Posted by brdgt on 2005-04-30 19:55:23
Post Subject: What did you read in April 2005?
Alas, I thought I would be reading more this month, with three paper due and all, but so much of it ended up being articles.
In April I read:
Eragon by Christopher Paolini HATED it, hated it, hated it. A poorly written imitative work.
Seers of God: Puritan Providentialism in the Restoration and Early Enlightenment by Michael P. Winship Finally a good book on the Puritans. Not only do I finally get Puritan theology but the book really explains the mood of the era in both the colonies and England.
Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82 by Elizabeth A. Fenn Second time reading this one, its wonderful, I cant recommend it enough, to historians as well as anyone interested in American history and the history of disease. The key point Smallpox has no animal vector, therefore wherever it appeared you can trace human contact, hence defining what was America in 1782.
Foundation by Isaac Asimov I was raised on cyberpunk and feminist science fiction/fantasy so I thought this would be a good way to branch out and sample the "Golden Age." An incredibly intelligent book, I will be reading the rest of the series.
Tales from Fishcamp by Danielle Henderson Danielle is a friend of mine I met on Livejournal and this is a hilarious non-fiction account of her job at a fish camp in Alaska.
