The History Book Club discussion

Phillip (from Seattle), here is your new thread in 2015. Happy reading in the new year.

Our Required Format:

JANUARY

1. by Winston S. Churchill
Finish date: January 2015
Genre: (whatever genre the book happens to be)
Rating: A
Review: You can add text from a review you have written but no links to any review elsewhere even goodreads. And that is about it. Just make sure to number consecutively and just add the months.

JANUARY
1. by Donna Tartt
Finish date: January 2015
Genre: Fiction
Rating: A
Wonderful story with unexpected detours and stunningly perceptive philosophical finish

Phillip wrote: "

Rating: A
Wonderful story with unexpected detours and stunningly perceptive philosophical finish"

Phillip, you are sure off to a quick start. Don't forget to add the author's link next to the photo, and include the finish date and genre as shown in the sample. Also add the month name above the book.

JANUARY

2. by Robert D. Kaplan
Finish date: January 2015
Genre: History--Asia
Rating: B+
Integrated region by region synthesis of Nations bordering Indian Ocean. Emphasis is on interconnectedness both current and historical. Minor emphasis on role of power politics or competition for influence by Indai, China, or USA. Optimistic Portrait for future overall.

That sounds good. Which specific countries does it mention?

Very good Phillip - just bold January and you only have to put in the month once before the first book completed in any month. So if you read 10 books in January - you only have to cap and bold and put in the month at the top only once before the first book completed in that month.

Bentley wrote: "Very good Phillip - just bold January and you only have to put in the month once before the first book completed in any month. So if you read 10 books in January - you only have to cap and bold an..."

How do I change it to Bold?

Phillip wrote: "JANUARY

2. by Robert D. Kaplan
Finish date: January 2015
Genre: His..."
Zanzibar, Oman, Yemen Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Burma, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Singapore, Somalia et al

OK - you would go to edit and then where you see some html is ok - if you click that on - it shows you how to do everything.

Let me try here - JANUARY

< then the letter b then a bracket like > then the word JANUARY and then a bracket like this < and then a / and then another bracket like this > at the end. No spaces in between

Got it

Thanks!

Looks like you got it - great - and remember in the case of this month you would be only be placing the month before the first completed book in any month - in this case only before 1 and not needed for 2 or for any other book completed this month.

5. by William Golding
Finish date: January 2015
Genre: Fiction; Classics
Rating: B+
Review: Shocking that it is only mildly disturbing

Good but place Review: in front of the word Shocking.

6. by Evan Osnos
Finish Date: January 2015
Genre: Current Affairs, Non-Fiction, Asia, China
Rating: B
Review: Sociological analysis of current and evolving 21st century developments as explored through well balanced portraits of representative individuals and their stories. Well written with smooth transitions. Sometimes forced in looking for the bad in a given situation.

That looks interesting Phillip

FEBRUARY 2015
7.8. by George Orwell
Finish Date: February 2015
Genre: CLASSIC FICTION
Rating: A-
Review: Amazing how these two classics retain their poignancy. 1st time reading 1984. Reread of Animal since both were in same volume.

9. by John Twelve Hawks
Finish Date: February 10, 2015
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Rating: B-
Review: Better than volume II. Ending is not as preachy as feared and resolution is fairly smooth with window for continuation of the story. Less action more feelings.

There seems to be something wrong starting with message box 16

I see that you numbered two classics in one volume as two - That is OK but you forgot the by after the book cover and before the author's photo.

Second, you have the same problem in message 17

And also you do not have to put the month over the second book completed in that month so take out FEBRUARY in message 17 - you already have completed your first book of the month in the Orwell selections.

George Orwell