Search

Search only in certain items:

40x40

Alison Bechdel recommended The Night Watch in Books (curated)

 
The Night Watch
The Night Watch
Sarah Waters | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry
8.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"I love all of Sarah Waters’ historical fiction but this is my favorite novel, set during and after WWII. It starts slow but picks up insane momentum, using reverse narration to follow the characters backward in time to the explosive wartime scenes that shaped them."

Source
  
The Man Without a Shadow
The Man Without a Shadow
Joyce Carol Oates | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
While it is obvious to me that Oates is an amazing writer, maybe this shouldn't have been the first of her books for me to read. Find out why in my #bookreview of this novel here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2020/05/15/ghosting-science/
  
The Boston Girl
The Boston Girl
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
While this is a charming story and beautifully written, after I got to know the protagonist, I wanted more than this book gave me. You can read my review of this novel here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/11/21/the-making-of-a-remarkable-woman/
  
Mercy Road
Mercy Road
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This book takes us to the Great War (WWI) and the efforts of the American Women's Hospital and one of their ambulance drivers in France. See what I thought of this novel on my blog here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/11/22/galloping-into-danger/
  
Flight of Dreams
Flight of Dreams
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
In the afterward of this book, author Ariel Lawhon says she's "desperately proud" of this novel. Find out why she should be, as well as why I'm desperately in love with it, in my review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2016/03/12/titanic-flight/
  
The Whole Town's Talking
The Whole Town's Talking
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Flagg's latest novel is a portrait of rural America written with charm and wit (as usual), that's both poignant and uplifting. Find out why I'm giving it five stars in my review here. <br/>https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2016/11/09/an-elmwood-springs-retrospective/
  
The Operator
The Operator
Gretchen Berg | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry, History & Politics
10
8.7 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
It isn't often that a debut novel will get 5/5 stars from me, but when it does, I know I've found a new favorite author. My #bookreview of this book is on my blog here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2020/03/13/dialing-into-trouble/
  
An Unknown Woman
An Unknown Woman
Jane Davis | 2015
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
In this intense and moving story, Jane Davis gives us the portrait of a woman whose whole world goes up in flames, both literally and figuratively. Read my review of this fascinating novel here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2015/05/02/out-of-the-ashes/
  
The Photographer&#039;s Wife
The Photographer's Wife
Suzanne Joinson | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I just updated my review of Joinson's gloriously written historical fiction novel goes from Jerusalem in 1920 to Shoreham, England in 1937. Find out else I thought of this book in my review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2016/02/13/through-a-darkened-lens/
  
Long Live the Post Horn!
Long Live the Post Horn!
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I was a bit late with this one for #WomenInTranslation month, but better late than never. This contemporary fiction novel as very interesting. Take a look at my #bookreview on my blog now to learn more. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2020/09/18/pr-goes-postal/