Chesapeake

What is Michener's best book? Now that's a tough question. It's like asking 'what was Shakespeare's masterpiece?' or even 'what's your favourite Baskin & Robbins flavour ice-cream'? To me, based on the books I have read so far, it is a toss-up between Alaska, Hawaii and this marvellous page-turner,......more

This was an amazing piece of writing, a real achievement. In my opinion this is far better than the style of writing by Edward Rutherford, although both deal with the concept and story of one place over a long time period. I learned so much from this book. I’m excited too because Michener has writte......more

There is no better way to make history digestible than by telling the story through fictional characters...dynasties, really. This was really a beautiful and telling account of American history, from the days of Native Americans to the tragedy of Watergate. The scope of the story is magnificent - fr......more

This is a great book. It is a fictional story of families sebtling the mid Atlantic area of America. Trappers, Fisherman, and farmers amung them. It covers a span of four hundred years. I highly recommend this book.......more

Le mie cinque stelle vanno alle anatre, ai granchi, alle ostriche, all’airone rosso e a tutte quelle Creature che mi hanno fatto battere il cuore per l’emozione. E alle donne: Martha, Ruth, Rosalind, Elisabeth, Rachel, Eden, Ellen e alle tante altre che sono state la spina dorsale di questa storia. V......more