Biographical Historical Fiction

Book Review: The Rail Splitter by John Cribb

The Rail Splitter is expertly researched, books like this should be the standard for historical fiction. One could learn a…

11 months ago

Book Review: The Old Lion: A Novel of Theodore Roosevelt by Jeff Shaara

Discover the true essence of Teddy Roosevelt in "The Old Lion," a novel by Jeff Shaara that captures the President's…

1 year 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 Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

This is a book which is meant for discussion and dissection. There’s a lot of discovery, both on the road…

2 years ago

Book Review: The Prince of the Skies by Antonio Iturbe

I loved how the author incorporated scenes from The Little Prince into the narrative, allowing Saint-Exupéry to build his classic…

2 years ago

Book Review: Lionheart by Sharon Kay Penman

Richard I, “Lionheart”, takes his vows seriously including the one to free Jerusalem from Salah-a-Din. He leaves his kingdom with…

13 years ago

Book Review: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Pictures of real American circus scenes from the first half of the century peppered throughout the book which really hit…

13 years ago

Book Review: The Gilded Chamber: A Novel of Queen Esther by Rebecca Kohn

The female characters are drawn very nicely, but the males seemed to be a bit flat . That’s too bad…

14 years ago

Book Review: Infamous by Ace Atkins

Mr. Atkins breaths life into these characters, George is not the hard nosed gangster we all thought he was, but…

14 years ago

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