I learned my lesson after choosing the last book. This time I am choosing a book I have actually read. The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzsch.
Available in book and CD from SL County library.
Good detective story set in 1600's Germany. Minimal bad language, though a little graphic at times (torture).
Alternate:
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
One of the best books I have read in a long time. Understandable how it strongly contributed to the Civil War.
Who chose the book for may? Just wondering - ilene
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ReplyDeleteI have the audio books on hold from the library, and will have all the books in the dropbox as soon as I can get them.
ReplyDeleteBoth books in all formats are now in the dropbox.
ReplyDeleteI REALLY, REALLY liked all the historical details in The Hangman's Daughter. Almost more than I liked the story. :-)
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I liked The Hangman's Daughter. I probably shouldn't like this book because it was a little too violent & graphic in spots with some bad language, but I did find myself anxious to get back to it. I really thought it was interesting, and really not over the top in the violence and graphic side of it. I liked reading about how the author was a descendent of a "hangman" family. The whole witches thing was interesting, and it's hard to imagine that people ever thought that way. I really did enjoy this book.
ReplyDeleteI didn't read Uncle Tom's Cabin because I've read it before, but I LOVE that book! Happy reading everyone! Hopefully we can get Little Princes pretty soon. Bev recommended it and it sounds like it will be good.
I rather liked this book. I was quite surprised by the direction the plot took. It's hard to think that people are willing to simply write off the life of someone when they know full well the person is innocent of the crime. In a lot of ways, it makes me glad to live in a time and place where that is much less common.
ReplyDeleteI just finished Uncle Tom's Cabin. I'm amazed how good the book was. I knew the message was essential for the time, but I didn't realize how powerful it would still be, more than a century later.
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