What could be better than 1,000 pages of Stephen King, more macabre than a plague which kills 99% of the world's population, or more diabolical than a devil in worn down cowboy boots? Absolutely terrific!
American Rebels: How the Hancock, Adams, and Quincy Families Fanned the Flames of Revolution
by
Nina Sankovitch
4 Stars
American Rebels is a marvelous work of history, telling the story of the founding of our nation through the...
The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch 4 Stars I found The First Conspiracy to be a very interesting account of a little known and seldom written about aspect of the American Revolution: a British plot to turn colonists (and especially colonial soldiers) to the British side and (possibly at least) to capture and perhaps kill George Washington and other colonial generals. I won the book in a Goodreads giveaway, so first of all I’d like to thank Goodreads, the publisher, and the author for a chance to read and review the book. When I entered the giveaway I didn’t realize that this was a “Young Reader’s Edition” of the book. I was apprehensive when I first saw that but still found the book very interesting and informative. The only major concession to “Young Reader’s” I noted was the very short chapters. Highly recommended. https://www.goodreads.com/book/sh...
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking 3 Stars I found A Brief History of Time to be just a little too brief in many places. Hawking took on the monumental task of writing “a popular book about space and time”, noting that “the basic ideas about the origin and fate of the universe can be stated without mathematics in a form that people without a scientific education can understand.” Unfortunately, what a genius like Hawking thought could be stated in an understandable way sometimes gets lost on a mere mortal like myself. I thought a more in depth discussion of many of the topics would have served much better. On the other hand, the book is well written, witty at many points, offers some very interesting history of the development of modern scientific theory, and is relatively easy to read despite the complex subject matter. It’s a good starting point, but I feel like I need more to really get the point.
Firewatching (Detective Sergeant Adam Tyler #1) by Russ Thomas 4 Stars Firewatching is a terrific debut novel from Russ Thomas. The writing is excellent, the plot is tight and well crafted, the characters are terrific, and the double mystery (two murders and an arson case that may or may not be related) kept me guessing until the end (as usual, I didn’t see the end coming). I’m waiting expectantly for Thomas’ next book!
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