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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated The Yanks Are Starving: A Novel of the Bonus Army in Books

Jan 12, 2018  
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The Yanks Are Starving: A Novel of the Bonus Army
Glen Craney | 2014
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
[The Yanks Are Starving] by [Glen Craney] was a very well written book that I really did not want to put down. Which is why I often found my eReader on the floor the next morning where it dropped. As a student of history I am glad to see one of the most glossed over and darkest times in American history addressed. The Bonus Army was a real thing. Our government asked young men to defend democracy overseas but when they returned they were shunned and treated as criminals.

Although some of Craney's characters were fictional(as he states in his notes) they were based on real life people. The hurricane that is referred to at the end of the book where WWI vets were left to fend for themselves is also a true event often called "Hemingway's Hurricane" because of the scathing report he wrote after being one of the first to see it's aftermath.

I think this is a must read book for anyone who wants to learn the truth about American history. Even though it is a fiction story it is purely based on fact and the author really did his research well.
  
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Lee (2222 KP) rated The Space Between Us (2017) in Movies

Jan 23, 2018 (Updated Jan 23, 2018)  
The Space Between Us (2017)
The Space Between Us (2017)
2017 | Action, Sci-Fi
2
6.8 (16 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Very dull
It's in such a rush to get to the point where it can be a tragic love story, with our two young lovers on the run, that the movie completely forgets about plausibility and doesn't give us any time to believe in any of the feelings and emotions being experienced. I haven't read the book that this awful movie is based on but I can imagine that it goes into much needed detail a lot more than this does.
  
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ClareR (5779 KP) rated The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August in Books

Jul 1, 2019  
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
Claire North | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
9
8.4 (12 Ratings)
Book Rating
It’s a Claire North book, isn’t it?!
I love Claire North books, and this is no exception. It really is a case of buying the book based purely on her name being on the cover, and I haven’t been disappointed yet (thankfully!). This is the book that started it all for me.


Harry has lived his life many times. He’s an Ourabouros, and one of a few. On his deathbed, a young girl comes to see him and asks him to help find someone who is doing something that they shouldn’t be doing with their ability to live their lives repeatedly, and they’re changing the potential future of the world for the worst.

Her writing really is sublime. It’s a ‘don’t skip a word’ type of writing. I’m terrible for skim-reading, but I don’t do that with Claire North books: it’s all about the journey of the story, and the way in which it’s told.

So yes, I do recommend this book! I loved it.
  
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BookblogbyCari (345 KP) Jul 6, 2019

I've been thinking about reading this one, you've helped me make my mind up!
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ClareR (5779 KP) Jul 6, 2019

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!😊