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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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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

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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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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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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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