Freshwater Road is a historical novel from Denise Nicholas and appeared in 2008. To read my other recent book reviews, see: A Long Petal of the Sea, by Isabel Allende This Tender Land, by William Kent Krueger The Impossible Girl, by Lydia Kang The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret […]
Category: Fiction Book Reviews
Review of A Long Petal of the Sea, by Isabel Allende
A Long Petal of the Sea is a recent historical novel from Isabel Allende. It appeared in Spain in 2019 and in the US in 2020. To read my other recent book reviews, you can check out: This Tender Land, by William Kent Krueger The Impossible Girl, by Lydia Kang The Da Vinci Code, by […]
Review of This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
William Kent Krueger’s novel This Tender Land is a new release in historical fiction, appearing in September of 2019. To see my other recent reviews in historical fiction, please see: The Impossible Girl, by Lydia Kan The da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor […]
Review of The Impossible Girl, by Lydia Kang
Lydia Kang’s novel The Impossible Girl came out in 2018. What drew me to the book was its unusual main character, Cora Lee. The book takes place in 1850 New York City, and Cora is a resurrectionist. That is, she steals dead bodies from cemeteries and sells them to medical schools for dissection. She specializes, […]
Review of Dan Brown’s The da Vinci Code
Dan Brown’s The da Vinci Code is, strictly speaking, not a historical fiction novel. Nor is it new, I realize. However, I decided to read and review it anyway for my followers who haven’t had a chance to read the book. It’s a book that draws on a great deal of Christian history to produce […]
Review of The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood
The novel The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood, has been around for quite a while now. The Handmaid’s Tale came out in 1986, which makes it incredible that it still appears on bestseller lists. Not many books can make that claim. So, with quarantine keeping me home for a while, I decided to read it. […]