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“We might pause to imagine a household in which Stalin is the more loving parent.”

Children of Monsters: An inquiry into the Sons and Daughters of Dictators by Jay Nordlinger

November 2, 2021 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

I had been looking forward to this one for a while, and I’m bummed I didn’t enjoy the reading experience more. I know, you’re wondering what exactly I thought I’d be “enjoying” while reading about the titular “children of monsters” in Jay Nordlinger’s 2015 book. I find the human mind fascinating, and when it comes to some of the biggest “monsters” of the twentieth century, how much could be expected to travel from parent to child? I’m not sure Nordlinger is the author to write […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: armchair psychology, Children of Monsters, dictators, Jay Nordlinger, monsters are real, pop history, read harder challenge

faintingviolet's CBR13 Review No:53 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: armchair psychology, Children of Monsters, dictators, Jay Nordlinger, monsters are real, pop history, read harder challenge ·
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“I believe we have to laugh and shudder in order to understand our own human history, which is partially an inheritance of death.”

Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History by Tori Telfer

April 25, 2020 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

Here in the time of Covid Quarantine I find myself struggling to focus on reading most books. I need something that I can bounce in and out of and apparently books about serial killers are my jam right now. Hot on the heels of my last book, I picked up Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History by Tori Telfer which I received as a Christmas gift (I am also officially out of dead tree format library books). I had been excited to read it when […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: faintingviolet, female serial killers, feminist, lady killers, murder, pop history, read women, serial killers, Tori Telfer

faintingviolet's CBR12 Review No:28 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: faintingviolet, female serial killers, feminist, lady killers, murder, pop history, read women, serial killers, Tori Telfer ·
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