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Finished reading The New York Trilogy

Finished reading [(The Ruba'Iyat of Omar Khayyam)] [ By (author) Omar Khayyam, Translated by Peter Avery, Translated by John Heath-Stubbs ] [October, 2004]

Rated Revenant Gun 8/10

Finished reading The Roads Between the Worlds

Finished reading Thud!

Finished reading Global Institutions and Social Knowledge: Generating Research at the Scripps Institution and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, 1900s-1990s

Rated Master and Commander 8/10

Finished reading Monstrous Regiment

Finished reading The Age of Religious Wars, 1559-1715 (The Norton History of Modern Europe) 2nd edition by Dunn, Richard S. (1979) Paperback

Rated Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set 8/10

Finished reading The Vela Project: A Novel

Rated Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal 8/10

Finished reading Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style

Finished reading NGO Diplomacy: The Influence of Nongovernmental Organizations in International Environmental Negotiations

Finished reading Samuelsson, Kurt

Finished reading Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia

Finished reading Adversary to the Villain

Rated Educated 9/10

Abandoned Local Woman Missing

Rated Circe 10/10

This is a story of Circe (no kidding), the daughter of the Sun god. She is exactly the tale of the underdog, with no special gifts or any place among the gods. It is a pretty suspenseful book, where you will be quickly moving on to chapter after chapter to find out what she does next.

For anyone who has seen the movies or know the story of Odysseus, it is refreshing to see the other side of the story of his time when he was with Circe. One-sided stories usually fall flat with me, and I like to see the motivations of characters beyond just the obvious.

If you like mythology, or just a good story in general, this is a very good book. I love books like this. They take familiar stories that we all know pieces or version of, but the characters are more developed and maybe shown in a different light.

If you like the drama that goes on between Greek gods, and their offspring, pick this one up right away. The good news is if you like this one, the author Madeline Miller has another one you can quickly move on to. I'll be writing a review of her book The Song of Achilles shortly. Another great read.

Rated Blowout 8/10

Finished reading The Road to Serfdom

Wants to read A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs

Rated 180 Seconds 7/10

Finished reading The Godking's Legacy