Historical Fiction

Book Review: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

The captivating richly detailed saga of three generations of a cursed South Indian family cursed for generations in Abraham Verghese's…

1 year ago

Book Review: Benghazi-Bergen-Belsen: The Lost Story of the Holocaust of North African Jews by Yossi Sucary

Benghazi-Bergen-Belsen (בנגאזי–ברגן־בלזן ) Yossi Sucary tells of the plight of North African and Libyan Jews during World War II

1 year ago

Book Review: The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave has a lot going for it, however, I felt that the plot never…

1 year ago

Book Review: Jerusalem by Alan Moore

While I certainly enjoyed reading much of it, I thought that after 1,200+ pages, that the ending was rushed, with…

1 year ago

Book Review: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

I enjoyed this book much more than I thought I would. However, I could not shake the feeling that the…

1 year ago

Book Review: The Book Spy by Alan Hlad

The Book Spy by Alan Hlad is interesting, the characters realistic, and even though a lot is happening, I never…

1 year ago

Book Review: The Inconvenient German by Peter Steiner

The glue that holds the book together, Willi Geismeier is an intriguing, nuanced character, acting as only I could wish…

1 year ago

Book Review: The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz by Ellie Midwood

The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz by Ellie Midwood is an engrossing book, shining a light on brave heroes we…

2 years ago

Book Review: The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk

The Books of Jacob is a superb masterpiece. In my humble, layperson’s opinion, the book is in the same class…

2 years ago

Book Review: The Ghetto Within by Santiago H. Amigorena

The Ghetto Within by Santiago H. Amigorena also deals with issues of identity, as many immigrants do. Are they Argentina?…

2 years ago

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