Historical Eye Openers

Kailin said A vivid look into life on the western frontier of the US in the ‘early days’ of the Seattle area in the context of the Great Depression and WWII.

Kailin said Eye opening deep dive into the Pacific War during WWII & the landscape in Japan at the time - in fact, the European part of WWII was barely even mentioned!

Kailin said Full immersion into Korean and Japanese society in the context of WWII, the Sino-Japanese war, and the Korean War.

Kailin said A look at politics and finance in a post-Soviet Russia. Reads like a thriller.

Kailin said Deep insights into the beginnings of the Mormon church and it’s historical & political relevance in Utah and beyond.

Kailin said An incredibly thorough and intimate glimpse into the political upheavals in China throughout the 1900s and its impact on the Chinese people through the first hand experiences of three generations of the author’s family. Truly life changing.

Kailin said It may be fiction, but it feels so real - both in its human characters as well as in the geological, historical, and societal context of their stories. I went from 0 to 4 on my understanding of modern Afghani history without feeling like I was even trying.