Leonie Steiner Steiner itibaren Texas itibaren Texas

hummm, little slow

The review on the cover of this book said "the best book that you will read this year". Spot on, this novel really surprised me. I picked it up in a store for £1 and had never heard of Jamie Ford before. I read it whilst I was living in Nepal, and for a few hours it transported me out of what was already a foreign and fascinating world to me and into another one. I read it in one sitting because it's absolutely impossible to put down, cried a lot, and immediatley after completing it I recommended it to someone else, which is something I rarely do. This really is the best book that you will read this year.

I think this is an excellent historical source and should be read by anyone looking to form a balanced view of American History. That being said, I don't think this book should ever be used as an exclusive source. The overall theme is white, rich guys = bad. Poor, minorities = downtrodden by the man. It's not a theme that can really be argued, but I cannot believe that every single person in the history of the world was a greedy, uncaring, scrooge out to rule the world by any means necessary.