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History book that reads like a thriller (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by ta9876543205@alien.top to c/books@metacritics.zone

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I am reading Dongri to Dubai by S. Hussain Zaidi.

Growing up in Mumbai in the 1980s/90s, I remember reading news stories about the Mumbai gang wars.

This book covers that in great detail and as such qualifies as a genuine history book.

And yet, it reads like a potboiler. It is essentially unputdownable.

10/10

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[–] HolidayPermission701@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

‘Josephine Baker, American beauty, French Hero, British spy’ is AMAZING. True story of an incredible woman who risked everything in WW2, certainly reads like a thriller.

[–] Bemused28@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Oooh, I bought this book last week! Looking forward to reading it!