This book is fascinating and the topic is very Crichton-worthy. I don’t quite think it would have completely ended up with the storyline it did if Cricton had finished it instead of someone else.
Monthly Archives: August 2021
Books set during World War II tend to stick with me and this one will. Paris was a city under German control, but Parisians had certain freedoms as long as they didn’t sympathize with the Resistance or hide Jews. Lucien was more than happy to follow these rules until he got an offer he couldn’t refuse.
The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure
In The Last Telegram, a family silk mill near London stays in business during World War II by managing to get a contract to make parachute silk. It’s business to the family, but to the soldiers using the parachutes, the quality of the silk is life and death.
The Last Telegram by Liz Trenow
History lovers will really enjoy reading The Woman Who Smashed Codes. While the FBI and CIA often took credit for what the Friedmans accomplished for the U.S., this book tells the true story. And, it’s fascinating.
The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone
Sarah Anne's Bookshelf - July 2021
Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – July 2021
2 Project Hail Mary is not just for science fiction lovers. Readers of good fiction will enjoy this story about what people will do to save other living creatures.