redrobinbookreviews

Apology   Plato
Plato’s dialogue where Socrates defends himself against the accusation of impiety, that is, not believing in the gods, and corrupting the youth by teaching them to think. Really enjoying re-reading the dialogues related to Socrates’ trial and death. Interesting argument about why death should not be feared. Wish I had kept it up so I could read them in Greek.

Eye of the Red Tsar   Sam Eastland
Pretty disappointing mystery novel about the man who was the Tsar’s chief investigator who, after being plucked from the Gulag, works for Stalin to find out what happened to the Tsar’s family. Kind of surprised this book actually got published, it makes so many of the narrative mistakes that everyone is taught to avoid in freshman English classes. For example, telling the reader what happens instead of showing what happens. Very, very thin characters. Interesting premise wasted.