Leslie M. Kaiura

Wonderful, especially for Lewis & Narnia fans

Revisado: 03-06-25

I wish this story were true, but it is ❤️ (you will understand what I mean, I’m sure)

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Conservative nostalgia and sexism

Revisado: 02-23-25

The book began somewhat promisingly, but unless you are into sexism and homophobia, I don’t recommend it. If you are nostalgic for an imaginary perfect past when women stayed home to mother their husbands and children, and like to describe young girls as “porcelain dolls” and “little housewives”, then go for it. The young women in this book are infantilized and if one doesn’t fit Klavan’s mold, she’s a poor deluded victim. Ugh. Plus, the otherwise decent writing sometimes tanks into the worst sort of stupid prose.

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Stupid decisions & woman hating

Revisado: 01-20-25

The poor, poor male protagonist is stuck in a situation innumerable women have had to cope with… and he continually makes stupid decisions. The plotting is bad and except the narrator, the characterization is too. Plus, the author may not hate women, but he wrote this book as if he does. Do not recommend.

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Excellent, enlightening read

Revisado: 02-09-23

Great book, and well narrated. I did not know nearly as much about Malcom X as I did MLK, and it was fascinating to see their stories & approaches side by side. I especially enjoyed learning how they moved closer to each others’ positions near the end of their lives,

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Must read

Revisado: 01-15-23

Every white American, but especially white Christians in the south need to read this book. We forget our history too easily when it suits us to do so.

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A fun yarn

Revisado: 01-02-23

I picked this up because I have enjoyed Scalzi’s dispatcher stories and the concept seemed fun. It was fun - a number of good laughs and something light between heavier things!

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Potentially great, but then takes a weird turn

Revisado: 12-27-22

I thought I was really going to like this novel, but around 3 hours from the end there was a jump the shark moment where I could not suspend my disbelief, and the end was unsatisfactory.

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Veronica is insufferable.

Revisado: 07-08-22

I wanted to like this book, but the protagonist is insufferable - knows-it-all, has-done-it-all, etc. I like a bit of fluff between my more serious reads, but I will not be returning to this series.

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So we’ll written, but too long!

Revisado: 05-03-22

Like all of French’s novels, this one of superbly written, with well-developed characters. It just goes on too long and the emotional intensity begins to feel like torture. It could probably be cut by 1/4 or 1/3 and still be a rich, detailed narrative.

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Fun Austen-inspired fluff

Revisado: 10-01-21

This book is a fun, if often anachronistic, reimagining of the P&P characters. But the author admits her own creative liberties in the author’s note. I enjoyed this little adventure, and the narration was pretty good.

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