What are You Reading Now?

[TheIronMonkey]

Just ordered this new book on my favorite King of England.

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I bought a signed copy of this for one of my brothers for Christmas—I think he’s about halfway through now.

 

[tschiraldi]

Just a suggestion to members who are voracious readers, if you are ever at a loss when choosing your next read, just select something by WFB Jr. Can't go wrong, be it a sailing book, one of his espionage thrillers or, a collection of his varied writings. He is just a writer who, no matter your politics, will entertain you through his style. And, your vocabulary will most certainly be enlarged and ... enriched.

I feel the same about Ken Follett!

 

[giacomo]

As The Crow Flies by Craig Johnson, eighth in a series of novels about Wyoming sheriff Walt Longmire.

 

[makhorkasmoker]

Despite your reasons for reading, if you need something to cleanse the palate - Lagerkvist’s Barabbas

I’ve put Lagerkvist’s Barabbas on my to-read list now

 

[carlomarx]

 

[Choatecav]

Poe's Children by Peter Straub.

 

[Scottmi]

I enjoy competence-porn and this is Damn good!!

Amazon.com - https://www.amazon.com/Red-Sky-Mourning-Thriller-Terminal-ebook/dp/B0CL5FQFP7

 

[BooksBassBriars]

Anathem. Neil Stephenson. Does our consciousness exist in multiple universes?

 

[BooksBassBriars]

Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain. I started this twice when I was in my 20’s and found it too tedious and boring to finish. Am giving it another try in the autumn of my years.

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One of my favorites!

 

[BooksBassBriars]

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I love all things Wilde. His essays are outstanding.

 

[BooksBassBriars]

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I can't get enough Vonnegut. Just picked up the board game he designed: GHQ.

 

[makhorkasmoker]

 

[makhorkasmoker]

 

[JoburgB2]

I can't get enough Vonnegut. Just picked up the board game he designed: GHQ.

Vonnegut me likey very much. But haven’t re-read many or any for decades. Breakfast of Champions!

 

[ssjones]

Murder/Nazi's in post WWII America.

 

[JoburgB2]

A good pipe smoking book. Only partially through the second chapter, but this is an interesting read. The true story of how Scotland created our modern world and everything in it. If you buy into this American author’s scholarship, other nations contributed of course, but Scotland drew up the blueprints; science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, capitalism, technology, modern democracy and more. A small and poor Western European nation, definitely punched above its weight class, irrespective if you accept the main claim. Little good it is, as the nation’s football squad was unceremoniously dumped out of Euro 2024 and cannot manage to beat feckin Ireland the last eleven rugby matches in a row! That’s life.

 

[huntertrw]

"Ruffed Grouse" by John Alden Knight, Adding to my knowledge of this gallant bird in preparation for the 2025 hunting season.

 

[warren99]

Hermann Hesse, The Glass Bead Game, aka Magister Ludi.

 

[Kobold]

 

[JoburgB2]

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A compelling read. Full of controversy. For the events described. And for this account itself. It was all over the airwaves and printpages back in 1996 South Africa. But still, recommended reading.