Of all the “what ifs” in history, probably none looms larger than what if John F. Kennedy had lived. His Presidency was a tumultuous one that came to be highly regarded due […]
When writer C.S. Forester penned his series around the character Horatio Hornblower, he didn’t write the books in chronological order. The first three novels were about mid-point through the series, and then […]
The Horatio Hornblower series, written by C.S. Forester, was written much the same way the Star Wars series was. Forester wrote Beat to Quarters first, and it ended up being the sixth […]
Every now and then, a book surprises me with how much I end up enjoying it. One of those books was The Rose Code. In fact, I’d have to say it’s the […]
I finally overcame my hesitancy and chose the fourth entry in the Bridgerton series for a quick read. I only came to this series after watching the first season of the Netflix […]
The second book chronologically in the Horatio Hornblower series, written by C.S. Forester, finally brings together a cohesive story coupled with plenty of adventure and intrigue. It reads much better than the […]
I was very surprised at how much I learned from this fictionalized account of the life of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, wife of Alexander Hamilton. I generally enjoy history, and this book is […]
Alternate history is a genre situated somewhere between history, general fiction, and science fiction. Combining elements of the three, an author picks a pivotal point in history and asks what would have […]
Jodi Picoult is an author that likes to tackle the hard questions in our society in her novels. From school shootings to individual rights to child molestation, she seems unafraid to tackle […]
Written by Gerhard MenzelDirected by Douglas Sirk Director Douglas Sirk was often touted for his melodramas of his era in the 1950s. However, many of his films dealt with issues not really […]
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