Posts Tagged ‘historical’

Goodreads Review: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel by Lisa See My rating: 4 of 5 stars In a brilliant bit of gender stereotyping, my husband has been heard to observe of my friendships with other women that they’re far more like romantic relationships than the friendships he has with other men. Though I bristle [...]

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Read more | Comments (0) | Jun 30, 2010

Goodreads Review: The White Queen

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The White Queen by Philippa Gregory My rating: 4 of 5 stars I first encountered Philippa Gregory while working in a library. I was desperate for a juicy read, and a co-worker suggested The Other Bolelyn Girl. It definitely pulled me in, and, though I loved it enough to get my mother hooked on Gregory’s [...]

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Read more | Comments (0) | May 7, 2010

Goodreads Review: Thirteenth Child

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Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede My rating: 3 of 5 stars I was a big, big fan of Patricia Wrede’s “dragons” series in middle school, though my memories of those books are vague. I remembered them fondly–as slim, plot-driven, funny, and somewhat feminist tales–so I was eager to revisit her writing in Thirteenth Child. [...]

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Read more | Comments (4) | Apr 19, 2010

Goodreads Review: A Great and Terrible Beauty

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A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray My rating: 4 of 5 stars It took me about eight tries to successfully dive in to Libba Bray’s A Great and Terrible Beauty. “I’m just not sure if I want to read about a rich, bratty Victorian teen and her privileged experiences,” I told my friend [...]

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Read more | Comments (3) | Apr 10, 2010