Very short book that combines fiction and nonfiction to write about a bookshop in Algiers in the 20th century. A brief introduction to the history of Algeria for me, as I know practically nothing, as they fight for independence from France.
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CuriousLibrarian rated Cold Days: 3 stars
Cold Days by Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files, #14)
Following his death by a mystery assailant, Harry Dresden, Winter Knight to Mab, the Queen of Air and Darkness, must …
CuriousLibrarian rated How High We Go in the Dark: 2 stars
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Beginning in 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter …
CuriousLibrarian rated The woodlanders: 4 stars
The woodlanders by Thomas Hardy (Penguin classics)
When country-girl Grace Melbury returns home from her middle-class school she feels she has risen above her suitor, the simple …
CuriousLibrarian rated Demon Copperhead: 3 stars
CuriousLibrarian reviewed Bookshop in Algiers by Kaouther Adimi
CuriousLibrarian reviewed Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope
Review of 'Framley Parsonage' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I loved this book, especially the female characters. Lucy, Lady Lufton, Mary and Miss Dunstable are very admirable. Mrs. Proudie, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Grantly were complex, strong women used to having their way. This was my favorite so far in the series. That doesn't mean I wouldn't have edited out a bit where I feel Trollope repeats himself.
CuriousLibrarian rated Luck in the Shadows: 2 stars
Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling, Lynn Flewelling (Nightrunner, #1)
When young Alec of Kerry is taken prisoner for a crime he didn’t commit, he is certain that his life …
CuriousLibrarian reviewed Seveneves: A Novel by Neal Stephenson
Review of 'Seveneves: A Novel' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I wouldn't have finished this if I hadn't promised a friend, but that I said I really enjoyed the last part of the book. It just took a very long time to get there. I didn't really like the central them of the 7 Eves and how their one-dimensional characteristics persisted for generations. But I did really like the plot especially the reintroduction of humans to a changed Earth. I skipped over a lot of the orbital mechanics descriptions.
CuriousLibrarian rated Seveneves: 3 stars
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson, Neal Stephenson
When a catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb, it triggers a feverish race against the inevitable. An …
CuriousLibrarian rated Home: 3 stars
Home by Toni Morrison
"The story of a Korean war veteran on a quest to save his younger sister"--
CuriousLibrarian rated Children of Memory: 4 stars
Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Children of Time, #3)
Earth failed. In a desperate bid to escape, the spaceship Enkidu and its captain, Heorest Holt, carried its precious human …
CuriousLibrarian reviewed La sabiduría de las multitudes by Joe Abercrombie (La era de la locura, #3)
Review of 'La sabiduría de las multitudes' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I love this series almost as much as the First Law books. The humor in the midst of such horrible goings on gets me every time. Rikke is an amazing character and I'd read a lot more about her.
CuriousLibrarian reviewed The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Review of 'The 1619 Project' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This book isn't the easiest to read, but it is the most important one I've read in years. It fills in gaps and reframes our country's history to include black americans. I am sorry that at the same time this crucial truth is getting recognition there are people trying to shut down any acknowledgement of the impact of systemic racism in America. How can we succeed if we don't acknowledge the truth around us?