Latin American fiction and nonfiction, PG Wodehouse, memoirs of non-famous people.
History, modern or niche. Novels I should have read a long time ago. Speculative short stories.
Linguistics, baseball, and Watership Down.
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Sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in the universe. As they visit a strange new …
An illustrated story of the relationship between mapping and secrecy, charting the role maps played in concealing and revealing knowledge …
The story of Hazel, a child born to star-crossed parents from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war. Now, Hazel's …
Let's see if all these rave reviews are right
Let's see if all these rave reviews are right
The story of Hazel, a child born to star-crossed parents from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war. Now, Hazel's …
A scene from Derry Girls sums up my understanding of Irish history, as it does so many other things in life –
James: "Well, I can't tell my rebellions from my risings." Michelle: "And whose fault's that? If your lot had stopped invading us for five fucking minutes, there'd be a lot less to wade through, you English prick!"
I needed a 60,000 ft survey to help keep it all straight. Preferably with lots of maps! And here we are.
The reason I don't rate the book higher is that it has almost no analysis. The author's goal was clearly not to be provocative. That's perfectly fine; there's no shortage of polemical material about Ireland and Northern Ireland.
A scene from Derry Girls sums up my understanding of Irish history, as it does so many other things in life –
James: "Well, I can't tell my rebellions from my risings." Michelle: "And whose fault's that? If your lot had stopped invading us for five fucking minutes, there'd be a lot less to wade through, you English prick!"
I needed a 60,000 ft survey to help keep it all straight. Preferably with lots of maps! And here we are.
The reason I don't rate the book higher is that it has almost no analysis. The author's goal was clearly not to be provocative. That's perfectly fine; there's no shortage of polemical material about Ireland and Northern Ireland.
"A major new interpretation recasts U.S. history between revolution and civil war, exposing a dramatic reversal in sympathy toward Latin …
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity …
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will …
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will …
Village rumor hints that Mrs. Ferrars poisoned her husband, but no one is sure. Then there's another victim in a …
Irish domestic worker Norah King's decision to ask her wealthy employer, Caroline Parker, for an …
A multi generation story of a South Boston Irish family and to a lesser extent a Beacon Hill Brahmin household, loosely connected by the eponymous coat. The local color (even if it was before my time) made it interesting enough but I'd be surprised if anyone who doesn't know Boston would sit through the details that pad almost every chapter. Not to mention the Catholic catechism and nostalgia for parochial schools.
The audiobook narration, though, was something special. She beautifully handles the various Irish accents, the mannerisms of men and women raised in Boston by Irish parents, and finally the midcentury Boston accents (there were many, strongly shaped by social class and occupation). Really well done.
A multi generation story of a South Boston Irish family and to a lesser extent a Beacon Hill Brahmin household, loosely connected by the eponymous coat. The local color (even if it was before my time) made it interesting enough but I'd be surprised if anyone who doesn't know Boston would sit through the details that pad almost every chapter. Not to mention the Catholic catechism and nostalgia for parochial schools.
The audiobook narration, though, was something special. She beautifully handles the various Irish accents, the mannerisms of men and women raised in Boston by Irish parents, and finally the midcentury Boston accents (there were many, strongly shaped by social class and occupation). Really well done.
