Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list
Sep 29, 2017
Nonfiction recommendations this week will set you off on a journey, whether retracing the steps of the “Odyssey” with the memoirist Daniel Mendelsohn, or the senior-citizen workampers of “Nomadland.”
An Odyssey: A Father, a Son and an Epic
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From the best-selling author of 'The Lost', a deeply moving tale of a father, a son and the lessons...
Bones: Brothers, Horses, Cartels, and the Borderland Dream
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The dramatic true story of two brothers living parallel lives on either side of the U.S.-Mexico...
Politics social issues
The Misfortune of Marion Palm: A Novel
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A wildly entertaining debut about a Brooklyn Heights wife and mother who has embezzled a small...
Fiction
Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR | NAMED A BEST FALL...
Business biography technology
The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World
Oona Hathaway and Scott J. Shapiro
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A bold and provocative history of the men who fought to outlaw war and how an often overlooked...
History politics
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Marylegs (44 KP) rated The Goddess and the Thief in Books
Aug 14, 2019
Considering all the elements such as; gothic Victorian era, Hindu mythology, intrigue, drama and the paranormal I feel I should have liked this book more than I did. There is nothing particular wrong with the book, it works well and is written fine with no obvious errors that I have observed in other books. I just wasnt my style of book. I have read other reviews that have liken Essie Foxs writing style as similar to Sarah Waters, who I have read previously and also not found to my taste. Perhaps if books written in the style of Sarah Waters is your cup of tea you may appreciate this tale more. Having said this the inclusion of the Hindu mythology was really interesting and differently added a lot to the story development. There are twists and turns along the way and this is by no means a bad book as said just not to my taste.
