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deinonychus_1

2019 reading list

Jan 14, 2019 19:10

To accompany ljbookbingo, I'm again keeping a complete list of what I'm reading in 2019, as inevitably some of the things I read won't fit the bingo.

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justjo2u January 18 2019, 11:42:05 UTC

Great idea!

deinonychus_1 January 18 2019, 14:39:06 UTC

I've done this for the past couple of years. It's interesting to see when I'm having distinct non-fiction phases, or when I've found a book series I enjoy and binged on them back to back.

One thing I have definitely noticed over the last couple of years is that I'm either reading books *or* I'm catching up on a backlog of writing/archaeology/astronomy magazines. I don't really seem to read both at the same time, and I have no idea why that should be.

justjo2u January 18 2019, 22:15:11 UTC

I sometimes get stuck on a topic. A coupleof years ago it was Richard III/The Plantgenets. Both fiction and non-fiction. I read loads of them! Then I stop completely.

deinonychus_1 January 22 2019, 18:46:34 UTC

Can you recommend any good books about Richard III and the Plantagenets? I read a book last year was a good general introduction (I think it was called The Demon Brood, or something), and it was interesting enough that I might be looking for something a bit more detailed.

There's one that I keep seeing in bookshops called The Plantagenets, by Dan something.. North, maybe? It looks good, but I'm probably more likely to try to get it from the library than to actually buy it.

justjo2u January 29 2019, 11:26:38 UTC

Dan Jones. I have that one but haven't read it yet. I follow him on facebook. He does giveaways regularly of his books. Always worth a try ( ... )

deinonychus_1 January 29 2019, 18:19:10 UTC

Yes, Dan Jones, that's the one I was thinking of.

Cool, thanks, I'll have a look at those. Yes, I spotted they've been repeating that series on BBC4, but I'm sure I only watched it last year, so didn't bother with it this time round. Unless I'm at a loose end on Friday afternoon and decide to binge-watch it again... I finish work at lunchtime on Fridays, and Friday afternoon often seems to turn into my time for catching up on random science and history documentaries on the i-player.

justjo2u January 30 2019, 11:31:40 UTC

Dan is fab historian but sometimes I find he lets his personal opinions get in the way. I try and ignore it when he does.

Yeah I think it was last year I watched it.

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