- Mar 25
- 3 min
Book Review: A Perfect Spy, by John le Carré
Even without context, John le Carré’s A Perfect Spy—a tale of a British secret agent who betrayed his country because he couldn’t unlearn...
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- Jan 5
- 3 min
Book Review: The Evening and the Morning, by Ken Follett
In The Evening and the Morning, Ken Follett shows that he’s still a master at giving the reader the same thing, but different. The book...
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- Nov 14, 2020
- 5 min
Book Review: Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry
Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove starts with pigs and ends with sorrow. In between lies one of the best books I’ve ever read. The novel is...
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- Sep 19, 2020
- 2 min
Book Review: The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal
Mary Robinette Kowal’s The Calculating Stars begins as a disaster story and ends as a space race. Both tales are compelling in their own...
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- Dec 13, 2019
- 3 min
Book Review: World Without End, by Ken Follett
World Without End is a worthy follow-up to Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett’s epic tale of medieval cathedral building. World Without...
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- Jan 15, 2019
- 2 min
Book Review: The Alienist, by Caleb Carr
At first glance, Caleb Carr’s The Alienist looks a lot like a New York version of Sherlock Holmes. The main action takes place in the...
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- Sep 11, 2018
- 2 min
Book Review: Bright We Burn, by Kiersten White
“Without Radu to gently push her in new directions, she was turning into the most brutal version possible of herself.” The quote above is...
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- Jan 26, 2018
- 2 min
Book Review: Now I Rise, by Kiersten White
Kiersten White’s Now I Rise is an example of a sequel that wouldn’t work on its own, but as part of a series, makes for a strong second...
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- Oct 20, 2017
- 3 min
Book Review: The Last Kingdom, by Bernard Cornwell
I’m always fascinated when an author I like switches point of view. And Bernard Cornwell does it admirably in The Last Kingdom, the first...
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- Mar 25, 2017
- 2 min
Book Review: The Revenant, by Michael Punke
Michael Punke’s The Revenant is brutal, gripping, and perhaps too historically accurate for its own good. The story starts with a...
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