Bits and pieces from our little corner of Texas.
If you’re a foodie in the Bayou City, you need this book. Heck, I might be biased, but I think it’d be a fine addition to the bookshelf of an adventurous cook anywhere in Texas or on the Gulf Coast.
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All in all, I think this is a comprehensive (albeit overly verbose, which is really saying something coming from me) summary of the American Civil War’s impact on modern medical practice.
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I was really looking forward to reading this title for Classics Club, mainly because I previously read another book by the same author for the same reason — The Count of Monte Cristo, which I thoroughly enjoyed and count among my favorite books of all time.
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Ultimately, I would only really recommend this book to readers who want a deeper understanding of how propaganda works, or perhaps to people who are interested in mid-to-late 20th century American history.
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Though I may never really “get” Hemingway, I can see why this is a classic of the memoir genre and I’m glad I gave it another chance.
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I confess that I still prefer the silver screen version performed by Humphrey Bogart.
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I’m glad I got a chance to read it. There are a couple of caveats, though, that would make me hesitate to recommend reading it to everybody.
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Ultimately, I’m glad I read it and got the chance to learn a bit more about this remarkable person as well as the history of our country. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to learn more about the story of race relations in Jim Crow America.
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I already knew the basic storyline, and that it was one of the earliest popular science fiction stories ever published. But it’s not just a Victorian version of what we now think of as “portal” fiction.
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Overall I think this is a fine book for a fantasy-hungry teen or YA reader, with the caveat that it’s just not going to be this year’s earth-shattering breakout book.
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