Books again

Two books that I’ve been reading recently, the first a wonderfully told account of both Marconi’s wireless and the Crippen murder case in Edwardian England. I enjoyed this nearly as much as Devil in the White City, although it did have more points where the story suffered for readability. Having a very loose remembrance of what the Crippen murder was really about, this offered a great opportunity to remind myself how appalling it must have been to the upper-classes of London. The offhand references to the build-up before WWI are also interesting, perhaps this is where the next Larson book will come from.

The second book, a more light-hearted, but equally engaging account of hitchhiking around Ireland with a fridge (which you could probably gather from the title) was a gift from Tara. She apparently knows me well as I enjoyed the book immensely. Unlike most books I’ve been reading recently this second book did not necessarily teach me anything of great import, but was a fine read nonetheless.