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Reading Post #10
Dec. 26th, 2005 05:45 pmIt's been awhile since I updated the reading posts, but the reading process has been slow. I went on a kick where I was going to bed early, and not reading as much as "normal".
Queen Isabella by Alison Weir - written about "the She-Wolf of France", one of the more fun English queens (fun in the sense of murder and mayhem). I'm not sure I'd buy it again in hardcover, but it's up to the standard of her usual stuff. The only issue that I notice cropping up in her work is a certainty that she knows what the historical characters were thinking/were motivated by. Still, an intriguing read.
I also read through three more of Anne Perry's Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series: Belgrave Square, Farrier's Lane, and The Hyde Park Headsman. All three were good, and pretty much what I expect from the author by now. The only one that I thought was a little uneven was Headsman, and that can be largely attributed to the drastic change in the Pitt's lives for this book. We'll see how the next one goes.
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rockahulababy gave me a copy of Jo B. Rusin (COL, RET)'s book Move to the Front for Christmas. It's a pretty decent book on how women need to adapt their thinking/strategy to get along better in a very male-dominated environment. The only bad thing is, most of this stuff you've picked up if you've been in for awhile and paying attention. However, as something for women to read when they join the military, I would highly recommend it.
Empire by Niall Ferguson was kind of a so-so read. It's one of those books that might be termed "historical miscellany" - interesting bits and pieces, but overall a little slow going. It deals mainly with British Empire, its causes and life, and its decline.
Freakonomics by Levitt and Dubner, is an interesting book about "the hidden economic of everything". I think the part I liked the best was the bit about people's names and their mother's average educational level. There's also a theory presented about a cause for the crime drop which is definitely a little controversial, and bound to inflame people. I enjoyed it.
Royalty's Strangest Characters by Geoff Tibballs was a Christmas gift frommukhtar, and it's a literary freak show from royals of the world. It was pretty decent, if a little stilted. I wouldn't recommend it if you already have other books on the subject, as a lot of the stories are repeats.
Currently, I'm reading a book about one of the eighteenth century's "notorious ladies", Grace Dalrymple Elliott, another Christmas gift.
DV
Queen Isabella by Alison Weir - written about "the She-Wolf of France", one of the more fun English queens (fun in the sense of murder and mayhem). I'm not sure I'd buy it again in hardcover, but it's up to the standard of her usual stuff. The only issue that I notice cropping up in her work is a certainty that she knows what the historical characters were thinking/were motivated by. Still, an intriguing read.
I also read through three more of Anne Perry's Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series: Belgrave Square, Farrier's Lane, and The Hyde Park Headsman. All three were good, and pretty much what I expect from the author by now. The only one that I thought was a little uneven was Headsman, and that can be largely attributed to the drastic change in the Pitt's lives for this book. We'll see how the next one goes.
rockahulababy gave me a copy of Jo B. Rusin (COL, RET)'s book Move to the Front for Christmas. It's a pretty decent book on how women need to adapt their thinking/strategy to get along better in a very male-dominated environment. The only bad thing is, most of this stuff you've picked up if you've been in for awhile and paying attention. However, as something for women to read when they join the military, I would highly recommend it.Empire by Niall Ferguson was kind of a so-so read. It's one of those books that might be termed "historical miscellany" - interesting bits and pieces, but overall a little slow going. It deals mainly with British Empire, its causes and life, and its decline.
Freakonomics by Levitt and Dubner, is an interesting book about "the hidden economic of everything". I think the part I liked the best was the bit about people's names and their mother's average educational level. There's also a theory presented about a cause for the crime drop which is definitely a little controversial, and bound to inflame people. I enjoyed it.
Royalty's Strangest Characters by Geoff Tibballs was a Christmas gift from
mukhtar, and it's a literary freak show from royals of the world. It was pretty decent, if a little stilted. I wouldn't recommend it if you already have other books on the subject, as a lot of the stories are repeats.Currently, I'm reading a book about one of the eighteenth century's "notorious ladies", Grace Dalrymple Elliott, another Christmas gift.
DV
