P. Anderson, The broken sword
C. Dexter, Last bus to Woodstock
N. Ferguson (ed.), Virtual History
I. Fleming, Casino Royale
A. Mahler - Werfel, Diaries 1898 - 1902
G. Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London
C. Ricks, Dylan's Visions of Sin
P.G. Wodehouse, Galahad at Blandings
T. Wynette, Stand by your man
I'm (re)reading Orwell this year. Specifically, all of the full length works - there are nine - in order. It's going pretty well. Nor was it a surprise to me that he tops this month's list. Though I did enjoy Alma Mahler-Groupius-Werfel's diaries, despite buying them as a joke (here for background). Anyway, both Orwells excellent, though in both I had to remind myself forcefully that he wasn't known then, which particularly changes the complexion of Down and Out. Overall though, Burmese Days the better of the two. More substantial, and hugely resonant as well as influential on modern Empire-lit (I kept noticing the foreshadowing of Burgess' Malayan trilogy). Also, a pretty good plot, though I'm not sure about the ending.
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