Skip to content

Meditations

We are as near to Heaven by Sea as by Land

  • Finance
  • History
  • Maps
    • History of Estonia & Latvia
  • Reviews
  • Travel
  • About Me
    • Contact
    • Cookie Policy
    • Privacy Policy

Category: Literary Reviews

February 15, 2019

Review: The Day of Doom, Michael Wigglesworth

Rating: 3 out of 5 It’s not that I dislike the poem — I think too many of the other people here have fallen…

February 9, 2019

Review: Half the World, Joe Abercrombie

Rating: 4 out of 5 Now this was interesting. I was not the biggest fan of the first Shattered Sea, but I liked it…

February 5, 2019

Review: The Fall of Gondolin, JRR Tolkien

Rating: 5 out of 5 It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anything that I liked a work by JRR Tolkien, and yet I…

February 3, 2019

Arvustus: Eesti feldmarssalid, Andres Adamson

Hinnang: 3/5 Võttes raamatu algselt kätte, oli mul tunne, et tegu võiks olla lühidalt hariva looga, mis heidab pilgu Eestimaal (ja Liivi- ja Kuramaal)…

January 28, 2019

Review: The Silk Roads, Peter Frankopan

Rating: 2 out of 5 I found that I had a problem with this book. We have a British author who wants to re-centre…

January 27, 2019

Review: Ryoma! Vol. II, Ryotaro Shiba

Rating: 5 out of 5 I have praised many a work by Mr Shiba — this one is no different. From the ending of…

January 21, 2019

Review: Everest 1953, Mick Conefrey

Rating: 4 out of 5 The story of the ascent of Everest gripped my interest in several ways – firstly, the narrative here begins…

January 8, 2019

Review: The Christmas Hirelings, Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Rating: 2 out of 5 *Spoilers…* I really did not enjoy this work. Not only was it predictable from about page 10, but it…

January 7, 2019

Review: Strategy, Lawrence Freedman

Rating: 3 out of 5 This is so broad… The author talks about military, political, and economic strategy, with the one guiding principle across…

January 6, 2019

Review: The First Samurai, Karl Friday

Rating: 3 out of 5 This is a story of a more-or-less accidental rebellion organised by Taira Masakado in the mid-10th century. The area…

Posts pagination

Previous 1 … 45 46 47 … 68 Next

E-Mail Subscription

Enter your e-mail to be informed of new posts.

August 2025
M T W T F S S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031
« Jul    

Recent Posts

  • Review: The Habsburg Empire, Pieter M. Judson
  • Review: Joy in the Morning, P.G. Wodehouse
  • Review: Admiral Canaris, David Alan Johnson

Topics

adrian tchaikovsky alison weir ancient greece andrzej sapkowski athens bbc bill bryson canada castle china craig johnson cultural history east anglia england estonia evan currie fort france george rr martin germany gods holy roman empire india ireland italy janny wurts japan joe abercrombie jrr tolkien kristine kathryn rusch latvia military history mythology naval history osprey political history rome russia ryotaro shiba scotland star wars sweden teutonic order united kingdom united states of america

Themes

Copyright Meditations. All rights reserved. | Powered by Writers Blogily Theme
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We will assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settingsACCEPT
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
SAVE & ACCEPT