Nevermore
took a good look at the American history with The Book of Distinguished American Women by Vincent Wilson, a compilation
of detailed profiles for more than 60 incredible ladies. Our reader highly recommended checking out
Wilson’s book, saying it was very interesting and equally fascinating for its
depiction of women in history. It
highlights the ways these women influenced society and impacted history, while
simultaneously allowing readers to get an accurate impression of the time
period. In short, it was a very good
book for its fascinating and insightful view point of history.
Next,
Nevemore shared at The Social Lives of
Dogs: The Grace of Canine Company by
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas. A sequel to
her bestselling book The Hidden Life of
Dogs, The Social Lives of Dogs is
equally illuminating for its in-depth depiction of pet behavior and their
unusual adaptation to life with human owners.
As a classically trained anthropologist, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
provided incredible insight into the behaviors of pets—among people, among
other dogs—and their impact in their owner’s lives. Our reader sang praises for The Social Lives of Dogs, calling it
“absolutely wonderful.” For an animal
lover, she said it’s an excellent book.
Nevermore
also looked at Deep South by Paul
Theroux. An intriguing and insightful
narrative, Deep South delves deep
into southern culture and history in search of what the author terms the “real
South.” Theroux, a professional travel
author with seventeen books under his belt, spent weeks traveling through the
South—including Bristol and Big Stone Gap—in a quest to find the Deep South he
envisioned. Although our reader said
Theroux’s book was interesting, he was a little troubled by Theroux’s view of
the South as an impoverished, stagnating community still reeling from the
devastating effects and consequences of the Civil War. He enjoyed reading Deep South, but he said the South is “too complex to characterize
it [in any one particular way]” like Theroux does. The South contains a multitude of
communities, different cultures influenced by the varied histories of each
region, which he said Theroux didn’t always depict. It was a great loss for a book that showed
much promise and provided a lot of enjoyment.
Last,
Nevermore presented a brand new book by Eowyn Ivey: To the
Bright Edge of the World. In the deep,
snowy wilds of Alaska, Colonel Allen Forrester is commissioned to navigate and
chart the Wolverine River at the close of the 19th century. Forrester leaves behind his pregnant wife,
Sophie, who dreads the prospect of giving birth to their child alone—and she
worries about the future they may no longer have together. Beautifully depicted and incredibly detailed,
To the Bright Edge of the World was a
wonderful piece of historical fiction.
According to our reader, Ivey’s novel “really gives you insight into
Alaska and its hardships” which settlers faced.
It kept our reader hooked from the first chapter, and she recommended it
to other readers, along with Eowyn Ivey’s first book, The Snow Child.
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