After some pretty good experiences with other Alison Weir books, I was pretty confident in buying more of her biographies. I’ve read a bit about Isabella of France from Helen Castor’s book, She-Wolves, so I was excited to delve into the life of this fascinating woman. Born to a royal line, French Princess Isabella is… Read More Book Review: Queen Isabella by Alison Weir
I decided to buy this because the topic was interesting (and felt kind of meta) but sadly, the book did not live up to its promise. According to its blurb, A Brief History of Biographies will take a look at biographies throughout the ages and see “how our attitude to life-writing [has] been affected by… Read More Book Review: A Brief History of Biographies by Andrew Brown
I am terribly late to the hype (as usual), but I finally read Tall Order, the biography of Goh Chok Tong. Goh Chok Tong is the second prime minister of Singapore and Tall Order is supposed to be the first volume in a two volume series. Since this is Volume One, Tall Order doesn’t try… Read More Book Review: Tall Order by Peh Shing Huei
When my friend told me that Trump’s niece wrote a tell-all book, I immediately searched for it on the library. Thankfully, the NLB bought e-copies ASAP and I managed to read the book! Too Much and Never Enough is a pretty short book that helps why Donald Trump is the way he is, but also… Read More Book Review: Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. Trump
After reading Alison Weir’s biography of Katherine Swynford and one of her novels, I was pretty keen to read more and when I saw Queens of the Conquest going for about SGD8, I could not resist it. And yes, I will be letting you know if I get a book at a bargain because how… Read More Book Review: Queens of the Conquest by Alison Weir
While I have not watched Trevor Noah on The Daily Show, I’ve heard of Born a Crime. It’s one of the books that the library has multiple e-copies of, and in light of what’s been going recently, I thought it would be a good idea to educate myself a bit more and managed to get… Read More Book Review: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
I guess my UK-trip inspired interest in history is still continuing because I just finished She-Wolves by Helen Castor. After the death of Edward VI, England faced the prospect of female rule, something they considered unnatural. But as Castor shows, that wasn’t the first time England was in the hands of women. Before the Mary… Read More She-Wolves by Helen Castor
After reading Anne Boleyn: A King’s Obsession, I decided that I should read one of Alison Weir’s nonfiction books ASAP, before I forget that I wanted to do so (so many books on my TBR list are languishing there because I did not read them ASAP). Katherine Swynford sounded interesting, especially since I know nothing… Read More Katherine Swynford by Alison Weir
Given that I’m still on a post-vacation high, I decided to start going through the English-history books in my TBR list. One of them is Blood Sisters: The Women Behind The Wars of the Roses by Sarah Gristwood. This wasn’t a period of English history that I heard much of in my trip, apart from… Read More Blood Sisters by Sarah Gristwood
One day, Cher messaged me to ask me to read Hannibal and Me so that she had someone to discuss it. I assumed that she was done and borrowed the book, but as it turns out, we finished around the same time. We’ve had a bit of a chat about the book on telegram, but… Read More Hannibal and Me by Andreas Kluth