31) Monty: The Making of a General 1887-1942 by Nigel Hamilton the first of a 3 volume biography of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. This I found to be rather tedious even though I enjoy biographies in general. Most of what was recounted I felt could have been left out and wasn’t really necessary other than to emphasise that his ego was there from the very beginning. It marginally got better towards the end when it recounts his take over of command of the Eighth Army in the North African campaign which is where this book roughly ends.
32) Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse I think I picked this up thinking that it would be about the life of Buddha whose journey from pampered Indian prince to enlightenment would become Buddhism. While certainly yes it is about that path I found this to be a little too philosophical for my personal tastes
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched they must be felt with the heart
