Title: Zorro (audiobook) Author: Isabel Allende Published: 2005 Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 4 of 5 Isabel Allende’s Zorro could have been titled The Making of Zorro. Rather than repeating the already-legendary exploits of Zorro, Allende tells the creative and captivating story of how Diego de la Vega became the Zorro we recognize from TV, movies, [...]
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Review – Zorro
Posted in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Review on July 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Book Club Review – The Book Thief
Posted in Book Club, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Review, Young Adult on July 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Title: The Book Thief Author: Markus Zusak Published: 2005 Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult Rating: 5 of 5 (re-read) The Book Thief is, hands down, one of my favorite reads. Ever. I have been a Book Thief evangelist for the past year, trying to tell everyone I know that they must drop everything and go [...]
Review – Drood
Posted in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Review, Thriller on July 8, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Title: Drood Author: Dan Simmons Published: 2009 Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction Rating: 2 of 5 I feel I should begin this post with a caveat. Anyone who knows my reading habits well knows that I am a very serious Charles Dickens fan. As far as I’m concerned, he is the standard to which all other [...]
Review – The Age of Innocence
Posted in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Monthly Classic, Review on July 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Title: The Age of Innocence Author: Edith Wharton Published: 1920 Genre: Fiction Rating: 4.5 of 5 This Pulitzer Prize winner examines New York’s upper crust society through the life and decisions of Newland Archer. Archer hails from one of New York’s top families and his engagement to sweet May Welland sets him up for a [...]
Review – Chains
Posted in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Review, Young Adult on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Title: Chains (audiobook) Author: Laurie Halse Anderson Published: 2008 Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult Rating: 4 of 5 Chains was my first introduction to Laurie Halse Anderson, and I am beginning to understand why she is the current darling of the Young Adult world. This book tells the story of Isabel, an orphaned slave girl [...]
Review – A Northern Light
Posted in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Review, Young Adult on May 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Title: A Northern Light (audiobook) Author: Jennifer Donnelly Published: 2003 Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction Rating: 3 of 5 I sometimes worry that I miss things by listening to the audio version of a book. In this case, I suspect that the audio version of A Northern Light created a different impression for me than [...]
