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I read a mix of non-fiction (history, memoir, archaeology, anthropology, natural history, politics and language) and fiction (mostly historical and contemporary litfic, with a sprinkle of fantasy and suspense).
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Carrie rated The friends of Joe Gilmore: 3 stars
Maurice by E. M. Forster
Maurice is a novel by E. M. Forster. A tale of homosexual love in early 20th-century England, it follows Maurice …
Carrie rated The malaria project: 4 stars
Karen Masterson: The malaria project (2014)
The malaria project by Karen Masterson
A fascinating and shocking historical exposé, The Malaria Project is the story of America's secret mission to combat malaria during …
Carrie rated Unlikely warrior: 3 stars
Carrie rated For God and country: 4 stars
Carrie rated My queer war: 5 stars
Carrie rated Quatrefoil: 4 stars
Quatrefoil by James Barr
From Goodreads:
This is primarily the story of two young men, Philip Froelich and Tim Danelaw, who are irresistibly drawn …
Carrie rated The Ghost Mountain Boys: 4 stars
The Ghost Mountain Boys by James Campbell
Lying due north of Australia, New Guinea is among the world's largest islands. In 1942, when World War II exploded …
Carrie rated No Greater Glory: 5 stars
Carrie rated War at the End of the World: 4 stars
Carrie rated Coming Out Under Fire: 5 stars
Coming Out Under Fire by Allan Berube
During World War II, as the United States called on its citizens to serve in unprecedented numbers, the presence of …
Carrie rated The valley: 3 stars
The valley by John Renehan
"A former Army Captain's gripping portrait of a fighting division holding a remote outpost in Afghanistan reminiscent of Apocalypse Now, …
