Category: Books

I’ve recently been enjoying first person accounts of life in simple villages in England and Japan which I’ve posted about a few entries previous to this one. This was a pretty long read and I learned there is actually a TV series based on the book from the BBC. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lark_Rise_to_Candleford_(TV_series) I don’t have much…… Continue reading Lark Rise to Candleford

This was the first audio book I’ve listen to since a Batman book/cassette tape I had when I was six years old. I still have it. I’ve always preferred to read instead of listen but this was only available on Libby in audio form. I learned that I enjoyed listening to books when making the…… Continue reading Tales of the Alhambra – Washington Irving

This is book three in the three part series starting with Cider with Rosie followed by As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning. This book is a memoir of the authors experiences during the Spanish Civil War, something I knew of, but not much about. There where the Fascists lead by Franco who supported traditionalism…… Continue reading A Moment of War: A Memoir

This is the second book in a three part memoir. There is a link to my notes on the first book, “Cider with Rosie” at the bottom of this post. That book dealt with growing up in a small village in England. The area is the Cotswolds and has ceased to be a poor, rural…… Continue reading As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning: A Memoir

I really enjoy reading about that past, especially first person experiences about daily life. I’ve read plenty of history books but I want to know what life was like for the average person. These types of books are not easy to find because the average person was most likely a farmer, didn’t have time to…… Continue reading Cider with Rosie: A Memoir

I am fascinated with time and am acutely aware of how quickly it passes. I enjoy reading about the past and try to imagine myself in that time. History books are limiting in that most only tell you what happened. I want to know how people felt, and what their thoughts were from their first…… Continue reading Memories of Silk and Straw (田舎町の肖像)

The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favorite novels. It had been a very long time since I’d read it and unlike Don Quixote, I’d only read it once and had forgotten much. With this in mind, I purchased a hard cover some years ago and it had been sitting on my bookshelf…… Continue reading The Count of Monte Cristo