FF: Under the Tree
Ziggy Is VERY Impressed
Santa, well, actually, my husband, Jim, gave me a phenomenal present for Christmas: audiobook versions of the first five volumes of Will (and later Will and Ariel) Durant’s ambitious historical synthesis: The Story of Civilization. In the past, I’ve read some of the volumes, and I own the entire set in print. This last can be very useful when the audio makes a reference to an illustration. I’m incredibly excited!
For those of you just discovering this part of my blog, the Friday Fragments lists what I’ve read over the past week. Most of the time I don’t include details of either short fiction (unless part of a book-length collection) or magazines.
The Fragments are not meant to be a recommendation list. If you’re interested in a not-at-all-inclusive recommendation list, you can look on my website under Neat Stuff.
Once again, this is not a book review column. It’s just a list with, maybe, a bit of description or a few opinions tossed in.
Recently Completed:
The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper.
Greenwitch by Susan Cooper.
In Progress:
Silver on the Tree by Susan Cooper.
Our Oriental Heritage: The Story of Civilization by Will Durant. Audio. I’ll be listening to this for a while…
Also:
The Lost Prince by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Audiobook. I had to give up on this one. Too pedantic. It’s possible that some of this may have been due to the reader’s style, so I may eventually check out in print.
