OK....this is bad. I've been snared by the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child. The bad? No "sale prices" for them on Kindle. $10 each...and there's a bunch...
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What are you reading Chapter 4
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OK....this is bad. I've been snared by the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child. The bad? No "sale prices" for them on Kindle. $10 each...and there's a bunch...
Try the library. If you only read them once, that's the way to go.
@biguglyman , I've got them all!
I think they're great stories and have read most of them several times. My favourite is the collection of short stories, No Middle Name.
I think they're great stories and have read most of them several times. My favourite is the collection of short stories, No Middle Name.
I read I Am Legend. It’s not great. I like stories about someone who’s alone in a bad situation, and that’s what this is for the first 90%. It’s done well, but goes on and on too long and the final 10% of actual story progression is unsatisfying. Not a bad read though. Took a few hours. It’s free on kindle unlimited.
I finished Obama's Promised Land, politics aside it was a good read, kinda one sided (!) but it was very conversational and it felt like he was sitting talking to you.
Also recently read Towe of Skulls: History of Asia Pacific War 1937-1942, excellent read of the Pacific War which receives much less review than Europe.
So both are starting points of 2-3 book series where the other books have not been published yet,
Also recently read Towe of Skulls: History of Asia Pacific War 1937-1942, excellent read of the Pacific War which receives much less review than Europe.
So both are starting points of 2-3 book series where the other books have not been published yet,
Ben Elton - Time and Time Again
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I recently read that one and found it very interesting.
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It is indeed. An unusual point of view and a lot of unexpected plot twists.
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Ben Elton - Identity Crisis
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Currently on a bit of a Viking-related kick.
I've been playing Assassins Creed:Valhalla on pc and enjoying the heck out of that, especially the parts set in Norway, and really looking forward to an imminent add-on that includes Ireland. Awesome bit of world-building, some great characters/stories, and some beautifully satisfying and very bloody finishing moves in fights...
Anyway, that got me into a viking mindset, so I've been reading Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology, Magnus Magnusson's The Vikings, and a fictional series, Tim Hodkinson's Whale Road Chronicles.
I've been playing Assassins Creed:Valhalla on pc and enjoying the heck out of that, especially the parts set in Norway, and really looking forward to an imminent add-on that includes Ireland. Awesome bit of world-building, some great characters/stories, and some beautifully satisfying and very bloody finishing moves in fights...
Anyway, that got me into a viking mindset, so I've been reading Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology, Magnus Magnusson's The Vikings, and a fictional series, Tim Hodkinson's Whale Road Chronicles.
The Individualist: Digressions, Dreams, and Dissertations - Todd Rundgren
Autobiography laid out so every page is a story/chapter in 3 parts = the story/incident; a personal comment/observation on the story; and an ameteur philosophical-spiritual take on the incident --- as only Todd can do! Reads right along. Funny. Lots of stories and how he dealt with learning, playing, songwriting, performance, managing his bands and shows, recording, producing, dealing with "the industry", and living in the NY and LA music scenes 70s-90s. And, of course, love and life.
Autobiography laid out so every page is a story/chapter in 3 parts = the story/incident; a personal comment/observation on the story; and an ameteur philosophical-spiritual take on the incident --- as only Todd can do! Reads right along. Funny. Lots of stories and how he dealt with learning, playing, songwriting, performance, managing his bands and shows, recording, producing, dealing with "the industry", and living in the NY and LA music scenes 70s-90s. And, of course, love and life.
Hmm.. interesting, I'm not very far into it. I wonder if I'll get the same impression.
Just finished the 2001/space odyssey series. Moving on to the Rama series. Arthur C. Clark...
