History – S.B. Howell

Tales of Moonlight and Rain by Ueda Akinari

Jan 19, 2019

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in Asian Authors, Classics, History, Horror, Japanese Authors, Literature, Philosophy, Short Stories, Surreal

Rating: 3/5, average (note: I’m rating my experience of reading this, not the quality, which is phenomenal because it’s a Japanese classic. It is beautifully written and painstakingly translated, but quite dry.) Tales of Moonlight and Rain in a nutshell: Ghosts of thwarted noblemen and mistreated women Decrepit thatched-roof houses Lovers undeterred by death Sages,…

A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell

Dec 22, 2017

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sbhowell

in History, Philosophy

Rating: 3/5, average “Many histories of philosophy exist, and it has not been my purpose merely to add one to their number. My purpose is to exhibit philosophy as an integral part of social and political life: not as the isolated speculations of remarkable individuals, but as both an effect and a case of the…

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Oct 16, 2013

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sbhowell

in Children’s Lit, History, Tear-Jerkers, Young Adult

I’m a little late to the party on this one, as it came out in 2005 and was fairly popular when I first heard about it in 2009. By that time I was a senior in high school and not really interested in YA fiction as much, so I ignored the hype, but… a book group…

Category: History

Tales of Moonlight and Rain by Ueda Akinari

A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak