Status Updates From Banks: A riveting account o...

this book is bogged down with every minute detail possible, which makes reading this into a chore - i really dont give a shit who picked whose nose on whichever date. some authors really need to learn to kill their darlings. uve done ur research, great! now turn this into an engaging narrative, not simply vomit out everything uve learned however small.
to me this is what distinguishes great from mediocre.

Also on board the Guernsey was James King, who would sail on Cook’s third voyage around the world, taking over the command of the Discovery in 1779.

i remember him. a strapping young lad. even the hawaiian chief wanted him for his male harem. at least thats what James himself thought. :D

“For dirt & filth of all Kinds St Johns may in my opinion Reign unrivald as it Far Exceeds any Fishing town I Ever saw in England.”

whats up with this random word capitalization

“An Etonian tradition from the late 1600s was the annual summer hunt. Every August, the students would chase a ram around the school, beating it with clubs until it collapsed."

charming.

I've decided to shelve this for now & maybe come back to it at a future date.

I've decided to shelve this & come back to it at a future date.