This is a very comprehensive non-academic history of the Third Reich. I found the use of primary sources, include the author's diary, quite compelling. A warning to anyone taking on this book the language used to describe homosexuality was offensive. I understand that the author was a man of his time, so I wouldn't recommend skipping the book because of this, but just wanted to warn others. This book inspired me to learn more about the rise of fascism in particular. I was listening to audio book version, so I sought out an abridged print version with maps and photographs. Definitely necessary for me.
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CuriousLibrarian rated White Night: 3 stars
White Night by Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files, #9)
Someone is targeting Chicago's magic practitioners—the members of the supernatural uderclass who don't possess enough power to become full-fledged wizards. …
Review of 'The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
CuriousLibrarian rated How Civil Wars Start: 4 stars
How Civil Wars Start by Barbara F. Walter
The influence of modern life on the civil wars, with an emphasis on grievance, faction and democratic backsliding.
CuriousLibrarian rated How We Fight For Our Lives: 4 stars
How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones
From award-winning poet Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our Lives—winner of the Kirkus Prize and the Stonewall Book Award—is …
CuriousLibrarian rated Black Water Sister: 3 stars
Black Water Sister by Zen Cho
A reluctant medium discovers the ties that bind can unleash a dangerous power in this compelling Malaysian-set contemporary fantasy.
When …
Review of 'Southeast Native Plant Primer' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Great introduction to native plants in my area in North Florida. Inspired me to spend more time gardening.
CuriousLibrarian reviewed The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Vincent is a bartender at the Hotel Caiette, a five-star lodging on the northernmost tip …
Review of 'The Glass Hotel' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Like Mandel's other books she develops strong and interesting characters so quickly its hard for me to give them up when she moves on to others. I got a little lost in the middle, but loved the way she brought it all back around towards the end. So clever.
CuriousLibrarian reviewed My Man Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse (Jeeves, #1)
My Man Jeeves is a collection of short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, first published …
Review of 'My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1)' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
What a lovely way to end the day by listening to Stephen Fry read these fun and silly stories.
CuriousLibrarian rated The Secret History: 2 stars
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college …
CuriousLibrarian rated A Pale View of Hills: 5 stars
A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro
In his highly acclaimed debut, A Pale View of Hills, Kazuo Ishiguro tells the story of Etsuko, a Japanese woman …
CuriousLibrarian rated The Trouble With Peace: 4 stars
The Trouble With Peace by Joe Abercrombie (The Age of Madness, #2)
Conspiracy. Betrayal. Rebellion. Peace is just another kind of battlefield...
Savine dan Glokta, once Adua’s most powerful investor, finds her …
CuriousLibrarian rated Squeeze Me: 3 stars
CuriousLibrarian rated Sea of Tranquility: 4 stars
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Edwin St. Andrew is eighteen years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship, exiled from polite society following an …
CuriousLibrarian rated SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome: 4 stars
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
In SPQR, an instant classic, Mary Beard narrates the history of Rome "with passion and without technical jargon" and demonstrates …