I’ve had a pretty mixed go of things with the Kindle First free book selections, and this one falls slightly above the middle for me. I was in the mood for something with an historical footing, and the off-beat structure of this drew me in very quickly, though it disappointed in the ultimate execution of the story. The story takes place over two timelines, one short afternoon in the present, and over several weeks as recalled by the main character. Yoona, our narrator, is being […]
All I want is some truth.
This book took me awhile to really get into. It definitely wasn’t bad, it just didn’t suck me in the way I expected to. The description, a young female spy held prisoner and tortured by the Nazis, gave me a much different impression of what this book would be. At it’s core, Code Name Verity is the story of a powerful female friendship and what one friend will do to save another. It was only about midway through the book when the perspective shifted […]
An unintended theme
I trust that these two figures, Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X, require no introduction. Without qualification, they are two of the most important American figures of the 20th century. Contemporaries, they often took up oppositional positions, though they were fighting for the same cause: the right of black Americans to claim the equality they were rightfully owed. Both men gave their lives to the struggle, and have gone on to represent a great many things to a great number of people. Death of […]
This Book has Everything: Buboes, Iron Lungs, a Kennedy, and a Vegan Teetotaler Who’s Actually a Pretty Cool Guy
I wish I could remember what it was that first sparked my interest in communicable diseases (and some noncommunicable), but I’ll tell you, there are just not enough books out there to quench my thirst on this topic. I’ve read just about every public health book on the subject that I can get my hands on (and if anyone out there has read a great book on malaria, please send it my way. I’ve been looking for one for a few years now). Get Well […]
The Most Famous Woman in Vienna
The Lady in Gold is the story of Maria Altmann; not just her quest to regain custody of the painting of her aunt, Adele Bloch-Bauer, but also her harrowing escape from Nazi occupied Austria. O’Connor delivers an exhaustive outline of the Bloch-Bauer family tree as well as other prominent Jewish Austrian families, there are a lot of names to keep track of (like any book that delves into upper crust society) and it gets dry in a few parts but overall it is an interesting read. […]
A Horse and Carriage DID Get Replaced With Cars, You Know
This was one of several books I purchased from the bibliography of Aziz Ansari’s AMAZING Modern Romance – seriously, go buy that book – in an Amazon order that made my husband very nervous upon delivery. (I’m not looking to divorce you, dear; I just find social histories fascinating). However, the book that I kept thinking of when reading this was Future Shock. This book is barely a decade old and thankfully one major component is already out of date with the legalization of gay […]
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