Take half a dozen or so main characters, and a dozen more supporting ones, from diverse walks of life: race, economic sector; historical decade, century, and continent. Weave their separate beginnings into each person's own story. Then tie them all together. All I can add here without giving a...
I am very conflicted about this book. I am a big fan of historical fiction, especially when I learn something while being entertained. As someone who has read a lot of Holocaust books, I now will only read one if I know it is a story I am totally unfamiliar with, something newly discovered, or at...
A book about screwed up people and their screwed up lives! It’s like it was written specifically for me. The thing is, this book has got some flaws...big ones. But for the most part, the flaws are mitigated by good writing and by ambitious insight into human motivation—the factors that influence ...