There are many points in the book where I wish it had stopped, but it's still great all together. Especially the lobsters
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Michael Wolf finished reading King Solomon's ring by Konrad Lorenz
Michael Wolf rated Quarantine: 4 stars
Quarantine by Greg Egan
In 2034, the stars went out. An unknown agency surrounded the solar system with an impenetrable barrier, concealing the universe …
Michael Wolf finished reading ACCELERANDO by Charles Stross
Michael Wolf rated Wuthering Heights: 3 stars
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (Broadview Editions)
Over a hundred and fifty years after its initial publication, Emily Brontë’s turbulent portrayal of the Earnshaws and the Lintons, …
Michael Wolf finished reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (Broadview Editions)
Over a hundred and fifty years after its initial publication, Emily Brontë’s turbulent portrayal of …
Beautifully written but I hated every character
Michael Wolf started reading The Corn King and the Spring Queen by Naomi Mitchison (Hera series)
Michael Wolf rated The House of the Seven Gables: 4 stars
The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne (The Penguin American library)
In a sleepy little New England village stands a dark, weather-beaten, many-gabled house. This brooding mansion is haunted by a …
There is no loast paradise
5 stars
By looking at the past, this incredibly well-researched but easy to read book shows not only how humans have altered the landscapes around us for millenia, but also how that has treated our ancestors. Providing many case studies of how ancient societies have pushed their luck, Redman shows how as we move further from the land (ie responsible agriculture) we make ourselves more vulnerable to climatic abnormalities. Taking a refreshing perspective that both respects the achievements and ingenuity of mankind as well as notes the precarious path which we walk on, I recommend this to anyone remotely interested in archaeology and ecology
Michael Wolf rated Human Impact on Ancient Environments: 5 stars
Michael Wolf rated The Farthest Shore: 4 stars
The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin (The Earthsea Cycle, #3)
When the prince of Enlad declares the wizards have forgotten their spells, Ged sets out to test the ancient prophecies …
Michael Wolf finished reading She Stoops To Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith
Michael Wolf rated She Stoops To Conquer: 5 stars
Michael Wolf rated The Tombs of Atuan: 4 stars
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin (The Earthsea Cycle, #2)
Arha's isolated existence as high priestess in the tombs of Atuan is jarred by a thief who seeks a special …
Michael Wolf reviewed The Year 1000 by Robert Lacey
Delightful, but not groundbreaking
4 stars
The Year 1000 is a fun look at Anglo-Saxon society in the year 1000. Despite the overwhelming amount of literature on these people, I was surprised to find a few fun factoids that I hadn't known. By focusing on the common folk, it provides a nice backdrop to study of the more traditional historical focus of the nobility of the time. The discussions of Y2K near the end make the book feel a bit dated, but not incredibly so. Worth reading for fans of well-written, lightish history