Day Eighteen – Favorite book cover
I already posted about book covers for a Book Blogger Hop, see my answer here.
I'll add few more pictures of some favorites:
Full schedule of the Reading Meme Here.
Full schedule of the Reading Meme Here.
The Santa Claus Man (crosspost)
The Santa Claus Man: The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Age Con Man and the Invention of Christmas in New York Alex Palmer, 2015 Premise: In the early 1900s, more children began to write letters to Santa, and the Post Office asked for help. Enter John Duval Gluck Jr. and his creation: The Santa Claus Association. This was an interesting book overall, although the payoff is smaller than I would have preferred. The book paints a complex and intriguing picture of New York in the first few decades of the twentieth century, particularly around Christmas. The specific story of Gluck and his various "charities" is only the largest thread; the book also explores early influences on the image of Santa, how various staples of Christmas (public tree-lightings, parades, etc.) started or became notable in New York City. Read the full review on Mainlining Christmas
I'm thinking of reading The Gun Slinger! Love the covers :)
ReplyDeleteI really like the Dark Tower series, although they get really odd in books six and seven.
ReplyDeleteThere are actually two versions of The Gunslinger! Both good, but the original is a bit more spare, laconic in places, I might almost say straightforward in its mysterious tone? The western aspect of it is very clear. King went back and revised it years later so that the language meshed more with books 4-7.
I'm thinking of re-reading them, myself.