But anyway, here is Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler's The Crimes of Paris, which I won in two bloggy giveaways! One was in April and the other was a couple of weeks ago. I don't know if I'm only getting one book or if I'll end up with two. I didn't even mean to enter the second one. I just commented on his post and got automatically entered!
This is Roberto Bolaño's 2666. I ordered it from Amazon for the reading challenge I'll be participating in.
I am currently three-quarters of the way through The Crimes of Paris. I should have it finished tonight. But first I'll be posting about Michael McGerr's A Fierce Discontent.
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Funny enough I've never enjoyed true crime stories. I look forward to your thoughts on it though. I read the first section of 2666, about 160 pages, and had to return it to the library. Not sure if I want to go on with it though. I hope it gets more exciting after that. I look forward to your thoughts on that one too. I usually love big books and that one is a dandy. Enjoy.
The Crimes of Paris is actually about several different crimes. And it's not just crimes - it's also about the social, artistic, and intellectual ferment that characterized Paris at the turn of the twentieth century. I don't usually read true crime stuff either, but I LOVE history, especially the Modernist era!
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