I had to put The Book of Saladin aside. I knew that I couldn't get it read by the due date, so I renewed it and put it at the bottom of the pile. It's wonderful. I'm hoping I'll have time for it before my semester starts. I'm currently reading the R2R book, Guises of Desire by Hilda Reilly which...
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I'm currently reading The Book of Saladin by Tariq Ali. I tried to read it before and didn't have the time, but I'm determined to finish it this year.
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Yes, I think so. She seems to be able to speak both as needed. Shomeret
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I'm reading Hild by Nicola Griffith which is about Hilda of Whitby who was an Anglo Saxon abbess. There are a great many references to folk tales in this childhood section, and they all turn out to be Welsh or Irish with the exception of Gwvrling the Giant, who is undoubtedly a Jotun from Germano-Sc...
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Yes, I know I can do that on Booklikes. I'm talking about my blog on Blogger. There's no way to hide spoilers on Blogger. Sorry for the confusion. I'm currently reading Kindness Goes Unpunished, a Walt Longmire mystery, by Craig Johnson for my F2F group. I wouldn't have read it otherwise. It's...
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As of now the best book I've read this year is Robin Hood: A Mythic Biography by Stephen Knight. The best book published in 2013 would be Beltane by Christine Malec which is a historical romance taking place mainly in 16th century Scotland though it starts in France. At this point, I think it's ...
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I finally finished Beltane by Christine Malec. I actually loved it, but it's not for everyone. Review upcoming. It will be easier to review this here than on my blog because I don't know how to write code to hide spoilers for my blog, and this book really can't be discussed properly (or even impr...
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Unfortunately, I abandoned Hangman Blind. The protagonist Abbess Hildegard was showing character traits that made it unlikely that she would be a good investigator. I liked Cassandra Clark's prose, but I didn't want to read any more about Abbess Hildegard. Maybe someone else in this group who rea...
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I've finished Shadow of the Alchemist and thought it was terrific. It's more of a whydunit than a whodunit, but the why is very interesting to me. If you're interested in alchemy, the reign of Richard II or just a compelling story, I'll recommend it. My only problem is that there's a deaf characte...
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Historical Fiction
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What Are You Reading Now?
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