This book blew me away — spoiler for the final rating — and I wasn’t sure it would. While some of the chapters follow what would be considered a standard format, there are many chapters that are short, short to the point of being a page or two long. At first this break from the…
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The Cartographers
From the first chapter, this book was raring to go. I don’t remember the last time I read a book that dropped you in the drama so fast, but The Cartographers had you mixed-up in the action from the start. Rather than being a fast burn that fades quickly, Shepherd does a great job of…
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
I’m a contrarian at heart and, as such, am loathe to jump on a bandwagon, especially a book bandwagons.* The more I see a book, the less likely I am to read it. Well, until my curiosity gets the better of me and I cave, which is exactly what I did with Tomorrow and Tomorrow…
Killers of the Flower Moon
The main reason I picked up this book (other than the intriguing subject matter) was because I wanted an edition that didn’t have Leonardo DiCaprio’s face on it. Why books have to rebranded after a movie is beyond me. (I have the copy on the right, by the way.) However, I’m thankful for the movie…
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
During my time living in the UK, I’ve slowly picked up on the tension and tragedy of the Troubles. The Troubles is the religious and political conflict in Northern Ireland. To put it in incredibly simple terms, it’s a conflict between Protestants (wanting to remain with the UK) and the Catholics (who want a united…
The Boys in the Boat
I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve always thought rowing was a fairly straight-forward sport (pun intended), but I have far more appreciation for it, and the individuals who participate in it, having read this book. Brown takes the reader on a journey from Seattle to Berlin for an incredible feat in 1936 I…