Finished The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson. Book 1 of 2nd era of Mistborn. This was a very interesting book. Set about 300 years after the first era. The changes in the world, and to learn about some of the characters, it was all very interesting, and I am very glad that I re-read the first era before reading this.

Finished Five on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton. The book was surprisingly good. I quite enjoyed it, and it didn't even feel old.

My kid is already on book 5. So, highly recommended your for your 9-12 year olds.

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[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Cleveland, William L., and Martin Bunton. A History of the Modern Middle East (Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, c. 2016), 6th edition

Nicholas Riasanovsky and Mark Steinberg, A History of Russia (Oxford University Press, 2019), ninth edition

Gatrell, Peter. Russia’s First World War: A Social and Economic History. London: Pearson Educated, 2005.

Booker T. Washington, Up From Slavery

Karl Marx, The Poverty of Philosophy

All except the last one are for school and I have not finished them but I they are much less dry than I expected.

[–] dresden@discuss.online 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I love history, but that feels like too much history at once.

Which of these is most enjoyable?

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Currently the poverty of philosophy is the most fulfilling work but if it is your first marxist literature I wouldn't recommend it. Second best Russia's first world war.