A joint effort by Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins, a story on sea travel and a shipwrecking. Unfortunately I do not have the version with the deligA joint effort by Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins, a story on sea travel and a shipwrecking. Unfortunately I do not have the version with the delightful drawings, but the story is entertaining enough on it's own. Great short story with realistically enough characters....more
Short review: important topic, interesting way of telling the story, but very long.
In this book the story is told of how women's voting rights were foShort review: important topic, interesting way of telling the story, but very long.
In this book the story is told of how women's voting rights were formed & established in the 1920's. Multiple perspectives are given, pro- and anti-women's suffrage, which makes this a very interesting and balanced story. This is really one of the book's strongest points.
But for me, the book is too long, with 400+ pages. It is definitely not a casual read, even though the author really tried to make the book engaging. I found myself skimming through the second half most of the time....more
Bizarre to think this was written 300 years ago. The language and story are very easy to read for something that's this old.
To be honest, I found it eBizarre to think this was written 300 years ago. The language and story are very easy to read for something that's this old.
To be honest, I found it extremely repetitive, and therefore boring. Of course the racism and religion is ticking me off as well, but that is not reflected in my rating. I don't think I can judge a book written in 1700 by today's standards.
The last part was also a slog to get through.....more
An easy to read, informative book on romance fraud. Mainly focusing on online scams, but some other stories are mixed in as well. I found the author'sAn easy to read, informative book on romance fraud. Mainly focusing on online scams, but some other stories are mixed in as well. I found the author's tone very funny and I laughed out loud a lot. After reading this book, I have more understanding for people who had to deal with this.
Thank you so much to the author, publisher and NetGalley for an ARC to read & review. These are my honest opinions....more
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