Tag Archives: novel

Book Review: Brian’s Hunt

Posted on June 2, 2020 by

Brian’s Hunt, by Gary Paulsen This book was something that I read as a result of a challenge from some friends of mine I was visiting yesterday (as I write this) after Pentecost services.  As it happens, the only other … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Kill Code

Posted on April 15, 2020 by

The Kill Code, by Clive Fleury [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by TCK Publishing in exchange for an honest review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] In reading a book like this, it is important to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Unleavened Bread

Posted on April 8, 2020 by

Unleavened Bread, by Robert Grant It is hard to imagine that this book was a best seller in 1900.  Reading this book some 120 years after it was written, it is easy enough to see that the author was trying … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Journal Of James Edward Pease: A Civil War Soldier (My Name Is America)

Posted on March 17, 2020 by

The Journal Of James Edward Pease:  A Civil War Soldier (My Name Is America), by Jim Murphy This book is the author’s first novel for a middle grade audience and for a debut audience it is quite accomplished.  That is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary Of Emma Simpson (Dear America)

Posted on March 17, 2020 by

When Will This Cruel War Be Over?:  The Civil War Diary Of Emma Simpson (Dear America), by Barry Denenberg A book like this has a difficult task.  On the one hand, most American readers have little sympathy with the cause … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Light In The Storm: The Civil War Diary Of Amelia Martin (Dear America)

Posted on March 17, 2020 by

A Light In The Storm:  The Civil War Diary Of Amelia Martin (Dear America), by Karen Hesse This book is a melancholy one but also one that helps the reader better understand one of the more obscure aspects of the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Hope Rides Again (Obama Biden Mystery #2)

Posted on March 7, 2020 by

Hope Rides Again (Obama Biden Mystery #2), by Andrew Shaffer Having read the previous volume in this series [1], I had a good idea of what to expect in this particular series, which is clearly written by someone who is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Port Of Peril (Fighting Fantasy #6)

Posted on March 3, 2020 by

The Port Of Peril (Fighting Fantasy #6), by Ian Livingstone Sometimes in order to appreciate a book you have to know who it’s for.  In this case, the audience for this book (and others, as this is part of a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Trumpeter Of Krakow

Posted on February 15, 2020 by

The Trumpeter Of Krakow, by Eric P. Kelly This book is a historical novel, and that is all the more impressive when you realize that this book is based on an actual historical legend in Poland, namely that there was … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Backlands

Posted on January 24, 2020 by

Backlands:  A Novel, by Victoria Shorr This book seems custom-made to make into a movie.  I do not consider that a bad thing, even if this story is not precisely the sort of story I am most fond of.  There … Continue reading →

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