As I seem to be too busy these days to formulate a thorough review of recent reads, I hereby opine on these books in a supremely low-quality form of verse. If it seems like there’s an unusual preponderance of books on American History, it’s because I’ve had to read them for my current class:
American Slavery, American Freedom (by Edmund Morgan)
Morgan belabors and recounts the time when Founding Father,
Fought for liberty and freedom yet enslaved his brother,
He insists that this was not some bizarre contradiction,
But, in fact, that one was necessary for the existence of the other.
B+
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (by Mark Hadden)
The strange little smart boy,
Wants to solve the problem of the pet-killing crime,
This mystery takes him on a cross-country trip,
The answer is not quite as pleasing as counting by prime.
A
The Lost Symbol (by Dan Brown)
It’s the second encore for symbologist Langdon,
He visits Washington to solve a mystery most clever,
The pacing is tight, the villain is neutered,
And the dialogue sucks more than ever.
Though his past outings were quite compelling,
His latest tale is a boring, worthless sham,
Soon he’ll be solving Sudoku puzzles,
To save the city from a traffic jam.
C-
The American Revolution: A History (by Gordon Wood)
We can have revolution without independence,
And independence without revolution,
But if you speak of both with high ideals,
You’re going to need a Constitution.
A
Andrew Jackson and His Indian Wars (by Robert Remini)
“Andrew was a man of his time,” Remini asserts,
“He tried to protect the nation, though he lacked class,”
Yes, I see Old Hickory thought Indian removal was necessary,
But I’m still of the opinion that Jackson was a complete jackass.
B
In Search of Christian Freedom (by Raymond Franz)
Franz did lots of research into the Watchtower Society,
And he’d like to share it all with you,
Proving that though he was smart enough to leave the Witness cage,
He’ll be damned if he’s leaving the Christian zoo.
B
Why Evolution is True (by Jerry Coyne)
Coyne traces the evidence available in the rocks,
And says the results are undeniably true,
Between radiometrics, body design and fossils,
If I didn’t believe it before, I surely now do.
A
You are truly clever! Nice work!!
Thanks Mike. I’m gona try to get these published. (Just kidding.)