Syria’s Secret Library by Mike Thomson is an incredible book, and audiobook, showing how people yearn for some sort of normalcy in times of war
Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon was a French writer known for his poetry and tragedies, many consider him a better tragic poet than Voltaire
This chapter is mostly about English history. The children, with Handsome John, Phyllis, and others go to look at the English Civil War, and Oliver Cromwell
The Book Spy by Alan Hlad is interesting, the characters realistic, and even though a lot is happening, I never thought it was confusing.
Tómas Guðmundsson was a writer and poet from Iceland. He is known as Reykjavík’s unofficial poet laureate for introducing Reykjavík in Icelandic poetry.
Unlike the other chapters, this one was linear. We have no actual history of Brother Peter. It’s a messy story, but not as ugly as other chapters
The Pharmacist of Auschwitz is an engrossing book. I was fascinated by two aspects of the book, the role of business in the killing, and Nazi hunters
Rudyard Kipling was an English writer, poet and novelist. Mr. Kipling is best known for his books The Man Who Would Be King and The Jungle Book.
I liked the story, it’s solid even if it is predictable, and I enjoyed reading the book, I guess it’s not the Bond I’m used to.
Ms. Roach focuses on what it’s like to be in space – hungry, tired, smelly, sleep deprived, sex deprived, and asks questions like how do astronauts poop?