The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper by Roland Allen My rating: 5 of 5 stars I didn’t have high expectations going into this book, but I was pleasantly surprised by how interesting it was. The author organized it chronologically and that made a lot of sense. One can tell how much research Allen […]
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The Adversary: The 13th Paladin, Book 13 by Torsten Weitze My rating: 5 of 5 stars I listened to all thirteen books of this light fantasy series and loved them. All but one of the audiobooks was narrated by Gildart Jackson, and he did an absolutely fabulous job throughout. There are many characters of different
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Marooned: Jamestown, Shipwreck, and a New History of America’s Origin by Joseph Kelly My rating: 4 of 5 stars From the little that is documented about the first English settlement in America, Kelly has stretched an entire book. His overall verdict is that the incredibly inept leadership, strong class divisions, and total ignorance of the
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Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens My rating: 5 of 5 stars Simon Vance narrated the 2007 Blackstone Audio-published audiobook with exceptional skill, and I would strongly recommend this version for those who prefer listening. This is a long book (31 hours plus), and there are so many characters, but I was never confused about who
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James by Percival Everett My rating: 4 of 5 stars This historical novel follows Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, but through the eyes of Jim, the runaway slave. In this story, Jim taught himself to read and write and is quite the intellectual. Revisionist? Perhaps, but that’s another matter. I would strongly encourage readers to try
Austen at Sea by Natalie Jenner My rating: 3 of 5 stars Clean historical fiction with some romance, set in 1965 Boston and Hampshire, England. Some interesting data about the reserved Austen family, but readers should be familiar with Jane’s work in order to appreciate the many references to her books. When listening to an
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Tough Luck by Sandra Dallas My rating: 4 of 5 stars Charming historical fiction about a young woman in 1863 who is determined to find her wayward father in the Colorado Territory. After the death of their mother, 14-year-old Haidie and her little brother, Boots, are dumped in an Illinois orphanage by older brother Cheats.
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The Death of Lyndon Wilder and its Consequences Thereof by E.A. Dineley My rating: 4 of 5 stars There really isn’t much romance in the story, but it’s an entertaining historical set in the Regency period, with all the rules of society intact. The story is definitely character-driven. I thought the MC was going to
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