by Ken Follett, 2025, Audiobook narrated by Ralph Armitage, Grand Central Publishing This is the worst book I have read or listened to in quite a while. Follett attempts to apply his well-worn formula to a topic and era that … Continue reading →
by José Saramago, 1998, Kindle Edition, 1998, Mariner Books, I read this book because it was on the suggested reading list for our tour of Portugal and Spain this year. The recommendation read: The Nobel Prize-winning author’s compelling love story … Continue reading →
by John D. Hushon, 2024, Kindle Edition (print replica), I enjoyed reading this book and learned a great deal about the various interpretations of Christianity as the church was forming. It’s about a young man, Marcion, who was destined to … Continue reading →
by Marie Benedict, 2025, Audiobook narrated by Bessie Carter, Macmillan Audio The book is a form of historical fiction where the author uses the character of an historical figure and uses the character in a reconstructed situation. I ordinarily don’t … Continue reading →
by Geraldine Brooks, 2024, Penguin Books This is an interesting and well-written novel about a thoroughbred horse called Lexington who lived in the middle of the nineteenth century. Brooks based the book on a the horse that was declared the … Continue reading →
by Ken Follett, 2023, Audiobook narrated by John Lee, Penguin Audio This is the fifth in the Kingsbridge series that chronicles the lives of the inhabitants of the fictional town of Kingsbridge in England. This book covers the years from … Continue reading →
by Phillip Roth, 2004, Kindle Edition, Mariner Books This fictional book hinges on the 1940 presidential election when Charles Lindberg is elected president instead of FDR. Lindberg enters into an agreement with Hitler that the U.S. will not intervene in … Continue reading →
by Phillip Kerr, 2009, A Bernie Gunther mystery book 4, Kindle Edition, Penguin Publishing Group, G.P. Putnam’s Sons imprint This is the first book that I have read by Phillip Kerr, although it is the fourth book he wrote in … Continue reading →
by Kate Quinn, 2022, Audiobook narrated by Saskia Maarleveld, Harper Audio This is an historical novel portraying Mila Pavlichenko, a Russian librarian who decided to become an expert marksman and was subsequently recruited to be a sharpshooter in the Russian … Continue reading →
by Ken Follett, 2020, Audiobook narrated by Ken Lee, Penguin Audio This book is the prequel to Pillars of the Earth and is the story of Edgar the Builder and his early life before he became the builder of a … Continue reading →