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Emily St. John Mandel: Sea of Tranquility (Hardcover, 2022, Alfred A. Knopf) 4 stars

Edwin St. Andrew is eighteen years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship, exiled …

Review of 'Sea of Tranquility' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I enjoyed this book. As with most time travel stories, there's an inconsistency that doesn't quite make sense. But that doesn't matter.

In this short novel, the characters are good and the interweaving of the story at different times in history is done well.

Colin Woodard: American Nations (2011, Viking) 4 stars

According to award-winning journalist and historian Colin Woodard, North America is made up of eleven …

Review of 'American nations' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Convincing argument about the stability of the various cultures in North America over the past 400 years, and how they have influenced the history of the United States.