Recent Reviews
Toby Streams the Universe by Maya Lassiter – What happens when a psychic starts to lose control of his abilities?
Tomlinson Hill by Chris Tomlinson – The history of two families in Texas that share the same name. One family owned a plantation and the other is descended from the slaves who worked on the land.
Oh My Stars by Lorna Landvik – A girl in the Great Depression is in a bus crash in North Dakota and is rescued by people who will change her life.
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell – Jesuits set out to make first contact with an alien race on the planet of Rakhat. It is a disaster and the only person who knows what really happened isn’t telling anyone.
Reading now
The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor’s Heroic Search for the World’s First Miracle Drug by Thomas Hager
Nonfiction
“The Nazis discovered it. The Allies won the war with it. It conquered diseases, changed laws, and single-handedly launched the era of antibiotics. This incredible discovery was sulfa, the first antibiotic. In The Demon Under the Microscope, Thomas Hager chronicles the dramatic history of the drug that shaped modern medicine.” – from Goodreads
What a great assortment of books. Your nonfiction choice sounds very interesting. I remember enjoying The Sparrow when I read it years ago. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
Lorna is awesome, I will have to read your review.
The Sparrow sounds intriguing.