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If you like puzzles, chemistry, and British history, you might enjoy The Blackthorn Series by Kevin Sands and this first book, The Blackthorn Key (2015). We sure did. Continue reading
Tag Archives: History – Europe
Escape from Warsaw by Ian Serraillier (1966)
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Original Title: The Silver Sword (1956) This old Scholastic book jumped out at me from a church library years ago and followed me all the way across the ocean, where it’s sat patiently on my shelf waiting to be enjoyed. … Continue reading
Maus I by Art Spiegelman (1986)
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Maus: A Survivor’s Tale, Book I, My Father Bleeds History It might have been a while since I reviewed a graphic novel, but I’ve continued reading them. In fact, over the Christmas holidays, I think I picked 7 new books … Continue reading
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester (1950)
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C.S. Forester’s Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (1950) is the first book in the series chronologically, a collection 10 short stories that set the stage for all that follows. It made me a fan. Continue reading
The Faithful Spy by John Hendrix (2018)
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A True Story! Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler I had the amazing opportunity in this year’s Siblings’ Book Club to mix two of my absolute favorite genres: Christian biography and graphic novel. The Faithful Spy covers the … Continue reading
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas (2010)
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A Shorter Review When I first started posting book reviews on this blog about twelve years ago, I was mostly posting reviews I’d written during seminary and for a grade. Thus, my earliest reviews were thousands of words long, well-researched … Continue reading
The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill (1950)
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A Christian review of The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill, the great book behind one of my favorite films. Continue reading
The Secret of Santa Vittoria by Robert Crichton (1966)
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As I near my 1,000th book review on this blog, I’m finally understanding a bit more about my own reading tastes. I think it’s safe to say that the 1960s are my favorite decade for fiction. I mean honestly, just … Continue reading
Going Solo by Roald Dahl (1986)
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The thrilling sequel to Boy Despite the fact that my entire past 3 years have been filled with doctoral work, I have not stopped reading for fun, either alone or with my wife and kids. In fact, I dare say … Continue reading
The Filthy Thirteen by Richard Killbane and Jake McNiece (2003)
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From the Dustbowl to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest: The True Story of ‘The Dirty Dozen’ Each year, our Siblings’ Book Club votes from a list of 70-80 member-recommended titles in order to choose our top-ten reads for the year. Over the … Continue reading