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The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln

The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln by Stephen L Carter

March 3, 2022 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

This novel sort of answers the question of what if Dan Brown wrote a John Grisham novel. And well, the answer to that question is probably not that interesting ultimately, but this novel is a solid legal thriller with some suspense and historical fiction elements wrapped in it. The novel begins with the premise that Lincoln survives his assassination attempt while Johnson dies. That’s the opposite of how it went (actually Johnson was never even attacked but his assassination was plotted). It’s a few years […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Stephen L. Carter

vel veeter's CBR14 Review No:90 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Stephen L. Carter ·
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The Heart of Whiteness

June 20, 2016 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

Not a bad read, but definitely not worth the time it took to finish. It either needed to be more interesting, or quite a bit shorter… Okay, so to be totally honest, I read this book like two weeks ago and forgot about it and just now realized I never reviewed it. So…there’s your recommendation, basically. But here’s a bit more detail. Goodreads summary: Lemaster Carlyle, the president of the country’s most prestigious university, and his wife, Julie, the divinity school’s deputy dean, are America’s most prominent […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: badkittyuno, Stephen L. Carter

badkittyuno's CBR8 Review No:112 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: badkittyuno, Stephen L. Carter ·
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