Wow, I think I may have a hard time trying not to gush about this book. I loved it. It was written in a way that was interesting, the writing style was different and the words were beautiful. You know when someone is telling a story and they sometimes trip over their words? Well there [...]
Category Archives: Historical Fiction
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
January 26, 2010 – 4:26 am
The Help follows three women, two Black maids and one White woman in Mississipi in the racially heated 1960’s. It is well written and full of emotion. I really enjoyed reading their stories and read it in one sitting. I was a little concerned about a White author talking in a Black [...]
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
January 19, 2010 – 3:36 am
East of Eden follows two generations of the Trask family as well as the Hamiliton family in the Salinas valley in California, and basically covers from the American civil war to world war I. It feels like a very ambitious novel. I think this book has everything but the kitchen sink all stirred [...]
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
October 22, 2009 – 6:48 am
I absolutely fell in love with this book. It has been a long time since I finished a book and wanted to immediately start reading it again. The Red Tent follows the life of Dinah from the Old Testament. From her mother’s lives through her own childhood and to the end of [...]
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
September 8, 2009 – 9:15 am
I seriously enjoyed this book. Written in the style of a classic Gothic melodrama this novel has a little bit of everything. Layer upon layer of mystery, danger, and tragic love. Set in Barcelona during the Franco dictatorship, this book follows the mysteries of a book touched by destiny, the author [...]
The Hollow Tree by Janet Lunn
September 27, 2008 – 6:24 pm
This novel takes place during the Revolutionary War. It is a look at what took place in the homes of the citizens of America during it’s infancy. It portrays how neighbours turned against neighbours as they drew lines and forced people to decide who’s side they were on. Phoebe is a young girl in the [...]