Amaranthus   10 #1693 Posted April 2, 2012 Ok just finished Animal Farm. I think I understand a little better. At first I thought the moral was that communism does not work and revolution is pointless. Now, from what I can gather, the animals began under the capitalist rule of Mr Jones, then Old Major envisioned Communism and shared this idea with the animals. After the revolution, Napoleon corrupted their utopia by implementing something akin to Stalinism... that's my schoolgirl take on it anyway.  I apologise to Mr Orwell for thinking the worst and hope he can stop spinning in his grave now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
taxman   12 #1694 Posted April 6, 2012 The Quality of Mercy by Barry Unsworth. His follow up to the Booker winner Sacred Hunger about the 18th century slave trade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
brianthedog   10 #1695 Posted April 6, 2012 Bomber Command by Max Hastings. Fascinating for anyone with an interest in WW2 history. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
margarete   10 #1696 Posted April 6, 2012 Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D.James. It's a sort of sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and is written using that Austen kind of style and vocabulary, but features crime and police, as you would expect from P.D.James. I'm enjoying it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
rosiequartz   10 #1697 Posted April 6, 2012 Im just reading the Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Little Boots   10 #1698 Posted April 7, 2012 The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
MrsMozzy   10 #1699 Posted April 10, 2012 Me Before You: Jojo Moyes. Funny, heartwarming, humbling, thought-provoking, NOT chick-lit - but have some tissues handy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
barleycorn   10 #1700 Posted April 11, 2012 Me Before You: Jojo Moyes. Funny, heartwarming, humbling, thought-provoking, NOT chick-lit - but have some tissues handy.  Lit-porn?  jb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Funky_Gibbon   42 #1701 Posted April 11, 2012 Just finished reading Operation Fortitude, a history of the Allied deception that fooled the Nazis into holding back a large part of their army during the first weeks after D-Day (when the Allies were most vulnerable) and the double agents and their handlers who pulled it off.  A very good read with some fascinating info on the characters involved like the double agent who was the inspiration for James Bond. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mikeG   16 #1702 Posted April 13, 2012 Just finished reading Operation Fortitude, a history of the Allied deception that fooled the Nazis into holding back a large part of their army during the first weeks after D-Day (when the Allies were most vulnerable) and the double agents and their handlers who pulled it off. A very good read with some fascinating info on the characters involved like the double agent who was the inspiration for James Bond.  Who's the author please? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Funky_Gibbon   42 #1703 Posted April 13, 2012 Who's the author please?  Oops forgot to mention that. It's by Joshua Levine.  The full title is Operation Fortitude: The Greatest Hoax of the Second World War.  Here's the Amazon link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Chris_Sleeps   10 #1704 Posted April 13, 2012 Finished: Lenin : A Biography - Robert Service Started: Trotsky : A Biography - Robert Service Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...