What are you reading?

[Naio]

Let's share book ideas!

I'm currently reading Huckleberry Finn. Haven't read it since I was a kid and, no surprise, it's a lot more complex than I remembered :). And a good traveling book!

Also highly recommended, from my just-finished pile, Motoring with Mohammed. It's nothing about war -- it's a travelogue from the 80s, about Yemen. Beautifully written.

[tomman58]

I kept reading in hope the 2 murders would come to bear on the story... never happened for more than 3 pages. Trash.

I do toss early but sometimes can't believe an established author would publish such trash.

[CopilotCompanio]

tomman58 wrote:
scandalous behavior Stewart Woods,a terrible book with little plot and no real mystery. Pathetic for Woods.

And yet, I'll make myself finish said books. I cannot abandon them, for some reason? Maybe I have a touch of OCD?

[Mr_Beebo]

The Revenant by Michael Punke. Not based on the movie but more on the actual story.

[tomman58]

scandalous behavior Stewart Woods,a terrible book with little plot and no real mystery. Pathetic for Woods.

[tomman58]

Finisher Hugger Mugger by Robert Parker. Okay book part of the Spenser series.

[tomman58]

Finished Iron Lake by william kent krueger. This was written in 1998. One of his early books ....exceptional.

[napadan]

Thank you, all for your recommendations. Louise Penny is a great writer; Jo Nesbo, Tony Hillerman, and Eric Larson, too. But my favorites are "1491" and "1493", about the state of the Americas before and after Christopher Columbus. Also "Blue Latitudes", by Tony Horwitz, about Captain Cook's 3 voyages of discovery.

[dakasa47]

The Daily Show (The Book) An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart,the Correspondents,Staff and Guests by Chris Smith

[tomman58]

Now and Then by Robert Parker, a Spencer novel. Very fast a one nighter. Not a bad swith humor mixed into the mystery.

[tomman58]

The Big Gamble Michael McGarrity A really good one with character Kevin Kerney

[dakasa47]

Cousin Kate by Georgette Heyer

[tomman58]

under the color of law by Michael McGarrity. Another great book from the Kevin Kerney series.
There are several in this group and need to be read in order for greatest enjoyment.

[CopilotCompanio]

2012Coleman wrote:

CopilotCompanion wrote:
Bryson, Bill. "A Walk In The Woods: Rediscovering America On The Appalachian Trail".

By page 100, I was, like, "I can't believe this book hasn't been made into a movie". It is absolutely hilarious. In my head, I had already cast Hugh Grant, Zach Galifianakis &
Janeane Garofalo.

Since then, I've learned it WAS made into a movie with Robert Redford & Nick Nolte. I guess I just don't get out much!

The book was awesome - I hated the movie.

Good to know!

[2012Coleman]

CopilotCompanion wrote:
Bryson, Bill. "A Walk In The Woods: Rediscovering America On The Appalachian Trail".

By page 100, I was, like, "I can't believe this book hasn't been made into a movie". It is absolutely hilarious. In my head, I had already cast Hugh Grant, Zach Galifianakis &
Janeane Garofalo.

Since then, I've learned it WAS made into a movie with Robert Redford & Nick Nolte. I guess I just don't get out much!

The book was awesome - I hated the movie.

[CopilotCompanio]

dakasa47 wrote:

CopilotCompanion wrote:
Bryson, Bill. "A Walk In The Woods: Rediscovering America On The Appalachian Trail".

By page 100, I was, like, "I can't believe this book hasn't been made into a movie". It is absolutely hilarious. In my head, I had already cast Hugh Grant, Zach Galifianakis &
Janeane Garofalo.

Since then, I've learned it WAS made into a movie with Robert Redford & Nick Nolte. I guess I just don't get out much!

Walk in the Woods was my first Bryson book. I LOVE his books. I have read many of them. You might like Notes from a Small Island. He married a woman from England and lived there for about 18 years. Then they moved back to US for a while and he wrote I'm a Stranger Here Myself about adjusting to life in US after living in England. I believe they are back in England again. He did a backpacking tour of Europe in his 20's and wrote Neither Here Nor There.and just this past year or so did the journey again and wrote about it in another book The Road to Little Dribbling. I also love One Summer American 1927. It was all about Charles Lindberg , Babe Ruth, Al Capone, Calvin Coolidge and the lead up to the Depression and lots of other events that took place that year. I never realized that Lindberg was such a star and hero of those times. I think the best Bryson thought is A Short History of Nearly Everything. He writes about everything.... just everything.It was fascinating as all get out. Another one I loved is At Home..A Short History of Private Life. He walks around his house from room to room and writes all about houses and things to do with house and how people lived and used houses.
As you might be able to tell I am a huge fan of Bryson.

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Interesting. I will queue up "One Summer American 1927". I saw it offered on my service. Just keep those cards & letters coming!