/lit/ - Literature

Kenneth Roberts as of recently. Just finished Boon Island. Disgusting and great. I think he would have been tempted to make a larger book and narrative if he had started work on it earlier, as Captain John Deane was a very interesting guy who led quite a life beyond merely shipwrecking on a rock island in winter.

There's a newer Boon Island book out that takes Langman's side of the story, claiming to correct the record. That book is bullshit even moreso than Roberts' book is historical fiction.

>>20016332
If I see it around, I'll grab it.These were not books I sought out, just random finds at the local used book store.

>>20018868
>How is On War? Any similar recommends?
I've never seen anyone here say anything nice about it, so it's probably good. Similar would be "The Art of War" by Machiavelli in that same stack. Randomly flipping through "On War" I came across a bit where Clausewitz says one should not call their book on war the "Art" of war, so shots fired at two dead guys I guess (if the translations of their titles are correct).

I also completed my Kenneth Roberts collection. All 8 of his historical fiction novels.