New books thirty-four to forty-one

[tigerfort]

34) Arguments for Socialism (Tony Benn, ed Chris Mullin). An interesting discussion of the challenges faced by Britain-as-an-industrial-country in the 1970s and 80s, based on speeches made by the then-minister (for industry) and edited together shortly after Labour left power in 1979. It's depressing to see how much of his proposed plan of action

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[lnr]

41) I read this one as a kid, and I think it may have been my first DWJ, and I loved it. I think in some ways I like that it's more like our own world, despite the mythical elements. And hey, they're myths I'm quite fond of. I still enjoy it, but possibly more than I would if I'd come to it as an adult.

I'm gradually blogging the books I've read this year by entering and reviewing them on Librarything (I may have mentioned that already). I've only got to 30 and only 13 of those are new to me! But then I have been comfort-reading bricks.

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/lnr_blair&tag=read%2Bin%2B2009

[tigerfort]

I *like* myths (both in general and that set in particular), I just tend to find DWJ's mythology-based books somehow unsatisfying. (Not sure why, I just do.) That said, I did enjoy this one more than "The Game", possibly because while "Luke" and friends are just as amoral as that other bunch, they're all a good bit less po-faced (both in the original myths and in DWJ's story).

[damerell]