Quarantine Reading (Buckworks)

[Rupert]

What I've learned the most from Harry's book is that so many of the headlines don't have a shred of truth in them.  It's not like some of it has a little bit of truth to it and was taken out of context.  It's flat made up.

>but Megan is still being toxic. 
Toxic?  Really?

Grnidone, not going to get into this an further, as I did not intend to upset you,  except to defend my use of the word toxic... yes, to the Royal Family. Unfortunately.
I also understand that his book is being fact checked. His memory is also flawed, as all our memories are. I am quite sure they are inadvertent, but do prove the fallibility of any memory.  Those picking them out are likely just trying to discredit him, which is sad.
He was once a Favourite Royal. He still could be.
I will repeat.  We all know the press lie? Why on earth do we read it! NOTW died in 2011. It was an appalling rag. No better than the internet today.  I do believe that some new sources are starting to be held more accountable.  But still not all.

Thx for the Sanderson tip.

[ergophobe]

>>Sanderson

I listened to both as audiobooks. The reader was excellent and I would say that for me, I put these books right behind Lord of the Rings.

[buckworks]

>> toxic... yes, to the Royal Family.

I do not believe she was toxic in any way, only that the press started painting her to be.

By far the most toxic element in this mix is the British press.

[grnidone]

>as I did not intend to upset you,

You didn't upset me.    It's just fascinating to me that people on this side of the ocean mostly like Meghan and people on the other side dislike her.  It's a fascinating study, actually.

[ergophobe]

Latest read that I enjoyed was Erik Larson's The Splendid and the Vile, about Churchill's first year as PM.

I realized I had a lot of misconceptions about that year of the Blitz.

My version would have gone like this: a vastly outmanned and outgunned RAF bravely fought of the German aircraft, aided by anti-aircraft gunners in the cities, causing significant losses to the Luftwaffe and forcing the Germans to eventually table the idea of an invasion of England.

That is wrong in essentially every detail except that, yes, the RAF flyers were brave and yes the Germans did table the invasion. The rest of it is wrong.

Meanwhile, there are some precious moments. I hesitate to mention them, but I'll give just one. The first time Churchill met Roosevelt, Churchill traveled to the US right after the US declaration of war. Churchill and his bodyguard, Inspector Thompson, heard a knock at the door. Thompson answered to find the president there, by himself, in his wheelchair. As he invited him in, he noticed a funny look on Roosevelt's face and turned to find Churchill standing there naked with a glass of brandy in one hand a cigar in the other. The president asked if he should come back another time and Churchill said no, "I've got nothing to hide."

Churchill would have gotten along splendidly with Theodore Roosevelt, who would have been disturbed, however, that Churchill was not in condition to box with him.