Author: Marie Benedict Published: 2016 Genre: Historical Fiction My Rating: 4/5 By: Aurora Synopsis: This book tells the true story of Mileva Marić, a brilliant young physicist who married, and fell under the shadow of, her husband Albert Einstein. In a time when it was taboo for women to study or attend university, Mileva fights for a place in a male dominated field, leaving her … Continue reading Book Review: The Other Einstein
Author: Jonas Jonasson Published: 2009 (Swedish), 2012 (English) Genre: Comedy My Rating: 5/5 By: Nicole Synopsis: Allan Karlsson decides to climb out of the window of his retirement home in Malmköping on his hundredth birthday. What starts out of the centenarian’s boredom quickly transforms into something way bigger. The whole story begins when a man at the bus station whose suitcase is too big to … Continue reading Book Review: The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
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