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BOTM: G. Elliot, Scenes from clerical life
A. Christie, Sleeping Murder
M. Druon, La Loi des mâles
E. M. Forster, Maurice
M. Haag, Alexandria
R.P. Jhabvala, How I became a holy Mother
P. Kennedy, The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
S. Lowe and A. McArthur Is it just me or has the Shit hit the fan
T. Sizgorich, Violence and belief in Late Antiquity
Books remaining - 33
I'm theming these you'll notice. This takes care of most of the remaining 'Empire' lit, with a couple of books on the subject thrown later as I ran out of time. I'm doing all the remaining middle Byzantine books next month, and then the Medieval west in November. December will sweep up whatever's left.
Anyway, I'd expected to have to wait, much like the Lord of the Rings films and the Oscars, for the last of the series of give book of the month to Druon, but this was almost there. Unfortunately it was let down by a stupid baby swapping plot about John I of France, so it pulls up short. Instead, Elliot, once again, does well. I love Eliot, even the (by her standards) poor books like Felix Holt are good. Her debut work here was not a great, but was acutely observed, smartly written. Some veering towards melodrama, but pretty much caught, and a pleasure to read.
Nearly there now, though I'm falling behind on the overall list. I need a good October to finish by Christmas. Wish me luck.
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