This is also posted on Medium.com.I originally reviewed Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning by Timothy Snyder back in April 2017 here, but with everything that has happened in the past year and a half, I find myself coming back to this book over and over. I haven’t re-read it, but because the issues it covered are becoming increasingly prevalent, I decided to … [Read more...]
Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett
As with all Ken Follett trilogies, I knew I would love Edge of Eternity . Not only is Follett a stunning author who writes sweeping histories, this was the third in his more recent endeavor and I devoured the first two. It's such a nice feeling to pick up a book knowing full well that I'm going to adore it and have no trepidations, whatsoever.The Century trilogy kicks … [Read more...]
‘Black Earth’, The Holocaust, and Why We Need to Heed the Warning Signs
It's taken me a long time to finally review this book. Partly, this is because it's a dense read and is chock full of history and military theory, but mostly because it took an emotional toll on me. Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning by Timothy Snyder is about why we need to look at the Holocaust as warning, not history, because the conditions that led … [Read more...]
Kirsten Gillibrand Wants You to Run for Office in Off the Sidelines
Have you ever considered running for office but didn't think you had what it takes? So did Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, or at least she did before she actually did it. Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change the World is her way of sharing with you why she ran and, more importantly, why you should, too. As the synopsis says, "Fourteen years before Kirsten Gillibrand … [Read more...]
‘Winter of the World’ Hits Close to Home
Every time I pick up a Ken Follett novel, particularly one of his trilogies, I know I'm going to love it. I first discovered him with Pillars of the Earth, which is a stunning historical fiction series about the building of a cathedral, and was such a hit it was turned into a mini-series. His latest trilogy, The Century Trilogy, is just as stunning but takes place in more … [Read more...]