FF: For Those Who Asked
Persephone Wonders About FlyingI’m doing a bit better than I was on Wednesday. Still a bit achy, though. While slowed down, I finished then novel I was reading and have almost finished Kojiki. I am not sure what will be next.
For those of you unfamiliar with this column, 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. And it’s also a great place to tell me what you’re reading.
Recently Completed:
Someplace To Be Flying by Charles de Lint. Still a good story. I’m glad.
In Progress:
The Renaissance by Will Durant. Audiobook. Still in the papal states. Rafael is dead, young. Michelangelo is alive and grumpy.
Kojiki translated and extensively annotated by Donald L. Philippi. The title means “Record of Ancient Things” and the text was completed in 712. A mixture of mythology, folklore, history, and legend—with a healthy dose of genealogy—this was created for political reasons, to explain the descent of the Yamato, but also from a desire to preserve older traditions. I’m really happy to have the extensive footnotes and appendixes, all of which are well-written. Almost done.
Also:
Finished back issues of Smithsonian. Now back to Archeology. Why are archeologists so surprised when the facts show that women have always done a lot more hunting than previously believed?
