David Tanner reviewed Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Drawing on Maggie O'Farrell's long-term fascination with the little-known story behind Shakespeare's most enigmatic play, …
Highly recommended
5 stars
Superb writing and a sad, sad, story.
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Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang
Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, …
David Tanner finished reading Dissolution by C. J. Sansom
Dissolution by C. J. Sansom
The book is a great read, the audio version should be avoided at all costs.
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David Tanner rated Desolation Called Peace: 5 stars
Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with it, no one can destroy …
David Tanner rated Anything is possible: 4 stars
Anything is possible (2017)
Anything is possible by Elizabeth Strout
"Anything Is Possible explores the whole range of human emotion through the intimate dramas of people struggling to understand themselves …
David Tanner rated Wintering: 4 stars
Wintering by Katherine May
Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break …