Reviews by Daniel H. (Palos Heights, IL)

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The All-American
The All-American: A Novel
by Joe Milan Jr.
Bad Korean trip (2/22/2023)
In Korea, a child, "Bucky," is born to an American expat woman and Korean father.

After being brought to the US for a better life, the Korean-American youth experiences the alienation and isolation of Asian-ness in rural America. This is exacerbated by adult guidance which …more
The Nazi Conspiracy
The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
by Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch
Like a spy novel (12/27/2022)
This is an engrossing read, about a chapter of history of which I knew little. Unlike many nonfiction books, this one is well-paced, and moves along at a good clip. Much like a spy novel, the story details intrigue and subplots at a crucial time of WWII. We gain insights …more
Free
Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
by Lea Ypi
Almost 5 stars (11/9/2021)
This book almost had me ready to give a 5 Star review – for the first 90. I found so many parallels to present times, so much relevance. The various characters exhibited truisms (or seeming ones, from the perspective of the uninitiated) about authoritarianism which makes …more
How to Find Your Way Home
How to Find Your Way Home
by Katy Regan
Poor choices, painful results (10/27/2021)
How does eden become hades? How does seemingly idyllic childhood transfigure into nightmare? A youth and his sister are inseparable in rural England, observing and learning bird lore. In time-shifting retelling, the reader is gradually entered into the mystery of the …more
The Fortunate Ones
The Fortunate Ones
by Ed Tarkington
Sad, with redeeming qualities (11/17/2020)
In the late 60s, a teen living in the South becomes pregnant by a soon-to-be drafted local boy. Unwilling to abort the child, as her parents wished, she chooses to become a runaway.

This is a tale of unrequited love and searching for meaning in life. I came to love the …more
Ruthie Fear
Ruthie Fear: A Novel
by Maxim Loskutoff
A puzzlement (6/1/2020)
I have read books that make me laugh, make me cry, bore me, amaze me with its prose, give me insight into another's world. This is the first book which made me angry! I was sad about the depiction of the protagonist's Montana world, and her difficulty finding her place in …more
Fallen Land
Fallen Land
by Taylor Brown
A good coming-of-age novel (11/18/2015)
There are many ways to develop a coming of age tale. Taylor Brown's Fallen Land takes young Callum on a frightening journey through war-torn southern states in the late War Between the States. We come to recognize him as a lost soul, looking for some normalcy amid chaos. …more
The Venetian Bargain
The Venetian Bargain
by Marina Fiorato
Historical Venice (1/10/2014)
The clash of cultures – East versus West; the clash of religions – Christianity and early Islam; the clash of nascent philosophy of modern scientific rationalist Western medicine and traditional holistic Eastern medicine; all of this wrapped into an agonist-antagonist …more
The Headmaster's Wager
The Headmaster's Wager: A Novel
by Vincent Lam
A worthy read (8/12/2012)
It took me well into the middle of the book to come to care for Headmaster Chen. He is a very flawed, though not actually evil, character, whose bad life choices are instrumental in his undoing. That said, I came to like him more, when he fell unintentionally in love. As …more
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