I’m glad I lent crystalclear the Hamilton book when I had it out from the library, or I’d feel in real friend debt, since she has been lending me books all year. This is another delivery from her, and it served as a palate cleanser between Children of God, When a Scot Ties the Knot, and The House of the Spirits. Yes, I have weird reading habits, Casino Royale was in there too for a short time. I feel this book works best in that […]
Spoiler: The Ship Sinks
I love everything that Erik Larson has written. I usually read them, but I went with the audiobook version for this one. It took me an entire year to get through – but that was no fault of the book. You see, I like happy endings. The ending here is no surprise, and I stopped listening to this one when it reached the last morning of the voyage. I just couldn’t do it. Then, I found myself on a long solo car trip with my […]
Alexander Hamilton had a torrid affair, and he wrote it down RIGHT THERE
You guys. This book had everything: Historical facts and stories spanning hundreds of years Weird facts about well-known (and not-so-much) historical figures Humor (for serious, some serious laughs) Unbiased commentary on what shitty people certain historical figures were (coughcoughNORMALMAILERcough) Some real feels, for reals (Oscar Wilde SAD FACE) I also enjoyed that it was basically a history lesson wrapped in gossip, which was AWESOME. It Ended Badly is a quick, interesting read, full of bizarre stories about some historical figures you may know, and some […]
Rebel with a cause
I’ve had this book sitting on my shelves since it came out in 2013 and I just got around to reading it. To be fair, when I bought it the first time, it wasn’t really because I was burning to read a book about the historical Jesus, it was more to do with the shitstorm of criticism Reza Aslan got from conservatives because he’s a Muslim daring to write a book about Jesus. Remember this? He was so well-spoken and intelligent that I ordered the […]