4/6, or 2/3, or whatever.

FINALLY made it through my fourth book of the year.  Ward Churchill's 'A Little Matter of Genocide' is an in depth look at genocide of the Native American populations since Europeans started their continental infestation in 1492.  More importantly, he argues that genocide isn't a singular occurrence which happened during World War II.  As we all know, the most well known case of genocide was perpetrated by the Nazis against Jewish, homosexual, and physically handicapped amongst others.  Churchill doesn't argue that it didn't happen, he just points out that it has happened throughout time and across all around the globe. 

It was an interesting read, but I found myself getting a little bored with it at times.  There are several parts of the books where he goes into details about historical events that I have read about.  He wrote about it to make his points, but I found myself wondering when he was going to make his point.  In the end, it's a great 'Angry Red Man Book' as I hear my wife saying that, but it shows that the term 'genocide' can be used in more than just reference to World War II.  That's not a shot at what happened then, it's just that people shouldn't get angry when others use the term. 

So I'm almost done with my small list for the year.  Six books doesn't seem like a lot, but I would have hated myself if I set a goal of reading something like ten books and not reach it.  This way, I can say that I exceeded the goal.  So I feel better about myself. 

• 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