Book Review: Babel, by R.F. Kuang
Babel, by R. F. Kuang, is an outstanding historical fantasy novel exploring racism, sexism, colonialism, power politics, social justice, and ... linguistics!
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Tema Frank
Historical Fiction & Business Author, World Traveler & Speaker
Tema Frank
Historical Fiction & Business Author, World Traveler & Speaker
Category Books & Writing
Book Review: The Secrets We Kept
Not all women of the 1950s were willing to settle back into non-career life. Learn the story behind the spies who helped launch Doctor Zhivago to fame.
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An inventive, entertaining and thought-provoking book of short stories.
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An extraordinary book. Barbara Kingsolver's Demon Copperhead is well worth the time it takes to read or listen to.
Read MoreBook Review – Demon CopperheadHoliday Reading Ideas
Four books to enjoy reading over the holidays (or at any other time!)
Read MoreHoliday Reading IdeasFun With History
You get a different sense of history when you read old newspapers instead of just history books.
Read MoreFun With HistoryBook Review: Darkness at Noon
Written in 1940 about Stalinist Russia, Darkness at Noon contains a chilling explanation of the recent trend towards authoritarianism in much of the world. I give it 5 stars.
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Street Corner Dreams: A Novel by Florence Reiss Kraut My rating: 4 of 5 stars My father grew up in a tough neighborhood in Brooklyn that was about half Italian and half Jewish. It marked him in several ways, most…
Book Review: The Confessions of Young Nero
Nero gets an unfair bad rap, according to Margaret George's book, The Confessions of Young Nero. If you grew up in the kind of environment he did, you'd have issues too.
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A beautifully written examination of survivor guilt and PTSD.
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Book review of "The Courtesan's Daughter" by Susanne Dunlap. See also my review of her book, The Portraitist, which I loved!
Read MoreBook Review: The Courtesan’s DaughterAre the Galapagos Islands Worth the Cost & Hassle?
We hesitated about going to the Galapagos because of the cost. Turns out you can do it more cheaply & help the locals. Totally worth it!
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