Welcome to Litsy!

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

I am irritated that the catalog of shipwrecked books took up less than a chapter. It focused on Columbus, his legacy, & his illegitimate son‘s work to keep the legacy alive. Towards the end of the book, it gets to Hernando‘s (the son) great life work - building a library that was inclusive of all print and all languages (that he could access at the time) which was very unique and interesting and should have been the focus of the book.
2/5 stars

I could get behind this.

Encounter was written by Jane Yolen and David Shannon. This book shares a story from a different perspective- from the Taino Indians that Christopher Columbus met when he first landed in San Salvador in 1492.

Encounter was written by Jane Yolen and David Shannon. This book shares a story told from different perspective- the Taino Indians that Christopher Columbus runs into when he first landed in San Salvador in 1492.

You know what‘s more horrifying than a splatterpunk novel? The inaccurate history our young people are learning in school! Obviously, I couldn‘t think of a better, more spooky title for this prompt! 🤓🤗

#Lies #ScarathlonDailyPrompts #TeamMonsterMash @StayCurious

Keeping my goals simple: finish at least one of my current reads before starting another book 😋

#MarvellousMarch @Andrew65

This one started off very slow, but the second half was really good. Glad I stuck with it. It's the story of Hernando Colon (Christopher Columbus' second and illegitimate son), and his quest to build a library of all the world's knowledge at a time when the printing press was transforming the world of books in Europe. If you're interested, my complete review is here: https://www.stevesbookstuff.com/2021/11/book-review-catalogue-of-shipwrecked.htm...

#bookspin list for October 🙂

@TheAromaofBooks

I am so excited, I bought myself an early birthday present! I‘m very excited about this one