What are you reading Chapter 4

[Killed_by_Death]

A couple of weeks ago I saw Michael Fox on a talk-show & even though he was more jittery than I've ever seen him, his spirits were up. He was on to promote his NEW book, but at that moment I thought I'd read his first book, & I'm nearly finished now:

he's a guitar-player, but there's not even a peep in the book about that

 

[The Owl]

Very interesting so far, hilarious early Yes stories among others.

 

[the harp unstrung]

Told with a relaxed, conversational tone...lots of ‘period’ pictures and captions...well researched...

A Really Good Read!

 

[slobake]

A couple of weeks ago I saw Michael Fox on a talk-show & even though he was more jittery than I've ever seen him, his spirits were up. He was on to promote his NEW book, but at that moment I thought I'd read his first book, & I'm nearly finished now:

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he's a guitar-player, but there's not even a peep in the book about that

Heard Springsteen on the radio, came home and put the digital version of his book on hold at the library. Looking forward to reading it.

 

[Eli_Kyiv]

Pamela Des Barres - Rock Bottom: Dark Moments in Music Babylon

 

[2strings2frets]

John S Shelton: Geology Illustrated, Charles W Cbesterman: North American Rocks and Minerals Book of Esther. Bass Player and anything else that floats by.

 

[bobyoung53]

I bought this book in 2017 for my Kindle and it never downloaded for some reason so it was a nice surprise to find it the other day.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

After recent events, I needed to seriously lighten up my consumption -

 

[Johnny Crab]

https://www.amazon.com/5000-Year-Leap-Cleon-Skousen/dp/0880801484/

 

[Oddly]

 

[ryco]

"150 Glimpses of The Beatles" - Craig Brown

Book fleshing out some of the legendary myths and episodes in more detail with more in-depth interviews of people who were there to sort fact from fiction. Interviews with some of the lesser known behind the scenes people. Just fills in stories and incidents one may have heard about.

Really well written in short segments, loosely following the timeline from very beginning to end. Reads right along; the sort of book you can just pick up and put down in little jags. Recommend.

 

[RayWithFlats]

"150 Glimpses of The Beatles" - Craig Brown

Book fleshing out some of the legendary myths and episodes in more detail with more in-depth interviews of people who were there to sort fact from fiction. Interviews with some of the lesser known behind the scenes people. Just fills in stories and incidents one may have heard about.

Really well written in short segments, loosely following the timeline from very beginning to end. Reads right along; the sort of book you can just pick up and put down in little jags. Recommend.

+1

Released in the UK as “One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time”, very good mix of stories from fans and insiders.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Look what arrived in today's post! I shall enjoy this on the train tonight!

 

[Gorn]

There’s a writer called Hugh Howey. He’s books are cheap or free on kindle unlimited. The first thing I read from him was called Wool. Post apocalyptic world with people living in giant buried silos because the planet when to ****. Great books. Highly recommended. Now I’m reading one called Beacon 23. It’s in the future. There are navigation beacons all over the galaxy and a war hero with PTSD requested the assignment to work alone on the beacon/space light house. Also great. Check out Hugh Howey.

 

[Oddly]

@Gorn , I really enjoyed the Silo series.
Beacon 23 sounds intriguing, I'll check it out, thanks.

 

[Gorn]

@Gorn , I really enjoyed the Silo series.
Beacon 23 sounds intriguing, I'll check it out, thanks.

I love the Silo series. Love it. Read them all twice. The ending isn’t great but I love the story. There’s a book called Silo 49 by another writer that’s in the same world. Hugh Howey gave her permission to write it. Beacon 23 is very good so far. It’s more interesting than you’d think a story about a man alone in a space lighthouse would be.


A tv show about the Silo series would be fantastic, if done right. It would be cost effective since all the sets would be the same.

 

[Gorn]

@Gorn , I really enjoyed the Silo series.
Beacon 23 sounds intriguing, I'll check it out, thanks.

Not trying to be a downer or make this about me, but this little excerpt from Beacon 23 stopped me in my tracks. (The underlined portion which means other people also highlighted it)

It describes my depression and social anxiety to a T. That’s some good writing.

 

[Oddly]

I'd been looking through my books earlier and was struck by something I've never given much thought to.
I don't seem to care for female authors.
All my favourites are men... Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Lee Childs, Stephen King, PG Wodehouse, Dave Barry, Cormac McCarthy, Bill Bryson, Gerald Seymour, to name a few.

I wonder why?
Is there something wrong with me?
Can women not write a decent book?

 

[Lee Moses]

I'd been looking through my books earlier and was struck by something I've never given much thought to.
I don't seem to care for female authors.
All my favourites are men... Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Lee Childs, Stephen King, PG Wodehouse, Dave Barry, Cormac McCarthy, Bill Bryson, Gerald Seymour, to name a few.

I wonder why?
Is there something wrong with me?
Can women not write a decent book?

I don't know, but I expect it's related to the fact that we're wired differently. Most men typically read books vastly different from what their wives read, right? So it makes sense that male writers would click more often with men.

 

[Oddly]

I don't know, but I expect it's related to the fact that we're wired differently. Most men typically read books vastly different from what their wives read, right? So it makes sense that male writers would click more often with men.

Fair point.
Thinking on it more, I do recall reading one woman writer I really enjoyed...she's the wife of a TB'er, and was a cop in New Orleans, I think.