Why Did I Not Read This Sooner
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow. I'm trying to think of another book that introduces several different characters, makes me care about each one in different ways, somehow brings them all together without seeming too coincidental and leaves me wanting to read the next … [Read more]
Eleanor Oliphant is not at all what I expected.
Despite this book being raved about by so many, and making an appearance on tons of "My Favourite Books" lists, I had no idea what it was about. I picked it up on a whim during a long road trip when I just wasn't feeling the books that I had packed (THIS is why you always overpack books, … [Read more]
It was the end of the world and it made me cry.
In 1859, during the Battle of Solferino, a young lieutenant saves the life of Emperor Franz Joseph I. of Austria, and so begins the story of the family Trotta, which is paralleled to the decline and fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The focus lies mostly on the son and grandson of the Hero of … [Read more]