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132 reviews
Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones
5.0
Danny remains the narrative history GOAT
The Friedkin Connection: A Memoir by William Friedkin
5.0
Had to listen to the audiobook as its the Actionboyz Bible. Cant really rely on anything Friedkin says, but damn you love the journey.
James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media by James Acaster
3.0
I was expecting some sort of parody but that it instead was a surreal building narrative was a fun surprise, but it does sort of drag on a bit in its "and then" worldbuilding, would have loved a more condensed version I imagine. Definitely a few colourful ideas that tickled me.
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
4.0
I would have preferred the mystery part play longer and the explanation not be half the book, but it was still a fun little scifi book with a bit of chinese rev flavour to distinguish it a bit.
Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood by Mark Harris
4.5
Interesting, well researched and summarised little slice of history and the change of tide. But I would have loved a lot more digging into the actual films, especially the mess of Doolittle.
Sharpe's Tiger by Bernard Cornwell
3.0
It definitely delivers on tigers. Would have liked a bit more battle explanations and a bit less repetitive thoughts of people.
Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore
slow-paced
2.0
Not really a pop history or an academic book, a sort of grey zone of occasional interesting story interspersed among a lot of quoting letters and references to interview - I dont doubt the research but I would have preferred an interesting summary or just seeing some of those sources, this mix didnt do it for me mostly. But interested me enough I do want to read some more books about the era, but a bit more focus or zip.
The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition by Ursula K. Le Guin
4.0
Not really into the earlier YA ones so much but it definitely finds a sort of beauty in the world and prose as it goes along, I think I do prefer the short stories. Not sure you can end 2 different stories with and then they were a dragon all along tho.
Love and Let Die: Bond, the Beatles and the British Psyche by John Higgs
informative
3.5
A book with a lot of interesting thoughts on the beatles from someone who has seemingly thought a lot about them and just some statements on bond