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SummerLGrant (185 KP) rated The Romanovs: 1613-1918 in Books
Aug 20, 2017
Non-fiction hat reads like a novel (2 more)
Passion in the research
The footnotes hold some of the most interesting bits of information
300 years of history painstakingly explored
I'm not a non-fiction reader but this book was amazing. It's definitely an ambitious one, challenging itself to cover the entire 300 years of Romanov rule in Russia and managing to do justice to every era.
Hilary (9 KP) rated The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in Books
Jul 5, 2017
Great characters (1 more)
In depth plot
Crime fiction at its best
It took me a little while to get into this book, but once I did I couldn't put it down! The characters are super interesting and the amount of detail and effort that was put in to make the background information accurate is evident. Also much darker than your typical crime fiction novels.
Nicole L (3 KP) rated The Nightingale in Books
Jul 6, 2017
Plot (2 more)
Characterization
Pacing
Book I recommend to everyone
I've read extensively about WW2 and the Holocaust, both fiction and nonfiction. This is the #1 book I recommend for others interested in those subjects and honestly my top fiction recommendation overall. Great characterization, good pacing, and a tense plot jeep the pages turning. Have tissues handy - I'm not a big crier but this one definitely got to me!