What are You Reading Now?

[alaskanpiper]

“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” by Ken Kesey

 

[oldgeezersmoker]

Barbara Tuchman, “A Distant Mirror.” Between 1348 and 1350, a third of the population between India and Iceland was wiped out by the Bubonic plague.

 

[carlomarx]

"Howard's End" E.M. Forster

 

[Bowie]

Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher #13), by Lee Child

 

[bullet08]

Finished Seveneves. Much better than the last one I read. With COVID-19 and all the current events, mood fits just right. First half setting up the background was great. Second half could have been better.

 

[Bowie]

A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith, by Timothy Egan. Nonfiction story about the author travelling a pilgrimage along the Via Francigena.

 

[logs]

Here's a nice little page-turner...

 

[zion]

“Staring Down The Wolf” by Mark Divine.

 

[olkofri]

Ludlum's The Parsifal Mosaic.

 

[alaskanpiper]

After a bunch of Kesey I had to change pace with a little popcorn reading, so I’m reading “A Time to Kill” by John Grisham.

Pulse pounding plot pace, zero character development, and pages flying by like fenceposts on the highway. Exactly what I needed. Don’t have to think, just keep reading.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Finished Seveneves. Much better than the last one I read. With COVID-19 and all the current events, mood fits just right. First half setting up the background was great. Second half could have been better.

Good to know, might dive into that one next.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Baccaccio’s Decameron. Holy mother of simple parables batman. Had to crack Christopher Moore’s “Lamb” just to counterbalance. All kidding aside, both good reads.

 

[derhammer]

 

[mawnansmiff]

Almost finished 'SAS:Rogue Heroes' the authorized wartime history of the world's most renowned special forces unit by Ben Macintyre.

This is an excellent, fast paced read of the earliest exploits of the SAS fighting behind enemy lines in Africa and Europe. Highly recommended.

Regards,

Jay ?

 

[Tommy Boy]

I'm reading J.R.R. Tolkien the hobbit with the kiddos. They just thought it was a movie so we are reading it in the evenings to unwind.

 

[Gecko]

Almost finished 'SAS:Rogue Heroes' the authorized wartime history of the world's most renowned special forces unit by Ben Macintyre.

This is an excellent, fast paced read of the earliest exploits of the SAS fighting behind enemy lines in Africa and Europe. Highly recommended.

Regards,

Jay ?

Sounds interesting, Thanks for sharing!
I Just added 'Among Friends - Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal' by the same author to my digital bookshelf.


Just going to finish 'Napoleon' by J. Christopher Herold first.

It might be considered cheating doing audio books, but I get a few hours drive at work about about once a week and really like puffing on a pipe or cigar while listening to a good book and make the drive a relaxing bit of me time.

 

[JMcQ]

 

[aquadoc]

Finishing up Rainbow Six. Starting Moby Dick soon.

 

[carlomarx]

"A Month in the Country" J.L.Carr

 

[BarrelProof]

I am away for work (and have been for a month and a half) so I’m reading through the Harry Potter series each night on the phone with my daughter.