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Reading Wednesday
Sep. 21st, 2022 10:48 pmFinished:
Anti-Judaism - Overall, I think it showed that the author's area of expertise is the Middle Ages. The book was at its best in the pre-Christian section, the very earliest Christianity, Islam, and Middle Ages chapters. After that I'm not sure if I should rightly say it bogged down or lost focus, but either way, the beginning was a better and more informative read.
In Progress:
The Red Planet by Simon Morden - Impulse borrow from the library. The author is more known for sci-fi, but trained as a geologist originally, so is in a good position to give a fairly coherent account of the current understanding of the history of Mars. Not a heavy read, and reasonably explanations of various theories along with potential weak points therein. My only complaint so far is that it would have benefited from inclusion of a map or two - it's a bit confusing for anyone not very familiar with the geography of Mars to be reading about these various features without much idea where they are in relation to each other.
Anti-Judaism - Overall, I think it showed that the author's area of expertise is the Middle Ages. The book was at its best in the pre-Christian section, the very earliest Christianity, Islam, and Middle Ages chapters. After that I'm not sure if I should rightly say it bogged down or lost focus, but either way, the beginning was a better and more informative read.
In Progress:
The Red Planet by Simon Morden - Impulse borrow from the library. The author is more known for sci-fi, but trained as a geologist originally, so is in a good position to give a fairly coherent account of the current understanding of the history of Mars. Not a heavy read, and reasonably explanations of various theories along with potential weak points therein. My only complaint so far is that it would have benefited from inclusion of a map or two - it's a bit confusing for anyone not very familiar with the geography of Mars to be reading about these various features without much idea where they are in relation to each other.
