Wilsons' Reviews

 I don't know what to say about it, except that it fully deserves the praise that it has collected.  It's brilliant.  Weighty, but ...

I was surprised at how much I liked this book.  I'm normally just frustrated with books which include magic which may not be magic at...

I did not always love the writing in this book (or, to be more precise, the editing) but goodness if it doesn't lay down a compellingly ...

This book - and this entire series - is a lovely portrait of life in the late 1800's - I am struck, each time I read it, with how much d...

I picked this book up from the local library a few years ago, shortly after it came out. Wonderful! For the first time ever, I really felt...

I picked this up from the library new book display a few weeks back; it was very enlightening. It talks about the many ways people deal wit...

This is the book that, after years of thinking I detested history, convinced me I actually love it. Beautifully constructed, each chapter b...

On mild reflection, it seems particularly appropriate that a blog devoted to reviews of things I love best - books, music, the occasional mo...