Poetry of Reading: October 2024

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

by Natasa Djordjevic - 11:25 AM

I’ve read many historical fiction books, particularly those set during World War II. This familiarity with the genre should have prepared me for the content of such books, but despite that, I still found myself surprised by what I encountered.The appalling conditions of the camps, the torture of prisoners, and the relentless, pervasive,...

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Love and War by John Jakes

by Natasa Djordjevic - 10:29 AM

This is, without a doubt, one of the best books set against the backdrop of the Civil War that I have ever read. After finishing the first book in the trilogy, I immediately began the second installment, which exceeds 1,000 pages. The time flew by as I immersed myself in the lives of...

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War Lord by Bernard Cornwell

by Natasa Djordjevic - 12:20 PM

“I had fought so long and so hard for my home. It had been stolen from me when I was a child, and I had fought the length and breadth of Britain to regain it.And now I must fight for Bebbanburg again. We would ride for home.”I enjoyed the last chapter of the...