Bookworm On a Shelf

 The book sets out the facts pretty well and the Hamilton and Burr team up seems suprising until it isn't but what let me down was the fact that there isn't enough intrigue . The narrative is structured in such a way that blame is laid squarely on one individual at the start. The case was like that but we all know the charm of the murder mystery should be the mystery part which emerges towards the end and the story is more of legal maneuvering than mystery solving.  The start also is a bit too long and detailed for my taste , the atmosphere the author tries to create ends up choking us with its excessive detailing. The story seems like it would do better in a smaller book. 

 A fanfic called Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality or HPMOR by Eliezer Yudkowsky.  It was published as a serial from February 28, 2010 to March 14, 2015, totaling 122 chapters and about 660,000 words.It is available for free here. https://www.hpmor.com/ It is an incredible exploration of how different the story would be if we approached everything rationally. There are a few changes to the lore or nature of magic in the story but they don't become apparent until much later in the book.So you can read using the original HP books as a base. Here Petunia was give the beauty potion by Lily and as a result married a professor at oxford instead. Harry was adopted by them and grew up to be the most ravenclaw person I have seen. Yes, that means bookworm.... Harry as a bookworm interests me because I myself am one!   Also it takes place in Harry's first year just like the philosopher's throne. What might interest you is that there are multiple fanfics of HPMOR itself. One

 War or world war being the foremost thing on everyone's mind today I believe War propaganda is an action which has very short term benefits, true it serves the purpose of uniting the people against a common enemy it also perpetuates stereotypes, leads to demonisation of the opponent which can have long term consequences in the future leading to further conflicts and opposition to peace and reconciliation process. That said the short term benefits of uniting , increasing people's morale and raising funds for war are also essential during a war. Hence it is a tightrope walk between demonisation of the enemy and impostion of nationalism with the aim of union. 

 When should history end? The End of any thing an idea thought or journey is final. The ultimate objective is achieved or it is not achieved and rendered impossible to achieve. So if we are to contemplate the end of history we must decide the objective of history itself. History is to help us learn from the past , to help us develop our own identity. So if there comes a moment when world history ends it will be when everyone is secure in their own identity and require nothing to change, when the human race has learnt all that there is to learn. Since currently I cannot imagine a moment like that arriving anytime soon I believe the end of history is a long way off. As for scholastic interpretation, the end of history should remain 30-40 years in the past from the current day so as to ensure objectivity and distance when dealing with it.

Standalone book . A murder mystery in an Agatha Christie British mansion setting with the protagonist reliving the same day in different bodies . Fun!!

I have read the whole series and It is a perfect fit for alternate history fans. A Dutch, Spanish and French America, Piratical Republic,A world ruled by dinosaurs,and so many other delicious combinations . Do try it!