tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post1552732689304668430..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Alexis Landau's The Empire of the Senses, an absorbing saga about a mixed-faith family in WWI and late '20s BerlinSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-21694588775160013162015-03-10T15:24:48.983-05:002015-03-10T15:24:48.983-05:00Hi Cynthia, literary historical has gotten to be a...Hi Cynthia, literary historical has gotten to be a favorite style of mine, too. This is a book that I had known nothing about until it arrived for review, and I enjoyed every page of it. It's much more about the social changes of the time rather than the fighting, if that helps.<br /><br />What a coincidence you mentioned that about the title. Yes, I agree. In fact, I had typed up the post without the initial "The" because I misremembered it as just "Empire of the Senses," and then, after seeing the cover image, added the initial article back in. Even though it felt wrong. :)Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-24065988431243032712015-03-10T15:10:08.290-05:002015-03-10T15:10:08.290-05:00High praise, Sarah. Literary historical is my fav,...High praise, Sarah. Literary historical is my fav, though I tend not to like to read about the World wars (depressing - shallow, I know! but it's how they affect me). Love the title. (But can't help feeling The should have been left off the front. Is it only me?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com