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September 22, 2020

Review: Circe, Madeline Miller

Rating: 5 out of 5 I’d seen numerous positive reviews of this book by when I took it up, which only built to my…

September 21, 2020

Rating: 2 out of 5 This didn’t rise to my expectations. Mr Montefiore’s attempts to categorize letters into specific topics failed as often as…

September 6, 2020

Rating: 3 out of 5 Mr Nicolle’s take on Cyprus and the Peloponnesian crusader states was a bit disappointing overall. The wider geographic spread…

September 4, 2020

Rating: 5 out of 5 Mr Parker’s joyful style as he takes the persona of Notker is a pleasure to experience. Not only is…

September 3, 2020

Rating: 4 out of 5 So… This was a complex work, though still more an introduction given the span of time Mr Guelzo covered….

September 1, 2020

Rating: 4 out of 5 I remember reading another book by Mr Wolmar in the past, on the global development of railroads. Nevertheless, I…

August 31, 2020

Burg Wack, or the castle of Vao, is described as a tower-fortress, the keep being one of the few surviving edifices. Background literature, as…

August 30, 2020

Rating: 4 out of 5 A very straightforward book, this read in the majority like a dumbed down, combined, version of ‘Thinking, Fast and…

August 29, 2020

Rating: 4 out of 5 This was a really interesting read for me: trying to understand how the United States came to be and…

August 21, 2020

Rating: 3 out of 5 The best part of this historical crime puzzle was the setting: late 18th century Stockholm. Many of the ancillary…