by Sondra Marshak & Myrna Culbreath I knew it was gonna be bad. But I didn’t know it was gonna be this bad. I read the two “Phoenix” books out of publishing order and saved them for the last of the Bantam books because I recalled that they took place one right after the other and I … [Read more]
Locke, move over; Sabetha’s in town
Warning: This review for the third book in the series contains possible spoilers for The Lies of Locke Lamora and Red Seas Under Red Skies. You know, just in case that wasn't obvious from the fact that it's a sequel. Locke Lamora is poisoned, and there's no antidote. He and Jean Tannen must … [Read more]
“Like a movie reel run in reverse”
Wow. I've been sitting here considering just copy-pasting "wow" two hundred and forty-nine times. I'd give this book six stars if I could. I think North Korea holds a fascination for many of us in the west. Certainly it does for me. I was eight when the Berlin Wall fell; old enough to know … [Read more]
Book of Ages by Jill Lepore
Book of Ages was a 2013 National Book Award finalist in the non-fiction category. Historian Jill Lepore pieces together the life of Ben Franklin's sister Jane and in doing so not only reveals the life of a fascinating "ordinary" 18th-century woman who happened to be the beloved little sister of a … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:4 ·
Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction ·
Tags: #CBR6, 18th century, American History, American Revolution, Ben Franklin, biography, Book Of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin, colonies, Continental Congress, ElCicco, George Washington, history, Jane Franklin, Jared Sparks, Jill Lepore, Massachusetts, Non-Fiction, Women's History ·
No Duke, No Earl, Slight Problem
Leave me in a bookstore and I will get lost in the romance novel section. Romance novels--to be more precise, historical romances a la old school Amanda Quick--are my default book reads, especially when I want to escape into an adult fairy tale. I say all this to make clear my bias in tackling Nancy … [Read more]
That’s More Like It, Mary!
I have no idea why the author & book information was left out; it is there in the draft. Anyway, the book is Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach. This is the purchase link: http://www.amazon.com/Gulp-Adventures-Alimentary-Mary-Roach/dp/0393081575. Ah, this is what a Mary … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:0 ·
Genres: Health, History, Non-Fiction ·
Tags: diet, digestion, health, hirschsprung's, humor, Non-Fiction, science ·