Archive for the ‘historical fiction’ Category
Uprising
This novel isn’t a page-turner, but it is certainly a good historical novel.В The story centers around the events that led up to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which was the catalyst that finally initiated significant reforms to workplace laws that actually protect workers. The novels follows three young girls that are all tied to [...]
April 22, 2010
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The Plague by Joanne Dahme
I am starting to feel a bit repetitive lately, but this is yet another book that had a superb concept, but poor execution. The story is set in Medieval Europe where Nell, a commoner, serves as Princess Joan of England’s double. When the princess dies en route to her wedding to the Spanish heir, the [...]
July 31, 2009
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Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship’s Boy by Louis A. Meyer
Mary Jacky Faber, speaking in the first person about her experiences negotiating relationships as she comes of age pretending to be a boy on a Navy ship—Bloody Jack has it all. Strong plot, strong characters, sex, murder, you name it. I don’t think it is ever too graphic—and Jacky definitely ends up as a “positive” [...]
January 16, 2008
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Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette
This is my favorite way to read a biography–a book that reads more like a novel. Granted, Naslund freely admits that this is a somewhat fictionalized account of Antoinette’s life. She did however, do extensive research and has tried to be as faithful to actual events as there is evidence for. That said, this novel [...]
October 19, 2007
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Those Who Save Us
First, I must apologize for my month long hiatus. I hardly picked up a book at all during the month of August, partly because I had so many things going on and partly because I burnt myself out a bit with all those books I read in July. Well, new inspiration from Borders’ 3 for [...]
September 9, 2007
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Alias Grace
I loved this book! Finally, a review of a book that I can say that about. Yay! What I absolutely loved best about this book was the unusual narrative approach. Some sections are written from a third person limited point of view, some from first person. The changing perspectives deepen the sense of mystery as [...]
July 17, 2007
Posted in: fiction, historical fiction, mystery 3 Comments
The Other Boleyn Girl
I had a rough start with this one, but it eventually drew me in. As an historical novel, I really didn’t like it so much; there were only ever little nods to authenticity, such as the women spending much of the day embroidering an altar cloth, or little references to clothing and such. Unfortunately, those [...]
April 24, 2007
Posted in: fiction, historical fiction One Comment
I am Morgan le Fay
It has taken me quite some time to get around to reviewing this book, and it isn’t because I haven’t had time. (Okay, that’s part of it, but not the main reason.) I simply can’t decide if I liked it. That seems to be the norm lately, so I don’t know if it’s a phase [...]
April 17, 2007
Posted in: fantasy, fiction, historical fiction 2 Comments