I've had Mongol Queens on my wishlist for ages! I look forward to hearing what you think of it, Toddson.
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-t - May 16, 2017 12:38:19 pm PDT #24578 of 28230
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bennett - May 16, 2017 3:57:39 pm PDT #24579 of 28230
I enjoyed "A Study in Scarlet Women" and have asked for the sequel ("A Conspiracy in Belgravia" due out in September) from the local library. I'm curious to see the author continues to develop Charlotte's character.
Toddson - May 17, 2017 9:36:24 am PDT #24580 of 28230
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-t, I'm about 75% through ... it's interesting and I'm glad to be reading it. It drags in places and, as I believe I said, I want to check and see how historically accurate it is. According to the writer, Genghis Khan gave control over large territories to his daughters and basically gave women more rights than was usual. It's interesting to read the history from a non-European angle. And I think it was on sale when I bought it, otherwise I may not have, although I'd thought it sounded interesting but I have limits on how much I'll spend on most e-books.
-t - May 17, 2017 9:52:06 am PDT #24581 of 28230
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
From what I understand, a lot of the European version of Mongol history is wildly inaccurate. I haven't studied it in depth, but I find that plausible (even trying very hard to set aside my deep-seated Mongols! My people! bias)
I could not get very far into the Mongoliad (I might have finished a chapter, but I might not have) because of my bias, so. Grains of salt.
Toddson - May 17, 2017 10:09:19 am PDT #24582 of 28230
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I'd always thought they were pretty much barbarians, but this book makes them sound a lot more civilized than I'd assumed.
Connie Neil - May 17, 2017 10:15:24 am PDT #24583 of 28230
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I had a fun moment in the SCA where a medieval Frenchwoman was mocking my Viking household as being barbarians, and I sneered back and said, "At least we take baths." She slunk away.
Toddson - May 17, 2017 10:17:57 am PDT #24584 of 28230
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
hah! and if I remember correctly, it was an Italian - Catherine d'Medici - who introduced forks to France.
EpicTangent - May 17, 2017 10:22:00 am PDT #24585 of 28230
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Toddson - May 17, 2017 10:44:02 am PDT #24586 of 28230
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
She was in the book! reminded me of the Greek story ... Atalanta?
And I hadn't realized she inspired Turandot (one of my favorites, for the music more than the story). There's a theory that, since Puccini died before completing the opera, it should have had a different ending.
-t - May 17, 2017 12:32:29 pm PDT #24587 of 28230
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I highly recommend the movie Mongol [link] for a sympathetic portrayal of Genghis Khan. It's terrific.
My German ancestors are legendarily the descendants of Mongols that came conquering through the area, and some of my Russian ancestors are less legendarily Tatars, so I take a proprietary interest.