Literary Reviews – Page 39

December 25, 2019

Review: Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, Edwin Lefèvre

Rating: 5 out of 5 While not a traditional Christmas book, somehow I have ended up reviewing this in the depth of the holiday…

December 20, 2019

Rating: 4 out of 5 The Morgans are probably familiar to many. To some, this is as the boogeyman; to others, a legendary saviour;…

December 13, 2019

Rating: 3 out of 5 I have long been interested in the figure of Dom Enrique. This biography, though six decades old and slightly…

December 10, 2019

Rating: 4 out of 5 A delightful book! This is especially true for the compact nature that allowed the author to summarise her story…

December 5, 2019

Rating: 3 out of 5 I really liked the first part of this duology. This conclusion, however, was unsatisfactory in several ways. I think…

November 28, 2019

Rating: 4 out of 5 This book was fun to read. From the first moments of the story, the protagonist Orhan tended to weave…

November 27, 2019

Rating: 4 out of 5 Waterloo was a defining point of the 19th century. By 1815, the United Kingdom — and the Royal Army…

November 26, 2019

Rating: 5 out of 5 I like Mr Abercrombie’s writings — they are full of life, mystery, and action. This one is no different…

November 23, 2019

Rating: 3 out of 5 Average at best. Mr Figes seems to be a fan of recounting facts, one after another. This makes for…

November 21, 2019

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Let me be frank — I like Mr Bryson’s works. Yet, a quick summary of this one would be…