Light fiction about a young lady who finds her life taxing and wishes to skip to the good part. It was good however the harsh language was distracting.
A fascinating introduction to Joshua Chamberlain. A civil war general yes, but his life contained so much more. Loved the information I learned. Highly recommendable.
Kind of felt like Little House on the Prairie set in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Good because of my love for the location and the subject matter, however because of both it may find a smaller audience.
WWII historical fiction concerning an island in Indonesia. Java island is under Dutch control when the Japanese occupy the island during the war. I picked this up because I didn't know much about this area or these people, however the book reads like every other WWII book: happy family, war, occupation, horrible conditions, so forth and so on. In the end both the Japanese and the Dutch leave the island to its original occupants.
Yeah, I know: this again. However it's a work of art. I end up listening to it nice and slow - casual like. Less about the information, more about the enjoyment.
Fascinating history of Catherine de'Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, Mary Queen of Scots. Very well written.
I'm not sure I know too much more about this person now then before. True it gave some slight background on her and explained events when she was Israel's prime minister, but it seem only a top layer, nothing in depth,
Basically Neil deGrasse Tyson explaining how we've messed up the world and the human race. Although I agreed with many of his positions, he came across as condescending rather than helpful.
This had a great start, however once President Oaks became a member of the quorum of the twelve, the author seemed to turn from telling about the man to how can I sell President Oaks to the general population. It fell short. He's a great man but trying to convince me of that seemed counterproductive.
Fascinating fiction about time travel and understand what lead to certain events. It was like reading a story backwards and I loved that aspect of it. However, and this is a big however, the language was so very foul it was hard to focus on the storyline. I don't feel I can recommend it even with the amazing storyline.
This was suppose to be a lighter read and it was, kind of. The young girl's story is harsh. I think it's suppose to add to how wonderful the elderly gentleman is in the story. It was okay. Nothing I'd recommend or spend time on reading again.
One of the best books I've read in a long time. It basically presented the state of the world at the end of WWI. I learned so much about different countries and why boarders changed, states of governments, and so on. I may have to purchase this book. Highly recommendable.
I wasn't much of a Pip Williams fan, however I did decide to read this book because it was set in England during WWI. The author painted a good picture of this time period from its different classes of people to how the war effected the work force, the soldiers, and so on. Recommendable.
Poetry about a young African American during the 60's - 70's.
Another impressive book about birds, most of which was highly interesting. However at time the author veered off into the political and also spent time lecturing us on how horrible we are as humans. I don't mind being told we're horrible, but don't leave it as that.
Historical fiction of a young Muslim girl, kidnaped from her home in Africa and taken to South Carolina in the mid 1700's. The novel spans the revolutionary war and follows her journey to Canada and eventually back to Africa then England. It's not an easy read but it's very well written. I'm very glad I completed the read.
Someone recommended this to me although I'm not sure who. It was a very weird, good at times, almost crass at others. It had a good moral at the end but I'm not certain whether one would find wading through the muck for said moral to be worth it.
Have to admit I didn't much like this historical fiction concerning a Chinese girl who was kidnapped and taken to America. It's pretty dark. However, these things happened and we should know about them. Just not a light read.
Fiction about a sweet boy who tragically passed away. The book focuses on the lives he touched and how he affected them for good. A worth while read.
