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Sainters7 · 07-22-2011, 11:47 AM

Been on a bit of a reading kick the past couple months, and I notice there's threads on here about currents songs/movies/tv shows people are enjoying, but nothing about books. I'm not gonna narrow this down to a certain genre, can be about fiction, non-fiction, whatever.

Anyway, I'm a big non-fiction (history, autobiography, etc) fan, and just finished a fantastic book called Conquistador, by Buddy Levy. It's about the fall of the Aztec empire, courtesy of Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes, and is written in narrative, created from dozens and dozens of first hand accounts and letters/journal entries done by Cortes and many of the men with him. While Aztec society didn't have a true, full written language pre-contact, keeping their side more minimized, there are still some entries from some Aztecs who were there during the fall of Tenochtitlan, giving you a sense of the Aztec view of the fall of their empire.

Absolutely gripping book, I'm usually a slow reader but finished the 330pg book in under a week, just couldn't put it down, unbelieveably thorough, and quite a page turner. I'd recommend this book to anyone interested in the historical (and even warfare) genre.

So...whatcha reading?

07-22-2011, 11:47 AM	#1
Sainters7 Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: back in the 403 Exp:	What are you reading right now? Been on a bit of a reading kick the past couple months, and I notice there's threads on here about currents songs/movies/tv shows people are enjoying, but nothing about books. I'm not gonna narrow this down to a certain genre, can be about fiction, non-fiction, whatever. Anyway, I'm a big non-fiction (history, autobiography, etc) fan, and just finished a fantastic book called Conquistador, by Buddy Levy. It's about the fall of the Aztec empire, courtesy of Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes, and is written in narrative, created from dozens and dozens of first hand accounts and letters/journal entries done by Cortes and many of the men with him. While Aztec society didn't have a true, full written language pre-contact, keeping their side more minimized, there are still some entries from some Aztecs who were there during the fall of Tenochtitlan, giving you a sense of the Aztec view of the fall of their empire. Absolutely gripping book, I'm usually a slow reader but finished the 330pg book in under a week, just couldn't put it down, unbelieveably thorough, and quite a page turner. I'd recommend this book to anyone interested in the historical (and even warfare) genre. So...whatcha reading?