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Mexico by James A. Michener
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it was ok
bookshelves: animals, fiction, historical-fiction, library-book, sports

I plodded through this book to the end, and I now know more about bullfighting than I ever wanted to know. Killing animals for sport is not my idea of sport. Although the title is Mexico, and there is a skim of history included, there is not a whole lot until the second half of the book. The characters are well described, but I can't say I felt any affinity with any of them. Had Mr. Michener used an actual tribe and real events it would have been worth the exercise, but it's hard to tell where fiction ends and fact begins. There is a bit of racial prejudice as well, nobody wants to claim being Indian and not Spanish.
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Reading Progress

August 8, 2019 – Shelved as: to-read
August 8, 2019 – Shelved
January 1, 2022 – Started Reading
December 31, 2022 –
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December 31, 2022 – Shelved as: to-read
January 2, 2023 –
page 40
5.95%
January 4, 2023 –
page 56
8.33%
January 6, 2023 –
page 86
12.8%
January 7, 2023 –
page 96
14.29%
January 8, 2023 –
page 150
22.32%
January 11, 2023 –
page 191
28.42%
January 12, 2023 –
page 234
34.82%
January 13, 2023 –
page 252
37.5% "This book should have been titled BullFight."
January 15, 2023 –
page 304
45.24%
January 17, 2023 –
page 326
48.51% "Bullfighting isn't grisly enough, now we get front row seats at the Spanish Inquisition. What's your preference, strangle before being burned or burned alive?"
January 22, 2023 –
page 411
61.16%
January 23, 2023 –
page 430
63.99%
January 25, 2023 –
page 524
77.98% "The second half of the book focuses more on history and less on bullfights. I find this portion fascinating. He has built up the families and characters so that it takes on a special meaning and becomes more cohesive."
January 27, 2023 – Shelved as: animals
January 27, 2023 – Shelved as: fiction
January 27, 2023 – Shelved as: historical-fiction
January 27, 2023 – Shelved as: library-book
January 27, 2023 – Shelved as: sports
January 27, 2023 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Dennis (new)

Dennis I generally find James Michener meticulously researched but unsatisfying because he frames his novel around the story that I'm least interested in. It's like a long trip to nowhere.


Book2Dragon Dennis, I've only read one or two of his books, but believe I like the others more.


message 3: by Dennis (new)

Dennis I can't say how many others I've read since it was a style I appreciated more when I was younger, sagas stretching over generations with a generous portion of histroical background mixed in. Not so keen on it now, I'll admit.


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