FF: Second Look

Roary in Scholarly Mode

This week, I’m reading another book about the evolution of the English language.  This one does overlap, but it is heavily illustrated, and uses some different examples.  Sometimes a second look at a topic is fascinating.

And we already had this one.  Jim read it a few years ago, but I didn’t.

As for the usual reminder…  The Friday Fragments is not a book review column; it’s a list of what I’m reading and maybe a bit about my opinions.  I always read the Comments section, because I enjoy learning what other people are reading.  Oh, and I don’t usually list shorter works unless in a collection or articles.  I also don’t usually list my scattered research reading.

Completed:

Now or Never (Thirty-One On the Run) by Janet Evanovich.  Audiobook.  Seriously disappointed by the ending.

The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth by Zoe Schlanger.  Interesting and accessible. 

In Progress:

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan.  Heroes of Olympus Book Five.  Audiobook.

The Story of English: How the English Language Conquered the World by Philip Gooden. 

Also:

Still reading the new Smithsonian.  Finished the latest from AARP.