I thought the writing was good and the characters were interesting. The research into the space program was decent, I just wish there was more of it
I enjoy the Kingsbridge series because of the history and details of how they used to build tremendous buildings without power tools or sophisticated computers
I found the book quite boring in the beginning, but the story got better when the narrative was moved from San Francisco to Chile
Ms. Allende focuses on children, and how policies of cruelty use them as pawns. Only the fact that good people have attempted to help them save those children
Sara Gillepsie is her family’s sole survivor after a Nazi bombing. Leaving her home in Ireland, she goes to work in England helping the war effort.
The story takes place during the defining decades of 1917 to 1965. These are not only decades which defined Korea, but also the world as we know it
Dominus: A Novel of the Roman Empire by Steven Saylor is the third book in the Rome series. Mr. Saylor is a bestselling author and an expert on Roman history.
The Volunteer by Salvatore Scibona tells of young boy is stranded at Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel Airport in 2010. He speaks no German, it seems as if he was abandoned
Italy around the middle 1500s. Master chef Bartolomeo Scappi died and leaves his wealth, knowledge and even name to Giovanni, his long time apprentice
The 2nd novel featuring Allan Karlsson, a reluctant anti-hero going through life, involving himself and influencing world matters. A follow up to a best seller