Sometimes that old break-up standby, “it’s not you, it’s me” applies to a book. Things didn’t work out between this book and me, and it was mostly my fault. I went into the relationship with good intentions, but unrealistic expectations. I thought, hey, you’ve liked the other Sarah Vowell books you’ve read, haven’t you? Remember how much fun you had reading Assassination Vacation? Sure, you’ve never been to Hawaii and you don’t have much interest in missionaries, but I’m sure Vowell can bring them alive […]
From Appalachia to Yankeedom, This Land Was Made From Eleven Nations
I first learned about this book in an article, probably this one, which shows how long it sometimes takes me to actually get around to reading my nonfiction books, since that article is dated November 2013. The concept interested me as someone who has lived in various states and lived outside the U.S., which gave an interesting perspective looking back at my own homeland. Now that I’ve read this book I can see that I’ve lived in probably five of the North American nations posited by Colin […]
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story?
This is a really hard review to write, because every time I try to start, I think about another genius aspect of The Moor’s Account. So let me start with this-this book is absolutely brilliant. It’s stayed with me since I finished it about a week ago, and I just want to kidnap someone so I can ramble on about how this book tackles issues like racism, slavery, and the difference between history and truth. I already know my review can’t do this book justice. […]
A historical romance with a treasure hunt
4.5 stars Hyacinth Bridgerton is the youngest, and probably most outspoken and nosy of all the eight Bridgerton siblings. Her mother is starting to despair that she’ll ever find a husband, as even with a raised dowry, her refusal to suffer fools and her tendency to talk interested suitors’ ears off has tended to scare off most potential suitors. Hyacinth herself is quite happy to become a spinster, she certainly can’t abide the thought of a man who can’t match wits with her. If she […]
It’s a Long, Long Way to Tipperary
I’ve honestly never had the slightest interest in World War I, and yet somehow I managed to read two books about it in a row. Maisie Dobbs is a servant who spends her evenings sneaking into her master’s library to read. When she’s discovered, the lady of the house decides that Maisie’s intelligence is worth nurturing, and so she sponsors her education. Everything’s going along swimmingly for Maisie, until World War I starts and she decides to leave university to become a nurse. She goes to […]
These First Few Desperate Hours
It’s 1918, and the mill town of Commonwealth has shut itself off from the world as Spanish flu spreads. Armed men guard the town day and night to keep outsiders who may be contagious away. When two soldiers from a nearby base try to come in, all hell breaks loose. The main character is a teenage boy named Phillip, son of the town founder, and unable to enlist because of a leg injury. Phillip is on guard duty with his friend Graham when the first soldier arrives, […]
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