Leo rated A heartbreaking work of staggering genius: 1 star
A heartbreaking work of staggering genius by Dave Eggers
From Wikipedia: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (ISBN 0-330-48455-9) is a memoir by Dave Eggers released in 2000. It …
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Leo rated A Distant Mirror: 5 stars
A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman
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In this sweeping historical narrative, Barbara Tuchman writes of the cataclysmic 14th century, when the energies of medieval …
Leo rated Darkness Visible: 5 stars
Darkness Visible by William Styron
In the summer of 1985, severe depression left William Styron hopeless and suicidal. His memoir centers on his hospitalization …
Leo rated The End of Policing: 5 stars
The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale
Recent years have seen an explosion of protest against police brutality and repression. Among activists, journalists and politicians, the conversation …
Leo rated The city of brass: 4 stars
S. A. Chakraborty: The city of brass (2017)
The city of brass by S. A. Chakraborty
"Step into The City of Brass, the spellbinding debut from S. A. Chakraborty--an imaginative alchemy of The Golem and the …
Leo rated What I talk about when I talk about running: 1 star
What I talk about when I talk about running by Haruki Murakami
In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year …
Leo rated A history of Venice: 5 stars
Leo rated Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea: 5 stars
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick
A remarkable view into North Korea, as seen through the lives of six ordinary citizens Nothing to Envy follows the …
Leo rated The ends of the world: 4 stars
The ends of the world by Peter Brannen
"As new groundbreaking research suggests that climate change played a major role in the most extreme catastrophes in the planet's …
Leo rated The Great Derangement: 5 stars
The Great Derangement by Amitav Ghosh (The Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin family lectures)
"Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to …
Leo rated What the robin knows: 2 stars
Leo rated Black earth: 4 stars
Black earth by Timothy Snyder
"It comforts us to believe that the Holocaust was a unique event. But as Timothy Snyder shows, we have missed …
Leo rated A Collapse of Horses: 4 stars
Leo rated Can't and won't: 3 stars
Can't and won't by Lydia Davis
A fifth collection by the author of the National Book Award finalist, Varieties of Disturbance, includes pithy one-liners, exploratory observations …
