Mexican History: A Captivating Guide to the history of Mexico

 

I'm trying to broaden what I read. Since I could be more informative about history, I've been adding some nonfiction book. This book on the history of Mexico was enough to capture my interest throughout. I learned some about the Aztecs and the Mexican Revolution. Now I know the roles that Pancho Villa and Zapata played in the Mexican revolution. I would have liked the book to have more pictures but aside from that minor complaint it was all right. 

Anne of Green Gables

 

I just finished watching Anne with an E on Netflix and I decided it was time to return to the original source. I didn't read Anne of Green Gables until I was an adult. As a kid it was always a book I kept putting off. I've read it a few times as an adult and I also read three other books in the series.  But nothing is like the original book. I liked Anne as an adult but there was something about her as a child. I think it was her precociousness that won me over. There is a reason why this is a classic. The orphan wins over your heart. I'm pretty sure in another 100 years there will be many retellings of Anne of Green Gables.  It's the kind of thing that demands to be retold over and over again. 

My Marriage

 

This wasn't fun to read. It's about the downfall of a marriage as it turns into divorce. Neither character is likable. The guy's unfaithful but you start to even get on his side after her misuse of his money. This was semi-autobiographical, and you can tell. It was published after the writer's death. It was done well but it was exhausting. Still, I am curious about Jakob Wassermann's career as a writer.