It was Bill. I had to read Heidi, which is the worst thing I’ve ever been forced to write about. Also a silly book about some girl whining her way through the Depression.
I found a book about the Soviet Revolution. Published in the 50s, and therefore free of the modern tendencies to explain away the mistakes of either or both sides. Also it’s only about a hundred pages (paperback), so it’s not endlessly long like others I’ve seen on the same subject.
I had to write a paper on “The Rise of the Working Class,” a Marxist history of England. That was worse than Heidi, which at least had mountain scenery and Clara’s grandmother in it.
If you find anything by Robert Conquest on the Soviet Union, it’s worth reading (but heavy going). He wrote “The Great Terror” and “Harvest of Sorrow,” among others.
How are things in the undisclosed tropical location? It’s chilly here and might rain again. We need to go to Petsmart for more crickets.