pickAfter my trip to Italy I wanted to learn more about this family.
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pickAfter my trip to Italy I wanted to learn more about this family.
pickSerendipity lead me to this novel at the Library, it‘s been around for a while. I do enjoy a good historical mystery, and this generally fits the bill, although the historical premise is a bit shaky. Wilson posits a fictional reason for the disappearance of Hans Holbein in 1543 that involves the (factual) Prebendaries Plot to bring down Thomas Cranmer and restore Catholic rule. I enjoyed “meeting” his protagonist, London goldsmith Thomas Treviot.
pickA solo travel book and a discussion of the benefits of alone time.
Haven't done one of these in a couple of months. Too hard to plan! But I'm gonna be honest: I've been looking forward to Salman Rushdie as #AAM all year and expect to read mostly him this month. So many of his works I've put off reading, including the tagged. I've started it a few times but didn't feel like I could give it the attention it required at the time. Wish me luck! 🤞🤞
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pickI‘m giving this a pick because it fit my mood. Chronological. The writing is really only ok, and I encourage readers to explore other options. But ok can work when the story is this fantastic, and the presentation is clear. It took me over 18 hours to slog through, but I was motivated and forced it in before our trip (and then forgot to review it).
Front and center in the window of a bookstore near our hotel in Florence. So glad I read it (the English version!) before visiting.
pickVespasian became a bookmaker in Florence, Italy at a tender age and grew up to become the greatest bookseller and bookmaker at just the moment scribes and illuminators were being replaced by the printing press, a technology Vespasian refused to accept. He could find just about any book that existed in the known world for a discriminating buyer, or he could hire the best scribes and illuminators to transcribe (& translate) if need be for kings & ⬇️
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If only all warfare was something like this.
On my Italy splurge kick, this just arrived! #litsymail
pickThis book is a compilation of mini-biographies of leading Florentines during the Renaissance, organized by their primary areas of influence (ie, art, science, politics, etc). Somewhat chronological, it was confusing when there were overlaps. For example, the deMedicis influenced countless Florentines. Keeping track of popes and rivalries also could be confusing. I should‘ve relied on the written book rather than audio. Interesting but not stellar.
