Frequency
There’s something universally compelling about humanity’s desire to conquer time and death that make Frequency feel wholesome and life-affirming.
Family & Parenthood
Bridge of Clay
The ultimate thrust of the book is the act of leaving one’s own unique thumbprint on the history of mankind—through music, writing, building, raising children, teaching, loving, helping.
As I Lay Dying
By presenting the journey from varying perspectives, the circuitous story weaves a robust, if messy, emotional tapestry.
Children of Dune
what really propels this into the upper echelon of science fiction is that many thought-provoking ideas are wrapped within a page-turning story.
Proof
The title cleverly fills several roles—the mathematical proof central to the plot, but also proof of authorship, sincerity, and love.
Brothers
Brothers effectively utilizes the war in Afghanistan as a scaffold to tell a dramatic story of relationships, mental breakdown, and forgiveness.
The Darjeeling Limited
The character study remains submerged beneath a gloss of comedic and stylistic flourishes.