Hmm. Now I need to remember what I read this year.
snoopcester Send a noteboard - 21/12/2011 11:00:49 AM
Anno Dracula by Kim Newman was fun, quite a clever re-imagining of history.
I liked True Grit, I was pretty dubious about cowboy novels but liked that.
Ten Days that Shook the World by John Reed and The Origins of the Second World War by A.J.P. Taylor were both books well worth reading as histories of the events they cover but both do need to be read with an awareness of the authors' bias.
Lionheart and Lackland by F.J. McLynn was underwhelming - about King Richard and King John, he was very quick to take shots at other historians and state they were wrong and lacked evidence to support their positions but very slow to actually support his own arguments against them. He came across as someone who felt his view on the two kings was the correct one because it was his view and therefore right.
Also pretty underwhemled by Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, interesting idea but it wasn't executed in a way that worked for me - nothing built my attachment to the characters nor the world he created, which rendered it dull.
Really enjoyed Travels with Charley by Steinbeck, both as a book about travelling across America and as a snapshot at that time in American history with elements that still seemed very vaild today.
I liked True Grit, I was pretty dubious about cowboy novels but liked that.
Ten Days that Shook the World by John Reed and The Origins of the Second World War by A.J.P. Taylor were both books well worth reading as histories of the events they cover but both do need to be read with an awareness of the authors' bias.
Lionheart and Lackland by F.J. McLynn was underwhelming - about King Richard and King John, he was very quick to take shots at other historians and state they were wrong and lacked evidence to support their positions but very slow to actually support his own arguments against them. He came across as someone who felt his view on the two kings was the correct one because it was his view and therefore right.
Also pretty underwhemled by Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, interesting idea but it wasn't executed in a way that worked for me - nothing built my attachment to the characters nor the world he created, which rendered it dull.
Really enjoyed Travels with Charley by Steinbeck, both as a book about travelling across America and as a snapshot at that time in American history with elements that still seemed very vaild today.
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Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
As there are only two weeks left in 2011, how about you tell us your best reads for the year?
- 18/12/2011 11:21:19 AM
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I would share details, but I always wait until the 31st to write a detailed blog post
- 18/12/2011 08:12:36 PM
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In Cold Blood was probably the best, Black Out/All Clear was pretty bad. *NM*
- 19/12/2011 10:57:23 AM
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Only read a couple of new releases this year.
- 20/12/2011 12:13:20 AM
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Re: As there are only two weeks left in 2011, how about you tell us your best reads for the year?
- 20/12/2011 10:04:19 PM
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Hmm. Now I need to remember what I read this year.
- 21/12/2011 11:00:49 AM
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Ah, what a year
- 22/12/2011 04:35:13 AM
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For some, you have to pick and choose your battles. EDIT: Supposed to be a reply to rebelaessedai
- 24/12/2011 02:27:01 AM
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