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115 reviews
The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation by Rosemary Sullivan
informative
medium-paced
3.75
The overall thesis is overdone and hard to support. But this telling inadvertently provides a brilliant summary of all theories about who gave up the Franks.
Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors by Lizzie Collingham
adventurous
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
Lovely way to read about history - though food.
On the Trail of the Serpent: The Life and Crimes of Charles Sobhraj by Julie Clarke, Richard Neville
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
2.5
A top tier true crime.
Midnight In Cairo: The Female Stars of Egypt's Roaring '20s by Raphael Cormack
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
Amazing women in a more free time. I’d have loved this world.
Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall by Anna Funder
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Made archival research a gripping yarn.
Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh
adventurous
dark
informative
fast-paced
4.0
A little story about a massive trauma.
Mammoth by Chris Flynn
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
5.0
Thai was sooooo much fun.
I got invested is a fossil.
I cried.
The BEST twist.
I got invested is a fossil.
I cried.
The BEST twist.
White Australia Has A Black History: William Cooper and First Nations Peoples' Political Activism by Barbara Miller
The disremembering of the struggle of the First People is a crime in itself this book helps correct.
challenging
hopeful
informative
slow-paced
3.25
The disremembering of the struggle of the First People is a crime in itself this book helps correct.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
medium-paced
0.5
Riddled with historical inaccuracies from a book that claims the opposite.