The Accidental Empress (Book Review)
I enjoyed this book of historical fiction about the Empress SiSi (Elizabeth) married to the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph of the Hapsburg line.
Book Reviews
2017 Reading Challenge Complete
I exceeded my goal of 52 books and read 67 instead. Below you can check out what I read for each category.
The Wisdom of Sundays (Book Review)
This five star book is one of my favorite books this year. It is the best bits and nuggets from Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday program. And it is beautifully laid out with photographs, making the whole experience of reading it meandering and thoughtful.
Books of Poetry I’ve Been Enjoying
I’ve been enjoying these two books of poetry lately and have marked some to eventually share with you.
Mrs Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing (Book Review with Quotes)
This book is billed as a novel, but it is a record of a fictitious woman poet being interviewed, including all her mind’s meanderings and flashbacks.
A Piece of the World (Book Review)
Read this book when you are in the mood for something that is short and deep and not plot driven. I give it a very hushed five stars.
Badass Librarians of Timbuktu (Book Review)
This is a non-fiction book about the rescue of 350,000 precious manuscripts in Timbuktu from Taliban destruction. I give it three stars.
Dot Journaling (aka Bullet Journaling!) Book Review
People often ask me how I can get done all that I do, and keeping a bullet journal is part of that answer. Start keeping one yourself, customized to be most effective for you.
Lilac Girls (Book Review)
This book about the Ravensbruck all-women (non-Jew) concentration camp during WWII was harrowing and hard to read.
Man in the Iron Mask (Book Review)
Well, first of all the scene on the cover never comes close to happening in the book. Secondly, the title is all wrong because it isn’t really about the man in the iron mask. It is a sequel to the Three Musketeers…
The Other Einstein (Book Review)
I have long wondered about the first Mrs. Einstein’s role in the origin of the theory of relativity. The fact that when she divorced him she was awarded all financial proceeds from his future Nobel prizes, only supported all sorts of evidence from letters that the early work was actually hers.
The Wright Brothers (Book Review)
It is the perfect blend of a great writer and thorough researcher– with a direct and unadorned style– writing a full account of very remarkable, but likable people.
The Glass Universe (Book Review)
If you are interested in astronomy, or like detailed histories especially in the sciences, or you are interested in obscure women’s history, this book might be for you.
The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Book Review)
I thoroughly enjoyed this 2017 Newberry Award winner that many said was the best book of 2016.
The Great Spiritual Migration (Book Review with Notes)
This book makes some major great points and I am encouraged that it is so popular that it is making the rounds. It’s perspective is much needed.
The Winthrop Woman (Book Review)
I recommend this book highly to any one interested in the 1600’s in New England (particularly Connecticut), for you will come to understand it as never before.
The Delight of Being Ordinary (Book Review)
I encourage you to read and think about this little gem. I give it four stars.