I think I’ve always avoided books like this because reading classics, especially those translated from other languages into English, can be daunting. But I was pleasantly surprised at how easy to read this book was. Although it’s a bit longer (but by no means Dostoyevsky’s longest, by far), the pacing is pretty good and kept my interest the whole way through.
Yikes! This short collection of excerpts from Boccaccio’s Decameron gave me all I needed to know that I don’t have any desire to read the full work.
A friend at work suggested I read this book as I do enjoy playing golf, but I’m not completely obsessed with it. He wanted to see if it would appeal to someone who doesn’t live and breathe golf.
It may be little surprise to most and it may go without saying, but I’ll say it anyway: This book was a joy to read. I’ve put off reading this because I thought it would be a “difficult” old classic, but it really isn’t all that hard of a read.
Pay no attention to the negative comments on Goodreads. I have to wonder if those reviewers read the same book I did (or read it at all).
This is my first foray into the writings of Freida McFadden. It’s hard to describe but I really didn’t care for her writing, but I also couldn’t put the book down.
I cannot overstate how surprised I was by this book. I was expecting historical fiction. What I got was horror. Historical horror… Whatever the genre, Toni Morrison is true to form here and pulls no punches.
King Henry VI, Part 2, was a bit easier to follow than its predecessor. It was weird that there was no mention of Talbot or Joan of Arc since they featured so prominently before. But I guess we’re into a new story here.
You can usually tell how a book is going to read if it won the Pulitzer as this one did. Basically, it’s going to be heavy and probably a little tough to get through. This book is no different. It is clear that Colson Whitehead was blessed with the gift of writing. But sometimes I don’t want a lot of flowery language or metaphor slowing me down.
Historical fiction is great and all, but when you add a real-life family story into the mix, the emotions can really come alive. This is a fictionalized account of a real family’s struggle for survival during the Holocaust.
