by Virve Sammalkorpi
A Finnish novel told in a series of diary entries from a nineteenth century explorer's assistant about a strange group of animals/humans who are discovered living in a cave in the Russian wilderness. It is a compelling read as we gradually find more and more revealed about the children and the group of explorers. 7/10
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Tuesday, January 01, 2019
A Political History of the World
by Jonathan Holslag
In 560 pages this book covers 3,000 years of history around the world so it is always going to be a fairly superficial look. Having said that he does it really well demonstrating the way that war follows peace as certainly as sunshine follows rain. Each chapter covers 250 years and put empires and political powers in a clear context. There were a few points that grated such as using the apocryphal "let them eat cake" when talking about the French revolution, but overall I found it really engaging and interesting. 8/10
In 560 pages this book covers 3,000 years of history around the world so it is always going to be a fairly superficial look. Having said that he does it really well demonstrating the way that war follows peace as certainly as sunshine follows rain. Each chapter covers 250 years and put empires and political powers in a clear context. There were a few points that grated such as using the apocryphal "let them eat cake" when talking about the French revolution, but overall I found it really engaging and interesting. 8/10
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