ilikemandos's reviews
85 reviews

The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I's Dream by Charles Spencer

adventurous informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography by Humphrey Carpenter

adventurous informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.5

River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandanavia to the Silk Road by Cat Jarman

adventurous informative inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.75

Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-Earth by

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

Excellent biography, focused on the war years, though John Garth also does a good job of contextualising the 1914-1918 period and walking the reader (or listener— the audiobook is very well produced, read by the author himself!) through Tolkien’s creation and the history of Middle-Earth, as it relates to Tolkien’s life.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It’s the perfect story to read in the days leading up to Christmas, as I do every year. Of course, the lessons that Scrooge learns should inspire us throughout the four seasons, not only on the 25th of December.