June Wrap-up and July TBR

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02June was a good month, with one fantasy novel and four non-fiction books. The one I'd pick over all others would be Natasha's Dance, by Orlando Figes. Outstanding book.
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02:40 - Natasha's Dance - geni.us/2GZyG
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@TheGentlemanScholar 27 күн бұрын

The continual tension between art and commerce has always fascinated me. 15:18

@battybibliophile-Clare 27 күн бұрын

You have a busy July. I shall read both the Figes later in the year for Q4 of Historathon, but if I do well thi months I shall start Natasha's Dance later this month, as it starts in 1700s. Loved the video. My grandfather was in Afghanistan during WWI. He said that they were the best fighters he came across. He told a story of watching an Afghan make a rifle in a shed during the course of an afternoon. My grandfather was a sniper, but saw the craftsman, thought about shooting him, but a shadow came across the shed the man was working in, so grandfather made it an excuse to not shoot him. Later that afternoon, he shot two Afghans thar were laying traps on the road. As he said, "why the two, but not the one? War twists your mind".

@CamsCampbellReads 27 күн бұрын

'War twists the mind.' Amen to that. Part of me wishes that I hadn't been medically discharged from the army and another part of me is glad that I was. Most of my intake served over there. And in Iraq too. I'd probably know Arabic and Farsi and Serbo Croat, as that was my job. I learned my Russian in the military before I was ousted.

@battybibliophile-Clare 27 күн бұрын

@@CamsCampbellReads at least something positive came out of your service. You wouldn't be you without your Russian skill and enthusiasm for the literature. My grandfather was 6'4" , a giant of a Jew, especially in 1914, when at 15, he lied about his age and was part of Kitchener's army. He was lucky to survive France and then Mesopotamia.

@TheGentlemanScholar 27 күн бұрын

Always enjoy yuir book blethers, Cams. Wither in anticipation for my imminent book haul video.....

@MarinaK03 27 күн бұрын

Great reading month! I keep thinking I’d like to read Hobb, but never seem to make the time. Maybe next year... An interesting discussion on art. I think best example of that for me is Melville’s writing in Moby Dick. I know that book is not for everyone, but for me - that book infects with such feeling and awe. I feel like I completely get Melville and what he is attempting to do even when I read section I don’t completely understand. :D

@bzylarisa 26 күн бұрын

Really really interested in reading Natasha's Dance, if I can get the same edition as yours and not the new one. Oh, sweet Willow🥰Good to see you, meow meow!

@Katarzyna.O 27 күн бұрын

If you enjoyed "Secondhand Time," I recommend reading another book by Svetlana Alexievich: "Chernobyl Prayer" (also titled "Voices from Chernobyl"). I read it a few years ago, and if I remember correctly, it doesn’t focus much on politics. Instead, it’s more about how the Chernobyl disaster affected the lives of ordinary people.

@leilastackleather9927 27 күн бұрын

I loved the Farseer Trilogy. I skipped Liveship Traders because I fell in love with the Fool and jumped further into the larger series. But Liveship is calling to me. I’m also enjoying Jane Austen this month. I just read Northanger Abbey for the first time. What fun! Now I’m in the midst of Persuasion, such a sweet, sweet story. A People’s Tragedy just arrived in the mail. I’ve got some catching up to do. 😊

@robertod2004 27 күн бұрын

Nice video Cam, it was a busy month of reading for you in June and looks like another in July! Would love to see a video on the Notion database you use to plan and track your reading. I tried to set something similar up in Notion myself a couple of years ago but without much success. It is based on a template, or your own design? Thanks for the content as always!

@MarinaK03 27 күн бұрын

I second this.