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Book review: Millennium
Book reviews / Fiction / History

Book review: Millennium

Posted on January 3, 2022 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

The central arc of the story is about the millennium and the fears / expectation of the second coming of Christ, even though official doctrine (from Augustine) said that it couldn’t be predicated. Continue reading →

Book review: A Master of Djinn
Book reviews / Fantasy

Book review: A Master of Djinn

Posted on December 23, 2021 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

For those of you not familiar with the world, it’s set in the early 20th century, in a world where the veil between the world of Djinn and other supernatural beings, and the world as we know it, as been breached. Egypt has become a world power and Djinn incorporate into Egyptian life. Continue reading →

Book review: A Psalm for the Wild Built
Book reviews / Science Fiction

Book review: A Psalm for the Wild Built

Posted on November 25, 2021 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

I’m not sure how Becky Chambers does it, but in such a compact little book, she built a world that was at once familiar and very new. Continue reading →

Book review: Revolutions
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Book review: Revolutions

Posted on November 24, 2021 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

I was once again just amazed at the breadth of women involved since the beginning of bicycle, and the constant battles they faced just to be able to ride. Continue reading →

Book review: Women on Wheels
Book reviews / History

Book review: Women on Wheels

Posted on November 5, 2021 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

It was a really quick read and gives short descriptions of different women, throughout the whole life of the bicycle. It’s definitely not an in-depth history, and that is really it’s main fault. I wanted to know so much more than the one or two women every few decades who did something interesting. Continue reading →

Book review: Wanderers – a history of women walking
Book reviews / Non fiction

Book review: Wanderers – a history of women walking

Posted on October 31, 2021 by blogendorff • 1 Comment

While the book annoyed me occasionally (usually the post-modern trips over words and language), it did me the utmost service of bringing my attention to these wonderful women. Continue reading →

Book review: I’m waiting for you
Book reviews / Science Fiction

Book review: I’m waiting for you

Posted on October 24, 2021 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

I thought it was a short story collection, but really it was two stories. Continue reading →

Book review: A desolation called peace
Book reviews / Science Fiction

Book review: A desolation called peace

Posted on September 13, 2021 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

A Desolation Called Peace is the sequel to the immensely satisfying A Memory Called Empire. How I describe the series to other people is basically diplomatic science fiction. Continue reading →

Book review: The Darkening Age
Book reviews / History

Book review: The Darkening Age

Posted on September 1, 2021 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

This felt very much like the companion to Battling the Gods, but rather than talking about non-religious beliefs it is about the crushing wave of Christian thought drowning out pagan beliefs Continue reading →

Book Review: Viking Britain – A History
Book reviews / History

Book Review: Viking Britain – A History

Posted on August 29, 2021 by blogendorff • 1 Comment

What I appreciated from a historian’s point of view is where he pointed out “we don’t really know” or where there were competing historical interpretations Continue reading →

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