Cory Doctorow has posted an eloquent homage to Peter Ackroyd’s wonderful book, London: the Biography, which I am currently reading. The only problem is that last week I also received Neal Stephenson’s The Confusion, and so the two wonderful books are duking it out for my attention, which is limited to begin with.
As if I didn’t have enough to read already, what are you reading?
Tim says
Rather than suggesting something to compete for your attention with Ackroyd and Stephenson, may I suggest that if you like London: the Biography you may also like ‘Near One Thousand Tables’/’Food: A History’ (US/UK different titles, strangely) by Filipe Fernandez-Armesto – lots of curious and thrilling facts and revelations about what we eat and why.
michael says
Wow – just from the blurb at Amazon I can tell that’s something I’ll like. I think my friend Blork will like it even more. Thanks Tim.