Tag Archives: 19th century
The Wicked Boy – Kate Summerscale
This book, this case of a boy killing his mother (or boys), is more proof that playing violent video games shapes young minds in ways that lead to violen – Sorry? Oh, it’s not 1995, but 1895? Oh. Right. This … Continue reading
The Sans Pareil Mystery – Karen Charlton
I made 126 notes and highlights on this book in Kindle. That’s either an excellent sign … or a really, really bad one. I sincerely wish I had paid more attention to the author’s and main character’s names before requesting … Continue reading
The Irish Healer – Nancy Herriman
Sorry about the sudden influx of reviews – I’ve been slacking lately! I don’t much like extremism in … well, anything that doesn’t involve chocolate. (There can be no moderation in chocolate.) It’s one of the reasons I find the … Continue reading
Pearl: The Poe Shadow
I loved The Dante Club (reviewed in July). It was intelligent, and pure geeky fun, and I had a lovely time picking my way among the corpses in 19th century Boston. So I jumped at the chance to take The … Continue reading