2026-05-16T19:01:31Z https://njump.me wil https://njump.me/npub1xdzks24vcx9katyaaa2aqjgfh5tt7cmxw2nk95vhf2cyea9kum3qvm3ypp https://media.beige.party/accounts/avatars/115/224/300/560/856/909/original/f862c2d0f15b9059.png https://media.beige.party/accounts/avatars/115/224/300/560/856/909/original/f862c2d0f15b9059.png https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvkj2vdsfmzwcl32fuvps9pyeu6llp6dwp78aa40wru8z2fkt0saszyqe526p24nqckm4vnhh4t5zfpx73d0mrvee2wck3ja9tqn85kmnwyjz5chd I&#39;m participating in a challenge to read all the #NewberyAward winners and the first book, The Story of Mankind, is raising an interesting question: read the book as originally written or read an updated version? (I&#39;m sure other questions about a history written in the 20s by a white European man will arise!) <br/><br/>I favor the original, because that&#39;s what won the prize and I want to see what they were seeing. One reader pointed out the probable dilution of the original authorial voice in updates. Others want to compare/contrast. I am curious whether there were any changes because of changing cultural norms or if it&#39;s all just adding on more history. <br/><br/>As for the book, I expected to be bored to death but it&#39;s actually quite engaging. <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1q60zc05dx303nj349e2sdeys2yegx5cpv9ghn46vwg935z5wgwss93kp90" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Bookstodon Group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1q60…kp90</span>)</a></span> <br/>#Bookstodon <br/>#AmReading <br/>#ChildrensBooks 2026-05-03T20:51:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd2nqk77pdw8rf6tc0fthd2lyacyv4lv5dfg4a3pdr59fp5jrrv2qzyqe526p24nqckm4vnhh4t5zfpx73d0mrvee2wck3ja9tqn85kmnwynlfd2d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs00xcgyrm2kc48r4qkljrclrp7rmjnjzzmt7pv6y0tr9fwh5a3yks5zrmyx'>nevent1q…rmyx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#AmReading The Crime at Black Dudley for a bookclub at Litsy. Read it as a teen but have forgotten everything. <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1q60zc05dx303nj349e2sdeys2yegx5cpv9ghn46vwg935z5wgwss93kp90" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Bookstodon Group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1q60…kp90</span>)</a></span> 2025-12-08T20:27:32Z