Monday, March 27, 2006
Angels And Demons
Finished Angels And Demons at the weekend. Found this to be a much better book that The Da Vinci Code (both by Dan Brown). Albeit a little far-fetched at times (then again, it is fiction after all!), I found the story riveting and very hard to put down. Would definitely recommend it.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Reading, 'riting, and rugby(?)
Not quite the usual three R's.
Reading - After debating whether or not to buy and read Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, I finally decided to give it a try. As just a work of fiction (which is what it is) it is quite a good book. The problem, it seems, is that that some people seem to forget the "fiction" aspect of it and take the arguments within the plot to be "fact". This is accentuated by Brown's "factual" quotes, which can be debated as either believed by the author, or just put in by the author to draw the reader deeper in to the story. I guess someone's interpretation of the book depends on how susceptible they are to suggestion. Overall though, I would say it is worth reading. I have now started reading Angels and Demons which is also written by Brown.
'Riting - Having thought about it for some time, I have finally started to write up my family tree. The plan is to write a book outlining the tree, along with stories and tales of particular members of the family, including memories and pictures, as well as historical events of the time and places and how they may have impacted on my ancestors' lives. Obviously this is a rather long-term, on-going project, but it feels good to get it started. The main write-up so far has been about my great-grandfather who died during WWI - my nan (his daughter) never knew her father as she was born whilst he was at war, and she always thought he died at sea. However I discovered that he actually died in France and is buried in Belgium, where I visited his memorial last year.
Rugby - Took a friend to see Wales v Italy on Saturday. She had never been in the Millennium Stadium before so she was rather excited about the whole thing. It was a shame that the game, particularly the second half, was a bit of a let-down, but I think she enjoyed the whole 6 Nations experience.
Reading - After debating whether or not to buy and read Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, I finally decided to give it a try. As just a work of fiction (which is what it is) it is quite a good book. The problem, it seems, is that that some people seem to forget the "fiction" aspect of it and take the arguments within the plot to be "fact". This is accentuated by Brown's "factual" quotes, which can be debated as either believed by the author, or just put in by the author to draw the reader deeper in to the story. I guess someone's interpretation of the book depends on how susceptible they are to suggestion. Overall though, I would say it is worth reading. I have now started reading Angels and Demons which is also written by Brown.
'Riting - Having thought about it for some time, I have finally started to write up my family tree. The plan is to write a book outlining the tree, along with stories and tales of particular members of the family, including memories and pictures, as well as historical events of the time and places and how they may have impacted on my ancestors' lives. Obviously this is a rather long-term, on-going project, but it feels good to get it started. The main write-up so far has been about my great-grandfather who died during WWI - my nan (his daughter) never knew her father as she was born whilst he was at war, and she always thought he died at sea. However I discovered that he actually died in France and is buried in Belgium, where I visited his memorial last year.
Rugby - Took a friend to see Wales v Italy on Saturday. She had never been in the Millennium Stadium before so she was rather excited about the whole thing. It was a shame that the game, particularly the second half, was a bit of a let-down, but I think she enjoyed the whole 6 Nations experience.
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