the animal magnetism and the self-confidence to date twins at the same time? No one but "Bobby the man." Of course Bobby is not someone the reader should admire. His conceitedness and chauvinistic-machismo attitude is revealed in the first page. He's a high school "player." As an adult, it was a little difficult to stomach the entire novel knowing what I do about women's rights and feminism. Plus, Bobby's character is really despicable, an utter creep. Of course, I don't think middle school/pre-teen readers will be worried about the social and cultural implications of the main character in Double Date. After all, it's a classic horror piece, and R.L. Stine creates a story that teaches a valuable lesson about how women should and shouldn't be treated in his traditional, twisted manner. The setting of the novel is Shadyside High, the Fear Street High School. Unfortunately, the location is not highlighted enough when you consider the rich and vivid world that R.L. Stine has developed. Mainly, side characters just mention that strange things happen because they live on Fear Street, as if that explains the horrors that occur. As previously stated, the main character is Bobby and the plot centers on his love triangle with Samantha and Bree Wade, twins that moved to Fear Street a year ago. Other minor characters include Bobby's band players, Arnie and Paul. The book is also littered with a variety of cheerleaders and other women that Bobby has dated. The boy really leaves a string of jaded women with broken hearts behind him. There's not a lot of character development, but what do you expect from a book that's 150 pages? What it lacks in development is made up by Stine's craftiness at creating a delectable horror novel for children and young adults. There are no literary elements used, and there is not a lot of depth to the story. However, Stine does teach children a valuable lesson about how actions have consequences. In this case, it's treat others the way you want to be treated...or else... The nice thing about Double Date, and really all of R.L. Stine's writings, is that they are age approach despite their subject matter. In this case, I would say readers as young as ten or eleven would enjoy Double Date. There are no sex scenes, and the furthest physical contact that "Bobby the man" has with any of the girls that he dates is kissing. There is no foul language, and although it's spooky, there are no real dangerous or violent scenes until the very end, and even that is almost comical, especially from an adult's perspective. Considering some of the teen horror novels that are out there, R.L. Stine is really "old school" and gets a PG rating from me. If you are still a concerned parent, I would recommend reading it for yourself before giving it to your child. Teenagers, though, should be able to handle the content of this novel easily enough. As an adult reader, the novel is boring. It can't compare to literary horror geniuses like Stephen King or Dean Koontz. The writing is pedantic and predictable. As a younger reader, I remember it being suspenseful, thrilling, and mysterious. Not anymore. Perhaps part of my disappointment was because I already knew the ending, or perhaps it was because I've developed intellectually as a reader. Regardless, the age of the reader will affect the enjoyment of Double Date. Overall, Double Date is a quick read that shouldn't take most readers longer than a day to finish. It's a good introduction to the horror genre for young people, but it isn't the best Fear Street novel by R.L. Stine. Still, it was a nice visit down memory lane reading the book as an adult. It marks my third read, which was enough for me. In the future, I won't be going on a fourth date.