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Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Lincoln in the Bardo: 4 stars
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Faust's Metropolis: 4 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Hiroshima.: 4 stars
Hiroshima. by John Hersey
Describes the effect of the bombing of Hiroshima on six survivors of the atomic blast.
The Scarlet letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne by Jia-Rui Chong (Sparknotes literature guides)
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Days Without End: 3 stars
Days Without End by Sebastian Barry
Winner of the 2016 Costa Book of the Year and longlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize.
Sebastian Barry's …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The White Boy Shuffle: 5 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Flame Bearer: 4 stars
Bernard Cornwell: Flame Bearer (2016, HarperCollins Publishers Limited)
Flame Bearer by Bernard Cornwell
With Britain in an uneasy state of peace, Uhtred of Bebbanburg at last has the chance to take back the …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated How Soccer Explains the World: 3 stars
How Soccer Explains the World by Franklin Foer
Soccer is much more than a game, or even a way of life. It is a perfect window into the …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Homegoing: 5 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Interesting Times: 4 stars
Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, Book 17)
"May you live in interesting times" is the worst thing one can wish on a citizen of Discworld -- especially …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Adults in the Room: 4 stars
Adults in the Room by Yanis Varoufakis
"After being swept into power with the left-wing Syriza party, Varoufakis attempts to renegotiate Greece's relationship with the EU--and sparks …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The Shepherd's Crown: 4 stars
The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett
The Shepherd's Crown is a comic fantasy novel, the last book written by Terry Pratchett before his death in March …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Parable of the Talents: 4 stars
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler (Earthseed #2)
Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of depravity. Taking advantage of the situation, a zealous …