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The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson

December 30, 2022 by Classic 2 Comments

Wow. Fantastic. It took me a while to get through (it’s over 500 pages) but very much enjoyed. I loved the focus on Churchill, his family, and the rest of the inner circle that kept Britain going during WWII. We also get some insights into Germany, Hitler, and others who were focused on trying to take out Churchill since they saw him as the reason for Britain’s continued defiance. The book goes very briskly after the U.S. enters the war. Larson wraps things up on […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History Tagged With: Erik Larson

Classic's CBR14 Review No:291 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History · Tags: Erik Larson ·
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Churchill, the Blitz, and British Grit

The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson

February 21, 2021 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

I’ve read most of Erik Larson’s books, and you really can’t go wrong if you want an interesting (some say cinematic) take on history. That said, I had more trouble becoming engaged with The Splendid and the Vile than I have some of his other works, my interest in London during the Blitz notwithstanding (and really, will Larson ever be able to top Devil in the White City?). Slow to get going, the book picks up in the second half, and it’s definitely worth sticking out to […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, CBR13, Erik Larson, KimMiE", The Blitz, Winston Churchill, World War II

KimMiE"'s CBR13 Review No:8 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, CBR13, Erik Larson, KimMiE", The Blitz, Winston Churchill, World War II ·
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Hubris is the name of the game.

Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson

December 29, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was just an okay read for me. A narrative non-fiction account of the hurricane in 1900 that was one of the most destructive in American history, Isaac’s Storm is really a feat of research and documentation. It’s clear Larson did his homework. It just never really grabbed me, until it did grab me but in a very unpleasant way. Larson painstakingly accounts the days leading up to the hurricane, mostly focusing on Isaac Cline, who headed up the Galveston, TX branch of the weather […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, Erik Larson, Galveston, hurricanes, isaac's storm, meteorology, narfna, non fiction, read harder challenge 2020, the hubris of men, Weather

narfna's CBR12 Review No:185 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, Erik Larson, Galveston, hurricanes, isaac's storm, meteorology, narfna, non fiction, read harder challenge 2020, the hubris of men, Weather ·
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It’s the end of the world as they knew it

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson

March 15, 2020 by ardaigle Leave a Comment

I’m a new-er fan of Erik Larson. I read Devil in the White City only last year (or last last year?) which makes me unique in these parts, these parts being the Chicagoland area. That book details the creation of the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, as well as the horrific serial killings by H.H. Holmes during that time period, and it is compelling. It’s pretty much required reading here, much like (shudder) Kate Chopin’s The Awakening in Louisiana which I read, I dunno, 5 […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, Erik Larson, Woodrow Wilson, World War I

ardaigle's CBR12 Review No:8 · Genres: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, Erik Larson, Woodrow Wilson, World War I ·
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The book that reignited a genre

Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

January 8, 2020 by lowercasesee 5 Comments

There was a time where it really felt like just everyone and their mother was reading this book and talking about this book. And there’s good reason – it’s absolutely fascinating  and Larson does an incredible job of making cold historical facts absolutely fascinating. I could be wrong, but the modern idea of narrative nonfiction really started here, carried through largely by Larson himself. Fifteen years later, the book doesn’t hold up quite as well as I remember. Larson leans hard into “this is all […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Erik Larson

lowercasesee's CBR12 Review No:3 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Erik Larson ·
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Non-fiction review dump (and two CBR11 Bingos)

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi, Joshua David Stein

Naturally Tan by Tan France

Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble by Dan Lyons

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

October 11, 2019 by Caitlin_D 2 Comments

Whoo-hoo! Two non-fiction books gets me two more squares and two Bingos! I may not manage a black-out before the end of the month but I am finally making some headway in this game. CBR 11 Bingo: Award Winner The Devil in the White City- Erik Larson Y’all, I read this book in July and then completely forgot about it. In my defense The Devil in the White City has the dubious honor of being the book I was reading when I found out I was pregnant and […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, cbr11bingo, Dan Lyons, Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble, Erik Larson, ishmael beah, Joshua David Stein, Kwame Onwuachi, Naturally Tan, Notes from a Young Black Chef, Tan France, The Devil in the White City: Murder Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Caitlin_D's CBR11 Review No:99 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, cbr11bingo, Dan Lyons, Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble, Erik Larson, ishmael beah, Joshua David Stein, Kwame Onwuachi, Naturally Tan, Notes from a Young Black Chef, Tan France, The Devil in the White City: Murder Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America ·
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