This book.
My morning reading. #coffeeandbooks
This book.
My morning reading. #coffeeandbooks
How many times in history did this happen? According to to the author, beginning with Reformation, libraries were decimated by varying religious groups, with the intention of burning “controversial texts.” There are lists of these books.available today.“ Femina” was the category that destroyed female texts were cataloged under. I am reading the into- so much to digest on every page!
1) hope to see the eclipse, but looks like it might be cloudy. on vacation the rest of the week I have no plans which is glorious.
2)coffee in the morning, water later in day.
3) I have tons of book marks which i do use, but often it‘s a found thing near me- tissue, mail, ribbon,etc.
4) current read is tagged.
My penpals know my struggle with this audiobook. It is likely the most boring book I‘ve ever finished. However, it was great at one important thing: putting me to sleep! The author would have benefited from a more skillful editor to reduce repetition. I felt like I was in an eternal circle of hell hearing the same anecdotes about Charlemagne for 30 hours. Read at your own peril! 👑
Recent acquisitions:
📖 Caxton: The Description of Britain: A Modern Rendering by Marie Collins
📖 Imeall am Domhain: Walking at the Edge of the World by T.P. O'Conchúir and Aimee Ericson
#fREADom #UniteAgainstBookBans
I listen to non-fiction to put me to sleep (I used to read, this is nicer.) But 1) It takes months to finish a book 2) there are sections I miss, regardless of “rewinding“
I recognized names & places, but had never really put things together. Listening to this gave me context and the ability to tie it all together for the first time.
One note: he has a verbal tick of drawing out “aaaaaand“ which can get annoying. But not a huge deal.
There were no 5 🌟 picks for July, but Dan Jones's history of The Order of The Knights Templars was the most interesting read of the month.
#12Booksof2023 @Andrew65
Recent acquisitions:
📖 Richard II and the Revolution of 1399 by Michael Bennett
📖 Prodigal Father: The Life of John Butler Yeats (1839-1922) by William F. Murphy [recommended by Colm Toíbín in his book Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know, which I enjoyed]
#fREADom #UniteAgainstBookBans
What I would give for more books about the medieval world (especially art) filled with full-color pictures!