Tag Archives: Ken

Trust by Hernan Diaz

Posted on March 8, 2024 by bseat

This book explores the idea of history and by whom and how that history is written. Someone once said that history is written by the victors and, as Diaz points out, history is also written by the wealthy and powerful … Continue reading →

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The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Posted on August 11, 2023 by bseat

Some books are so evocative that they create feelings that remain long after you read them. As I sit here now in midsummer to write about The Mercies, I feel chilled, cold and shivery. Hargrave is just that good in … Continue reading →

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The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb

Posted on August 4, 2023 by bseat

Books can transport us to other worlds and this book by Brendan Slocumb, a classical musician himself, takes us inside the cutthroat world of classical music competitions. Here, it is not only how you play, but how good your instrument … Continue reading →

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The Accomplice by Joseph Kanon

Posted on July 28, 2023 by bseat

Joseph Kanon is one of those authors I go back to over and over again. His research is impeccable, his plots are unique and interesting and his characters aren’t necessarily heroic, but they do rise to the occasion when they … Continue reading →

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Two Nights In Lisbon by Chris Pavone

Posted on July 7, 2023 by bseat

There is a delicate balance that authors who write in a particular genre must tread. They must not disappoint their current readers and fans, but do want to attract new readers. An author may also have a certain perspective or … Continue reading →

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Babel:Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by R.F. Kuang

Posted on March 31, 2023 by bseat

I have mentioned previously how much I enjoy books about translation and translators, since that was my work for many years. So when I heard that Kuang, who wrote a wonderful Scifi/fantasy series called The Poppy Wars, had released a … Continue reading →

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Age Of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

Posted on March 24, 2023 by bseat

I always enjoy reading about other countries and cultures. It open my eyes to other ways of thinking, and helps me understand other points of view. This book is certainly an eye opening look into modern India. From the moment you … Continue reading →

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Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra

Posted on March 10, 2023 by bseat

This was a fascinating and poignant book about the infancy of the movie industry, the plight of immigrants before and during WWII, and what women have had to do in order to succeed in a man’s world. Marra, who wrote one … Continue reading →

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The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger

Posted on February 24, 2023 by bseat

I first encountered Bruce Holsinger when I read his historical thriller series, A Burnable Book and The Invention of Fire. Both books were very well written and I enjoyed them immensely in part, because they were so grounded in the … Continue reading →

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Five Decembers by James Kestrel

Posted on December 9, 2022 by bseat

This book was the winner of the 2022 Edgar Awards, and it certainly deserves that honor. Set in Hawaii in 1941, this is a hard knuckle thriller that takes you all across the Pacific on the trail of a brutal … Continue reading →

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