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Intrigue, mysterious portends, and revolution are all a part of the background to The Stockholm Octavo, set in 1791 Sweden. Emil Larsson our protagonist is a young bureaucrat in Office of Customs and Excise who spends his evenings drinking and gambling in various … Continue reading
I am drawn to books that immerse me in another country and culture. It is a way to “visit” or at least look through a window and see how others, think, feel and deal with the issues that arise in … Continue reading
The word “fantasy” always conjures up for me something fairy like or Disney-esque, so I have always hated using that term to describe books like Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin, where although it is not located in our world, it … Continue reading
Out is a dark book. Noir is what they call it, but really it is just dark and disturbing. It is a story-a tragedy, about a group of Japanese women who are trapped in their lives; trapped because they are women, … Continue reading
To categorize Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra as a detective novel is so limiting it hardly does it justice, but in reality it is about a Sikh detective and his encounter with the most wanted gangster in all of India. … Continue reading
I began reading books by Gruber a few years ago. The first was The Book of Air and Shadows, the next was The Forgery of Venus. Both were very good and so I was excited to read this new book … Continue reading
As we begin the New Year (2013!) I wanted to take a moment to look back on my year of reading and talk about the most memorable, the “so-so” and my new discoveries for this year. I read 84 books … Continue reading
For my first Christmas posting it seems appropriate to talk about the wonderful book by Barbara Robinson called The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. For years now, our family has read this out loud as part of our Christmas celebration, either … Continue reading
I first encountered Cahill when I read “How the Irish Saved Civilization,” the first volume in his “Hinges of History.” It was a joy to read! Cahill likes to use themes in writing about history and he takes seemingly simple … Continue reading
When I picked up this book last year I knew it had to do with vampires and a US military experiment gone haywire. But that hardly even scratches the surface of what this book and this series is about. Once … Continue reading
Brenda's Bookshelf 