Has a lot of important historical context and gives a lot of information you never hear about. My only gripe is that the tone was a little bit less than gracious. The information gives a lot to think about, for sure.
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Robbie A rated A Tale of Two Cities: 4 stars
Charles Dickens, James Gibson, Charles Dickens (duplicate): A Tale of Two Cities (Hardcover, 1898, Chapman and Hall)
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, James Gibson, Charles Dickens (duplicate) (The Works of Charles Dickens In Thirty-two Volumes, Volume XXI)
The storming of the Bastille...the death carts with their doomed human cargo...the swift drop of the guillotine blade - this …
Robbie A rated Little Brother: 4 stars
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
After being interrogated for days by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on …
Robbie A rated Out of the Silent Planet (Space Trilogy, Book One): 4 stars
Out of the Silent Planet (Space Trilogy, Book One) by C. S. Lewis
The first book in Lewis's Space Trilogy, Out of the Silent Planet tells the story of Dr. Elwin Ransom, a …
Robbie A rated Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2): 4 stars
Robbie A rated Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2): 4 stars
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins
Sparks are igniting. Flames are spreading. And the Capitol wants revenge.
Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger …
Robbie A rated Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: 5 stars
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter, #2)
The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the …
Robbie A rated The Way of Life: 4 stars
The Way of Life by Laozi
The essential, classic text of Taoism. These 81 poems comprise an Eastern classic, the mystical and moral teachings of which …
Robbie A rated The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: 4 stars
Robbie A rated Looking for Alaska: 4 stars
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Before. Miles “Pudge” Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, …
Robbie A rated Quidditch Through the Ages: 3 stars
Robbie A rated Animal Farm: 3 stars
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Animal Farm is a brilliant political satire and a powerful and affecting story of revolutions and idealism, power and corruption. …
Robbie A rated 2001: A Space Odyssey: 3 stars
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn as man ventures to the …
Robbie A reviewed Zealot by Reza Aslan
