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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
As regular readers know, I’m a big fan of reworked or retold myths and legends and so was excited to dig into The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. To understand why, here is the publisher’s setup: The legend begins… Greece … Continue reading
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Tagged Achilles, Daniel Mendelsohn, Fiction, Greek mythology, historical fiction, Homer, Madeline Miller, Patroclus, Trojan War
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The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Back in February I wrote the following: Everything about The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey makes me want to read it. The cover art, the website, the video, the plot, the connection to a Russian fairy tale, the author’s name … Continue reading
Troll Valley by Lars Walker
Who knows what you call it. But it is engaging, entertaining, often thought provoking and for $3 a real steal. Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Fiction, historical fiction, Lars Walker, magical realism, Minnesota, Norwegians, Speculative fiction
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Lumen by Ben Pastor
An interesting psychological exploration of what it might be liked to be trapped between Prussian duty and one’s own moral code on the one hand and being a Captain in the Nazi army as it invades Poland on the other. Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Pastor, Catholic, historical fiction, mystery, Nazi Germany, Poland, Wehrmacht
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The Women of the Cousins’ War by Philippa Gregory, David Baldwin, and Michael Jones
Periodically, I like to read about an era I know nothing much about. I recently read The Women of the Cousins’ War: The Duchess, the Queen, and the King’s Mother by Philippa Gregory, David Baldwin, and Michael Jones to get a feeling for some of the more important females during the Wars of the Roses between the Yorks and Lancasters in England. Continue reading
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Tagged David Baldwin, historical fiction, Michael Jones, non-fiction, Philippa Gregory, Wars of the Roses
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