Things are still difficult here, though I have another job interview tomorrow to start off October. I haven’t had an open thread in a bit, so I’m going to do a Top Ten list.
These are the books that the review posts of have gotten the most views over the life of this blog. This does not necessarily indicate quality, but it’s the ones visitors to the blog were most interested in.
- Narrative Structure in Comics: Making Sense of Fragments by Barbara Postema
- Wrapped in the Flag: A Personal History of America’s Radical Right by Claire Conner
- Good Advice from Bad People by Zac Bissonette
- The 47 Ronin by Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford
- Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen
- Ghosts in the Yew by Blake Hausladen
- They Talked to a Stranger by Len O’Connor
- Blood Aces by Doug J. Swanson
- Global Friendship Vol. 5: United Kingdom to Zambia by H. Aitoro
- Shanghai 1937 by Peter Harmsen
That’s a fairly decent spread of genres, with only two fiction books (and the 47 Ronin book also has factual essays.) Some had a burst of activity due to a specific happening, while others just get a couple of views a week, week in and week out.
Which reviews have you enjoyed reading?
I’ve only read a few of your reviews, but I like the sound of Shanghai 1937 by Peter Harmsen, as I am a keen reader of military history. Perhaps I’ll buy it at some point, though it is pretty expensive as you mentioned.
Interlibrary loan is a lifesaver for many of us.