The Congress of Rough Riders

I’m a big fan of John Boyne, and this was one of the last books I hadn’t read yet. So, I didn’t mind the fact I really don’t like cowboys and just started reading. Unfortunately, I was a bit disappointed cause it turned out that I minded the cowboys after all. It was not bad,…

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

I’m a big fan of John Boyne, and this was one of the last books I hadn’t read yet. So, I didn’t mind the fact I really don’t like cowboys and just started reading.

Unfortunately, I was a bit disappointed cause it turned out that I minded the cowboys after all. It was not bad, but it just couldn’t keep me interested. Personally, not my best John Boyne reading experience.

The Congress of Rough Riders – John Boyne

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    Bookstooge

    What do the little symbols at the bottom of the review stand for?

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      urlphantomhive

      These I use to classify the books, on the left it is genre (the pillar is for all historical fiction, not just Roman/Greek fiction), on the right the format I read (i.e. a Tree Book / Physical copy of the book).

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        Bookstooge

        Cool! Thanks. I never would have guessed.
        Did you make them up yourself, ie, determine which genre is which symbol, or did the idea come from elsewhere?

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        urlphantomhive

        Sorry, your post got eaten by the spam folder, and I just now found it. Very strange because I have previously already approved your comments 🤷.

        I have selected the icons myself, but it is loosely based on a system they used in my library back when I was a kid to quickly show which genre a book was. Of course, often a book is more than just the one thing, but it’s at least an indication…

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        Bookstooge

        See, no rhyme or reason to why akismet is going rogue. I think it’s a test run *puts on tinfoil hat*

        I like the idea of visual aids for genres. I might have to look into this.

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After a day of work, Marjolein likes to wind down with a book or two, or five! Unapologetic reader of at the very least three books at any given time, she apparently is unable to settle on a favorite genre.

She might pause her audiobook just long enough to discuss books online.

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