01-12-2009, 05:55 PM
The Coffee Traded didn't have as much punching and it really needed it. The big mystery was who was screwing who at the stock exchange. It was interesting to watch the birth of stock exchanges but it needed a little more twist.
I did however move on to "A Spectacle of Corruption" This book returns us to London and Benjamin Weaver. Benjamin Weaver has been sentenced to hang for killing a porter. He escapes from jail and tries to clear his name.
We've moved from Business corruption to political corruption and union organizing. Weaver goes undercover as rich coffee merchant from Jamaica. He gets involved in the election for the parliamentary seat for Westminster.
This book seems to be much tighter than either Paper or Trader. It's also full of Liss's attention to detail. We learn about the Jacobite plots for the thrown. I got some background about Tories and Whig and their births. I also again learned it sucks to be a working man without union representation. I wonder if Lehane knows Liss?
I think the major reason to read these books is the historical background because they are full of it. There is even a nice for further reading section at the back of the book.
I did however move on to "A Spectacle of Corruption" This book returns us to London and Benjamin Weaver. Benjamin Weaver has been sentenced to hang for killing a porter. He escapes from jail and tries to clear his name.
We've moved from Business corruption to political corruption and union organizing. Weaver goes undercover as rich coffee merchant from Jamaica. He gets involved in the election for the parliamentary seat for Westminster.
This book seems to be much tighter than either Paper or Trader. It's also full of Liss's attention to detail. We learn about the Jacobite plots for the thrown. I got some background about Tories and Whig and their births. I also again learned it sucks to be a working man without union representation. I wonder if Lehane knows Liss?
I think the major reason to read these books is the historical background because they are full of it. There is even a nice for further reading section at the back of the book.
So much for the flickr badge idea. Dammit