What are You Reading Now?
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Thanks to Jay (@mawnansmiff) I discovered a glaring hole in my erudition that I'm now rectifying by reading the cream of British literature... The Flashman Papers by George MacDonald Fraser.
Just finished the latest Jack Ryan/Jack Ryan Jr novel. Now reading Thomas Perry Jane Whitefield #3.
The Flashman Papers are some of the greatest works of fiction known to man! They should be required reading for all men. I would add that they're part of the "big four," the others being everything by Bernard Cornwell, specifically the adventures of Richard Sharpe, C.S. Forrester's Hornbower series, and Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series.
Honorable mention to Compton MacKenzie's works, especially "Monarch of the Glen," and "Whisky Galore!"
Cheers,
Chili
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Currently, I'm hip deep in William Shirer's "The Collapse of the Third Republic." Never in the history of man has a country so dedicated itself to destruction as France did between 1918 and 1940. Utterly shocking. Then again, they are French. 
Cheers,
Chili
Cheers,
Chili
Currently I've got Sophies World by Jostien Gaarder, Sigmund Ringeck's Knighty Arts of Combat: Sword and Buckler Fighting, Wrestling, and fighting in Armor by David Lindholm and Peter Svard, The Sworn Book of Honorious: Liber Iuratus Honorii (trans) Joseph H. Peterson and Waterloo: The Battle that Brought Down Napoleon by Jeremy Black. They should last me a couple of weeks.
Chilipalmer, I second your reading list. Should be all or part of every Freshman 101 English Lit. course too IMHO.
A Beginning at the End - very good, set in post-pandemic San Francisco, very good!
The Andromeda Evolution. Daniel Wilson (really like some his SF), continuation of Crichton's novel.
Now reading, American Dirt, excellent. If you like Don Winslow, you'll enjoy this one.
All of those on Kindle, if you need a copy, PM me.
The Andromeda Evolution. Daniel Wilson (really like some his SF), continuation of Crichton's novel.
Now reading, American Dirt, excellent. If you like Don Winslow, you'll enjoy this one.
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All of those on Kindle, if you need a copy, PM me.
This thread. I am between books, but will likely move on to something war related. Maybe Herman Wouk's "The Winds of War"
Just finished, and recommend: Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership (2020). A breezy overview of the Revolutionary War with an emphasis on two of its star players. 3.5/5 stars.
I just started "The Magnificent Spilsbury And The Case Of The Brides In The Bath" by Jane Robins.
Bernard Spilsbury was the real Sherlock Holmes, a forensic pathologist that solved many crimes by means of science. This particular book is the true story of a guy in 1930's England who married young ladies then drowned them in the bath for whatever money they had.
True crime at its best.
Regards,
Jay.?
Bernard Spilsbury was the real Sherlock Holmes, a forensic pathologist that solved many crimes by means of science. This particular book is the true story of a guy in 1930's England who married young ladies then drowned them in the bath for whatever money they had.
True crime at its best.
Regards,
Jay.?
They are fantastic! Have you read "Tom Brown's School Days" as well?
On the advice of @cosmicfolklore, I picked up this series (the main character is a regular pipe smoker). Just finished the first book last night, and will begin the second this evening. Couldn't be happier with the recommendation!
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