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Gen's Shelves
Occasional rambles about books I felt strongly enough to review, when I had free time enough to do it.
Currently reading
The Isle of Glass
The Broken Crown
Deep Atlantic: Life, Death and Exploration in the Abyss
L'élégance du hérisson
Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century England
A History of Ancient Egypt: From the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid
Tiger, Tiger
Survival
Tomorrow's Magic
Warrior
Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years - Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times
Marvelous! Somewhat outdated now in terms of archaeological discoveries, since it's some years old, but that's the inevitable effect of time. My one major complaint is that it's pretty much focused on Europe and the Mediterranean basin; some of that is an effect of the focus on woven textiles, but what about the entire millennia of Asian silk work? It would be five stars without that major gap, because within its region of focus it's clear, readable, and fascinating.
