by Geraldine Brooks
I greatly admire Brooks' works and the voice she gives to historical characters, so I looked forward to seeing what she would do with the Biblical King David. Considering the drama of David's life, this novel was surprisingly uninteresting. Told from the point-of-view of the prophet Nathan, David...
I should preface this review by saying that I am not a fan of all historical fiction, but I will read anything Geraldine Brooks writes. And honestly, she picks some themes that make me wonder about my blind faith in her. The plague. The first Native American to graduate Harvard. The Sarajevo Haggada...
This is the fifth book in the Craig Page series. It is a fast-paced thriller that always has another card up its sleeve to entice the reader to read on and be entertained. Once I started reading, I was hooked. The book simply kidnapped my complete attention. Several themes play out together, and alt...
I have loved 3 of Geraldine Brooks' novels. This one, though, fell flat for me. I did not find Natan's narration—exciting? interesting? Basically, it was just dry. Natan does explain how, as seer, he must accept what he sees and not try to change things. So he tries to calmly accept what bad thing...
Thanks to Net Galley and to Little Brown Books UK for offering me a free copy of The Secret Chord in exchange for an honest review. I’ve always thought that the Bible, the Old Testament in particular, is full of fantastic stories, and there are very few plots you won’t find there. Fratricide: check....
I really don't like it when I don't like a book. I feel like it has defeated me in some way, that I could not grasp material in some way. The author or Geraldine Brooks spent much time researching, travelling to places to research, writing, spending quite a bit of effort putting words in a specific ...
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