My wife and I just started 'In Cold Blood.'
I finished Sooley. I am mad at John Grisham.
Am listening to Carmelo Anthony's new memoir, read by the author himself. It's not very long - 5 hours at regular speed - but it is interesting. Mostly about his early life in Red Hook, Brooklyn and then Baltimore, MD. He's a thoughtful guy and, as someone who lived in Baltimore when he did, it's interesting to hear his take on various Baltimore neighborhoods. Not a great book, but still recommended.
I just started in on Dune. Just a few chapters in, but I like it so far. It grabs a reader like me pretty quickly, with my interests in history, religion, etc.
I believe this is the third time in recent days that I have linked a Finding Your Roots episode:
https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-you...armelo-anthony
Just finished T.C. Boyle's new book Talk to Me. Not uplifting but well written as always.
Just finished the Jimmy Carter biography by Jonathan Alter that came out last year. Supposedly the only comprehensive bio ever written about him. It just kept staring at me from the shelf as I sat in my regular reading chair at the library, so I picked it up. Though I immensely respect what Carter has done since leaving office (and he has done more than I knew), I was not a fan of his Presidency. But I was in high school, so what did I know? I was fixated on other things besides politics, so I followed the national mood.
I feel it is a must-read if you are a liberal, and an important read if you are a moderate. Alter makes a strong case that the Panama Canal treaty (I was against) staved off a Latin American war and a breeding ground for terrorists much closer to our borders. He selected more women and blacks for the federal bench than all his predecessors combined...TIMES FIVE.
Discussing much more would probably start a PPB diversion, but if you're interested I would recommend it. As a committed environmentalist, if nothing else I'll give him kudos for doubling the size of the National Park system, installing solar panels on the roof of the White House, and raising the first official warnings about global warming anywhere in the world.
Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny's State of Terror. This has been on the market less than a month and I read the library copy my wife snagged.
Keep in mind that Hillary has written several books (non fiction) and Penny is a veteran murder mystery author from Canada. Both are excellent writers on their own. Together they have fashioned a better than decent political thriller. I've been reading these since 1962's Seven Days in May by Charles W. Bailey II and Fletcher Knebel. State of Terror has an underlying theme similar to Seven Days in May, but is quite different as well as being updated to now. It certainly has more twists and turns and will keep you on edge. It's a 'can't put down' book and well worth the ride.
It may not be a literary work fit for your home library (haw! Whose home library is limited to high-minded literature? ), but if you can get it from the public library and the wait isn't too long, you will enjoy it.
Just finished Peril by Woodward and Costa. Seems like a passing of the torch since Woodward is 78, and I don't think he has co-authored with anyone in 40 years.
Whether pro-Trump or no-Trump it's worth reading. Straight reporting, no editorializing. A lot of stuff in quotes and I haven't heard anyone saying they were misrepresented by the book. You may have thought you heard everything as they made the promotional rounds to a lot of shows, but it's 400 pages so there's a lot more in there.
Highly recommended.
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr (All the Light We Cannot See fame)
LOVED this book.
3 intertwined stories set in the 1400s, 2020, and in the near future, linked by an ancient Greek book.
Great story line, interesting characters, and beautifully written.
Well worth the time.
^^^ Agreed. Good solid read.
Nothing incites bodily violence quicker than a Duke fan turning in your direction and saying 'scoreboard.'
Just started it - passed down to me in hardcover by my dad. I'm really enjoying it. The many-short-chapters approach entices me to keep reading "just a couple more pages", then just a few more, and so on, that it's hard to put down, because each new chapter isn't that big of a commitment. And of course I can't wait to see how it all ends.
I’m going to call this my first book of 2022 but, seeing as it December 24th, I am getting a head start on Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee by Michael Korda. Seven hundred pages of 19th Century American History will be an enjoyable start to my 2022 reading adventure.
Bob Green
Read "Premonition" by Michael Lewis. I've always enjoyed his stuff, especially talking to people who have some key insight into the story he's telling. This one is about COVID and what we learned, and how we learned it. He especially seems to relish throwing CDC under the bus, as a black hole, where data goes in, but nothing comes out.
Just finished "Showtime" by Jeff Pearlman, preparation for the tv series coming out.
Also read "The Lost Prince" about Pat Conroy.
Now reading "The Warmth of Other Sons" by Isabel Wilkerson; it's going slow, but good.
Got "The Last of the Mohicans" from the Library, but hopefully the bball hiatus won't be too long.