So after I finished Bryson’s Thunderbolt Kid, I checked Overdrive to see what other books of his they offered. A Walk in the Woods came highly recommended, and I’m here now to recommend it to you! If you want to read several hundred pages about the beautiful scenery and history of the Appalachian Trail and come away thinking, “God lord, I’d love to do that but those people are crazy!”, then you should definitely read this. “Black bears rarely attack. But here’s the thing. Sometimes they do. […]
To many left behind, on this circle round the sun…
(Note any gifs here come from the mini-series I’m not in the habit of inserting random gifs of Mathew Macfadyen into my reviews though I can by request….) How do we measure a life lived? By the sum of all the money we have made? By the people we love and who have loved us back? By the places we have been or events we have witnessed? By all of these things or none of them at all? Any Human Heart is the story of a full […]
I am flabbergasted at the level of hypocrisy — Should I read book 2?
I apologise in advance, because this review is going to be so full of spoilers. I am so shocked with this I can’t even come up with words to explain this. The hypocrisy of it all is just threatening to suffocate me. And I need some help to decide whether I should go on. Just a little context: a bit over 10 years ago, my mother lent me this book to read, but as I am not a big fan of translations if I can […]
Like Gosford Park, But with More Corset Jokes
A Quiet Life in the Country (A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 1) By TE Kinsey I think it says something about where my life is that I’m being drawn to speedy little mystery novels right now. As far as these things go, this is a great little mystery book. It starts off with Lady Emily Hardcastle and her Lady’s Maid Flo Armstrong arriving at their new home in a village outside Bristol in 1908. They have moved away from London in search of a “quiet […]
Just stop what you’re doing and go get your hands on this book. Now.
I just… I… I don’t even know where to begin with this review. This book is a-mazing. It’s heartbreaking and heartwarming all at the same time, and should be required reading for everyone. The story starts on the Gold Coast of Africa (Ghana), with the parallel tales of two half-sisters who never know each other – one is married off to a white slave trader, and one is captured and sold as a slave. Each chapter alternates between the next generations of each woman’s […]
Hidden Heroes of History
When it comes to nonfiction I prefer history and I prefer female centered stories most of the time (hence why my husband calls me a feminazi, he doesn’t actually know he’s a feminist even though I regularly explain that yes he is). So a book about awesome women in history related to the field I work in? Sign me up! Hidden Figures covers the work done by black female “computers” during the 1940’s – 1960’s at Langley first with the NACA and then NASA. Ms. […]
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