What are you reading?

Kyle76 · Post by **Kyle76** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:42 am

The Friars have a pretty strong basketball history, and a number of great players and coaches have come through the program.

jww · Post by **jww** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:21 pm

Kyle76 wrote:The Friars have a pretty strong basketball history, and a number of great players and coaches have come through the program.

But on a bit of a downturn as of late though - playing spoiler rather than leader.

jthomas60506 · Post by **jthomas60506** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:08 pm

Visited Cannery Row in Monterey for the first time this past week. And now I am reading "Cannery Row" for the first time (and wishing I hadn't waited so long.

jt

Kyle76 · Post by **Kyle76** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:29 pm

I've got three books going: Steve Jobs, Killing Rommel and The Talented Mr. Ripley. All are good.

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:23 pm

Separation of Power by Vince Flynn

ThePossum · Post by **ThePossum** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:38 am

I have two going on my Kindle

One Nation, Uninsured : Why the U.S. Has No National Health Insurance by Jill Quadagno

and

The Dead Man (Jack Davis Thrillers) by Joel Goldman

ThePossum · Post by **ThePossum** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:41 am

Kyle76 wrote:I've got three books going: Steve Jobs, Killing Rommel and The Talented Mr. Ripley. All are good.

Jim,

Interested on what you think of Killing Rommel. Let us know when you finish.

jww · Post by **jww** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:25 am

Diverted briefly last night from Bernard Cornwell to read The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Took me all of an hour to read -- and having seen the film, was interested in the original treatment of the material. It was surprisingly enjoyable and the artwork is fabulous.

Then tapped on Cornwell again this morning to read another 50pgs or so of the 3rd Saxon series book ..... love his treatment of 9th century England.

i_shaved_something · Post by **i_shaved_something** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 10:42 am

Factotum by Bukowski

celar36 · Post by **celar36** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:26 pm

Post Office by Bukowski

cjc15153 · Post by **cjc15153** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 1:33 pm

Three Men in a Boat- Jerome K. Jerome. I don't usually post in this thread but anglophiles, and people who like British humor, will enjoy it.

Kyle76 · Post by **Kyle76** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 3:01 pm

ThePossum wrote:
Kyle76 wrote:I've got three books going: Steve Jobs, Killing Rommel and The Talented Mr. Ripley. All are good.
Jim,

Interested on what you think of Killing Rommel. Let us know when you finish.

I'm about halfway, and I can tell you that if you have any interest in Rommel, desert warfare or the Rat Patrol, you will enjoy it. It's fiction, but very accurate fiction. Rommel is easily the most fascinating German military leader of the war. Even his enemies had a hard time disliking him.

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 8:04 pm

I've finished Vince Flynn's Separation of Power, and with that momentum built up for his style of writing, I stopped in at the used book store this afternoon and picked up another one of his, this time I got Executive Power. I started it today, and figure it might take as long as a month, depending on how aggressively I try to plow through it.

fallingwickets · Post by **fallingwickets** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:42 am

Amazing gracie

jww · Post by **jww** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:18 pm

Back onto Bernard Cornwell's saxon stories. This time it's book 4 of the series - Song of the Sword.

KAV · Post by **KAV** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:54 pm

The Napolean of Notting Hill by G.K. Chesterton.
I've long read Gilbert: He is easilly the most overlooked writer
today and incredibly current on so many topics.
I just finished rereading my collection of Earnest Shackelton
materials. I first read about Endurance while on a southern patrol in
those very waters.I am still awstruck those people managed such an incredible feat of navigation and seamanship. I was on a icebreaker
and half expected us to sink at any moment.
What ANGERS me are the fossilised lies in modern literature about people.
One writer years past said G.K.s wife was a "frigid catholic who fed him into obesity to avoid sex." Fact is he first converted and his wife later joined him. Their not having children was a shared sadness.
When the whisky cache form Shackleton's earlier expedition was found,
a writer for OUTSIDE Magazine ( a real rag) wrote that he was a cronic alcoholic. The recorded history by his captain was E.S. was a near teatotaller and the one time he took a drink on Doctor's orders was asleep ( the desired effect) instantly.

rsp1202 · Post by **rsp1202** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:39 am

I haven't had the chance to pick up a copy of Stuart Woods' new Stone Barrington novel, D.C. Dead, and now I find he's got an even newer one that's just showed up, Unnatural Acts. Hope they're better than his previous work to those two, Son of Stone, which was awful. He's contracted to put out even more books per year than before and it read as if he phoned it in. His novels are mind-candy, and last year I ended up going through his entire collection so feel obligated to keep up.

Persius · Post by **Persius** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:42 am

Light reading only: Dr No. It's not literature ... but an enjoyable holiday read.

Squire · Post by **Squire** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:16 pm

What's the point in reading if it's not enjoyable. I've studied enough.

Persius · Post by **Persius** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:20 pm

Squire wrote:What's the point in reading if it's not enjoyable. I've studied enough.

OK - so now I have no fear admitting that I have Agatha Christie lined up next. I promise to read a Trollope thereafter (honest).