The Historian

Title: The Historian

Author: Elizabeth Kostova

Genre: Thriller, set in Europe throughout the 20th century

Pages: 656

Rating (Letter Grade): A

Synopsis: The book begins in 1972 when a young girl finds a strange book in her father's library. The pages of the book have been cut out and there is a woodcut of a dragon inside along with a bunch of letters. The girl asks her father about the woodcut and letters and begins to learn about her fathers involvement in a search for his former mentor who disappeared soon after he made it known that he thought that Vlad the Impaler (Dracula) was still alive. The girl also begins to learn more and more about her long dead mother because she was also involved in the search.

My Review: I thought that it would be acceptable to start with my favorite book. This book is very similar to the Da Vinci Code in that the characters of the book are on an international wild goose chase. There are three seperate plot lines - one of the mentor in the 1930's, one of the father in the 1950's and the main storyline with the daughter in the 1970's. The story is very well told and there are twists and turns around every corner. A very suspenseful book indeed!

Tyler's Booklist!

I've decided to start up a new blog about books that I've read. You'll see that I'm pretty fickle when it comes to reviewing books. I'm not too picky and I would just as soon as give everything an A+ rating. I'm not a very good critic is what it really comes down to.

I've got to give my props to Ben and Jenn Iverson and their fantastic booklist. I've been trying to come up with a good way to showcase the books I like (or even dislike) and the way that they have been doing it is great. You can check their booklist out here.

Feel free to comment on any book that I've posted about or to make suggestions on books that I should read.