New in non fiction
After reading so much fiction, I thought I ought to have a look at the non fiction side of things. I tend to gravitate toward fiction, particularly historical and fantasy fiction so it's good for me to dig around in the non fiction. Sort of like eating broccoli. I like broccoli but it isn't always the FIRST thing I reach for. The first non fiction one I read (from Netgalley) is called Samurai Rising by Pamela Turner and Gareth Hinds. It's about the life of a famous Samurai named Minamoto Yoshitsune. It has a funny disclaimer at the beginning - "Warning: Very few people in this story die of natural causes." Since it's a book about samurais, I guess that should be a given. The book tells the story of this samurai and how he came to be so famous and powerful. The story is written with a very easy to read to style and there are lots of pieces of art to help break up the text. The art work is a brushy Asian style that matches well with ...