Books you've read or are reading

I'm giving Dracula another pop, last time I tried it I found the second section quite difficult despite Harker's diary being a great read. It has a very strange way of being written, coming from various "sources" and perspectives.

 

Finished Jack Whyte's Uther which is book 8 in his Arthurian historical fiction series if you include the prequel. This one is a bit different in that it does not carry on from the end of book 7 but in fact is a separate book focusing on Uther one the main characters in the previous few books in the series. The book fills in some gaps in those earlier books including answering one major question not answered previously.
Like much of the series I liked it overall although again it was a bit drawn out at times.

 

Almost finished this. Really enjoyed it and learned a lot. Very disarming chap.

 

Finished The Lance Thrower by Jack Whyte book 9 if you include the prequel in his Arthurian historical fiction series. Have to say this was a very average read really.

 

Finished The Eagle by Jack Whyte the last installment in his Camulod historical fiction series. Have to say after a good start this one kind of faded away and the ending not just in terms of being this book but given it was the final book in a 10 book series including the prequel well I was left feeling, and thats it?
Overall a decent series but nothing special at all.

 

For a change of pace I just finished the Official story of 9 in a row. So many great memories to relive there. Not impressed with the books proofreading though really poor job with errors throughout the book.

 

Slight cheat as it is a magazine rather than a book.( however my da bought me a couple of these)

 

I'm wanting to learn more about the Basque country and people, so I'm making a bit of a reading list. So far, I've got:
- The Basque History Of The World by Mark Kurlansky
- The Basque Dilemma by M. Bryce Ternet
- The Basque Country: A Cultural History by Paddy Woodworth

Does anybody have any other suggestions?

 

I would be very interested to hear your thoughts on those books when your done reading them. I have been very interested in finding a good read on the Basque Country and its history and culture.

 

As a kind of extension to the above if anybody has any suggestions on a good read on the history of the Isle Of Mann please do share. I have never been able to find one to date that looked good.

 

I don't,but 'The Basque History of The world' is brilliant (love the wee recipes that appear throughout).I knew nothing about the place apart from their cool flag and Athletico Bilbao...the book is such an education.

Definitely one part of the world I'd love to visit

 

Finished Darren McGettigan's The Battle of Clontarf. It's a very concise look at the background to Brian Boru's remarkable rise to the Irish high kingship and to the rebellion by the Dublin Viking ruler that lead to the iconic Battle of Clontarf in 1014. Very often these types of books can be overly scholarly and dry but this book aside from being a concise account of the Battle of Clontarf is very readable.