This one has been on my tbr shelf since 2013, so I finally interlibrary-loaned it for 2 challenges: Cleaning Out the TBR and Read the World. It was very good travel lit for a history buff like me, since he spent a lot of time on the history of Uzbekistan, Central Asia, and the Soviet Union.
I originally read this years ago and was just reminded of it recently, prompting a reread. I probably would have given it 4 or 5 stars then, I remember that I loved the Harriet Vane books more than the others in the series.
This time around... kinda boring. Very expositiony, no emotional growth. I did like some of the minor characters like Miss Climpston and Bill Rum, but Peter seemed rather static. I may just have to reread more of the series!
This has been on my “someday I will get around to it” to-read list for almost 20 years, and I'm really not sure why. It was strange and disturbing, and I am now even more worried about the world we live in than I was before I read it. Also, the audiobook was read by the author himself and he just seemed gleeful about all this weird shit. I think I'll go back to books about plagues and mosquitoes killing mankind instead.
I love the way Rubin writes about her experiences with happiness and encourages others to find their own happys. I came away from reading this book with a lot to think about, despite having a completely different life than hers. Or possibly BECAUSE I have a completely different life... I was never tempted to take her happiness resolutions and shoehorn them into my life, but rather to think about what worked in MY life.
[Some days my reviews are more influenced by other Goodreads reviews than the actual book I read...]
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