I underestimated just how tragic Loving Frank is, both the book and the act. In one of the most fascinating and horrifying works of Historical Fiction I’ve come across, Nancy Horan weaves an emotional tale fraught with themes as close as interpersonal relationships and large-scale as the early Twentieth Century Woman Movement. What does it [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Historical’
June 11, 2010
Review – The Heretic’s Daughter
The Heretic’s Daughter takes place during the years preceding and at the beginning of the Salem Witch Trials, but I think it does a disservice to the novel to market it as a Salem Witch Trial story. To say that time period is overdone would be a tad of an understatement, no? So imagine my surprise [...]
February 21, 2010
Review – The Help
I try not to read super popular books the millisecond they peak on the NYT Bestseller list, but my curiosity got the best of me with The Help. I knew I was in for it when I put my name on the reserve list and found I was #659. Three months later, I finally got [...]
February 10, 2010
Review – The Red Tent
Anita Diamant’s The Red Tent is the story of Jacob’s daughter Dinah, based on the book of Genesis, and told from her perspective. At first I was puzzled by the begatting and seeming lack of plot, but the more the story went on the more I was intrigued. The pace was a bit sluggish, but [...]
January 17, 2010
Review – World Without End
Go figure. Just as soon as I go and question a sequel, I find one that blows me away. I usually have the most difficult time reviewing books I loved. Those are the books you stay up late reading, characters that are on your mind long after you mark your page, and books that transform [...]
November 23, 2009
Review – The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
After a long wait at the library, I so enjoyed The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane. Katherine Howe is nothing if not meticulous and her passion for 17th Century America was evident in Deliverance Dane; it was essentially a love story to history. Howe knows her stuff but isn’t afraid to take a leap into [...]
October 11, 2009
Review – The House at Riverton
I loved the imagery in Kate Morton’s The House at Riverton. There were so many beautiful relationships and wonderful characters. They felt real and genuine and I was transported back to WWI and then the 1920s time period with ease. The character of Grace was my favorite, not because she was the most prominent, but because she [...]
August 31, 2009
Review – Corelli’s Mandolin
My selection of Corelli’s Mandolin began after a discussion with my cousin about books that made us stay up late, blink the tears away, and use our sleeves to wipe our running noses because we’re incapable of pulling ourselves away for even the sake of decency. She said this was one of those books, while [...]
July 31, 2009
Adding to the pile
Two more new release reviews are coming soon, book lovers. I’ve been picked twice this week twice, which makes me think I should try a lottery ticket. I’m not going to test my luck, though; I think I’d rather spend my money on books. They are a guaranteed adventure. Below are the blurbs from GoodReads. [...]
