by Bubbly Bibbly | Jul 29, 2020 | Biographical Fiction, Book Review, Historical Fiction
Summary: In 1979, Tim O’Brien’s Going After Cacciato—a novel about the Vietnam War—won the National Book Award. In this, his second work of fiction about Vietnam, O’Brien’s unique artistic vision is again clearly demonstrated. Neither a novel...
by Bubbly Bibbly | Jul 29, 2020 | Book Review
Summary: Everywhere hailed as a novel of rare beauty and power, White Oleander tells the unforgettable story of Ingrid, a brilliant poet imprisoned for murder, and her daughter, Astrid, whose odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes–each its own...
by Bubbly Bibbly | Jul 24, 2020 | Book Review, Historical Fiction, YA
Originally reviewed Nov 20, 2012 Summary: It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still. By her brother’s graveside, Liesel’s life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially...
by Bubbly Bibbly | Jun 2, 2018 | Book Review, Historical Fiction
Summary: In Brooklyn, eighteen-year-old Deya is starting to meet with suitors. Though she doesn’t want to get married, her grandparents give her no choice. History is repeating itself: Deya’s mother, Isra, also had no choice when she left Palestine as a teenager to...
by Bubbly Bibbly | Jun 2, 2018 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller
Summary: It’s Christmastime, and the precocious Flavia de Luce – an eleven-year-old sleuth with a passion for chemistry and a penchant for crime-solving – is tucked away in her laboratory, whipping up a concoction to ensnare Saint Nick. But she is...