Historical Fiction

Book reviews on historical fiction.

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The Golem and The Jinni by Helene Wecker Book Review

  This book has been added to my list of absolute favorite books of all time. I cannot remember the last book I read that immersed me so deeply into a story. The characters felt like people I knew from my past, circa early 1900s. Wecker blends historical fact, captivating fantasy, and myths from ancient…

The Son by Philipp Meyer Book Review
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The Son by Philipp Meyer Book Review

The Son: Cowboys and Indians, the great wild west, and a whole bunch of scalping.  This 2014 Pulitzer Prize nominee is a sweeping saga through generations of a wealthy Texan family, from the mid-1800s to present day.  This is not a ‘feel good’ book.  It is cold, savage, and ultimately brutal, a book to leave…

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