Tag Archives: Historical Fiction

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (book cover)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Review: Old Hollywood, Big Heart

A hugely readable Old Hollywood saga with a magnetic, morally complicated heroine, let down by [...]

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Kite Runner Review: A Moving but Melodramatic Redemption Story

Hosseini's story of friendship, betrayal and guilt in Afghanistan is gripping and emotional, but its [...]

James by Percival Everett
James Review: Everett Gives Jim the Voice Twain Didn’t

Percival Everett retells Huckleberry Finn from Jim's side, and the result is funny, brutal and [...]

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Book Thief Review: Nazi Germany, Narrated by Death

Zusak's World War II novel, narrated by Death, is moving and memorable, though its stylistic [...]

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (book cover)
Lessons in Chemistry Review: Sharp, Funny and a Bit Too Tidy

A funny, crowd-pleasing debut about a 1960s chemist turned TV cook; great company for a [...]