The Poisonwood Bible

author: Barbara Kingsolver name: Kim average rating: 4.29 book published: 1998 rating: 4 read at: 2021/06/09 date added: 2021/06/09 shelves: review: Illuminating. Confronting. Well written.It took me a while to get used to the constantly changing vantage points of the...

Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World

author: Simon Winchester name: Kim average rating: 4.10 book published: 2021 rating: 4 read at: 2021/05/30 date added: 2021/06/01 shelves: review: A problem of the ages so well defined, missing solutionsSimon Winchester is a superb writer. His grasp of complex issues...

The Binding

author: Bridget Collins name: Kim average rating: 4.01 book published: 2019 rating: 4 read at: 2021/05/16 date added: 2021/05/16 shelves: review: A clever idea well executed Don’t be put off by the slow, strange beginnings. Persevere, and you’ll be rewarded by a...

Humankind: A Hopeful History

author: Rutger Bregman name: Kim average rating: 4.45 book published: 2019 rating: 0 read at: 2020/12/02 date added: 2020/12/02 shelves:...

The Dictionary of Lost Words

author: Pip Williams name: Kim average rating: 4.43 book published: 2020 rating: 0 read at: 2020/12/02 date added: 2020/12/02 shelves:...

The Burning Island

author: Jock Serong name: Kim average rating: 4.22 book published: 2020 rating: 4 read at: 2020/11/28 date added: 2020/11/28 shelves: review: Jock Serong doesn’t disappoint, but…A fascinating story well told, much of it feels authentic and is well researched....

A Gentleman in Moscow

author: Amor Towles name: Kim average rating: 4.35 book published: 2016 rating: 5 read at: 2020/10/10 date added: 2020/10/11 shelves: review: A brilliant book on every levelsA story that keeps surprising, told with insight, passion and humour, but above all with an...

The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge #0)

author: Ken Follett name: Kim average rating: 4.52 book published: 2020 rating: 5 read at: 2020/09/19 date added: 2020/09/19 shelves: review: Another thrilling read by the master of historical fictionIt is hard for any writer to measure up to previous success. Pillars...

The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land In Between

author: Hisham Matar name: Kim average rating: 4.15 book published: 2016 rating: 4 read at: 2020/05/23 date added: 2020/05/23 shelves: review: Not an easy read, but you shouldA journey few of us can really understand, but I suspect those who have experienced loss the...

Bruny

author: Heather Rose name: Kim average rating: 4.14 book published: rating: 5 read at: 2020/05/17 date added: 2020/05/17 shelves: review: A BRILLIANT READThe story keeps building from an innocuous beginning, tidbits of intrigue are served in carefully planned measures...

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