Book Reading.......
Apr. 10th, 2018 11:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
disneydream06I just finished reading book No. 9.
I read "Bloody History of London: Crime, Corruption, and Murder" by John D. Wright.
It goes back to the beginnings of London and comes right up through recent terrorist attacks.
The historical aspect is interesting for me, but over all it's a wee bit disappointing in that it doesn't get very in depth with any of the stories. The principle information is given and then he moves on to the story. Case in point, one of the most famous "bloody" cases in London's history is of course Jack the Ripper, but the author's telling of it is over in a couple of pages, and that includes pictures.
The book is filled with lots of photos. It almost borders on a pictorial history book. :p
Book List 2018
January
1. Micah by Laurell K. Hamiton
2. The Clocks by Agatha Christie
3. Gold Dust Woman by Stephen Davis
February
4. Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs by Douglas Smith
5. The Last Hero A Discworld Fable by Terry Pratchett
March
6. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
7. Coco: A Story About Music, Shoes, and Family by Diana Lopez
8. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
April
9. Bloody History of London: Crime, Corruption, and Murder by John D. Wright
I read "Bloody History of London: Crime, Corruption, and Murder" by John D. Wright.
It goes back to the beginnings of London and comes right up through recent terrorist attacks.
The historical aspect is interesting for me, but over all it's a wee bit disappointing in that it doesn't get very in depth with any of the stories. The principle information is given and then he moves on to the story. Case in point, one of the most famous "bloody" cases in London's history is of course Jack the Ripper, but the author's telling of it is over in a couple of pages, and that includes pictures.
The book is filled with lots of photos. It almost borders on a pictorial history book. :p
Book List 2018
January
1. Micah by Laurell K. Hamiton
2. The Clocks by Agatha Christie
3. Gold Dust Woman by Stephen Davis
February
4. Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs by Douglas Smith
5. The Last Hero A Discworld Fable by Terry Pratchett
March
6. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
7. Coco: A Story About Music, Shoes, and Family by Diana Lopez
8. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
April
9. Bloody History of London: Crime, Corruption, and Murder by John D. Wright
