Eivind (like the Terrible) rated River of Smoke: 4 stars
Amitav Ghosh: River of Smoke (2011, Hodder & Stoughton)
River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh
In September 1838 a storm blows up on the Indian Ocean and the Ibis, a ship carrying a consignment of …
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Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Edge of the World: 3 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Sea of poppies: 5 stars
Sea of poppies by Amitav Ghosh
At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Her destiny is a tumultuous voyage across …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The Silk Roads: 5 stars
The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan
The Silk Roads: A New History of the World is a 2015 non-fiction book written by English historian Peter Frankopan, …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Emperors of Rome: 3 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The bull from the sea: 4 stars
The bull from the sea by Mary Renault
Release date: July 10, 2001 The Bull from the Sea reconstructs the legend of Theseus, the valiant youth who slew …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The King Must Die: 4 stars
The King Must Die by Mary Renault
Historical fiction. Theseus, a prince of ancient Athens, is taken as a slave to the island of Crete, where he's …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Famous Greeks: 5 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The quest for a moral compass: 4 stars
The quest for a moral compass by Kenan Malik
This book explores the history of moral thought as it has developed over three millennia, from Homer's Greece to Mao's …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Submission: 5 stars
Submission by Michel Houellebecq
In a near-future France, François, a middle-aged academic, is watching his life slowly dwindle to nothing. His sex drive is …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Secondhand souls: 4 stars
Secondhand souls by Christopher Moore
"Something really strange is happening in the City by the Bay. People are dying, but their souls are not being …
