A quick update on the book reading resolution:
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies- Tell All
- Damned
- A Little Matter of Genocide: Holocaust and Denial in the Americas from 1492 to Present
- Suttree
- Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
One down, five to go. GGS was definitely a tough nut to crack. The way it was written was a kind of all over the place. The author didn't do the readers any favor by keeping a straight and narrow path throughout time and throughout the book. That was the only real draw back. It was full of great information, first hand experiences the author has had with some of New Guinea's aboriginal people, and enough charts to last a life times. It was tough to get into, as you would imagine with a history book, but once the connections and differences between thriving societies and those still in a hunter/gatherer type of a society
Now, onward to the next book and what hopefully will be an easier read and one that will be much more enjoyable. A fun read if you will.
Here's a tip....read a book on the light side...not about death, killing, and guns. Might be an easier read!
ReplyDeleteI have that book and have been meaning to read it for YEARS...good to know I'm gonna have to psych myself up for it.
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