santacruz skier
Angel Diva
Think I made it half way through…My husband did. He reported it had not one but two screenplays embedded in it. Maybe one day I'll make it past page 250.
Think I made it half way through…My husband did. He reported it had not one but two screenplays embedded in it. Maybe one day I'll make it past page 250.
I might try and get from the library rather than buying it thenThink I made it half way through…
I didn't care for the Boy in the Striped Pajamas. I felt that it was overly obviously emotionally manipulating (if that makes sense).So good !
I've just finished All The Broken Places by John Boyne and loved it. Its a follow up to The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas which I havent read yet but will.
I practically beat down the door of my neighborhood bookstore to get at that. It wasn't my favorite of hers, but it was engaging and worth reading for sure, and I found the end unexpectedly moving. It reminded me of Commonwealth in that way.The new Ann Patchett book, Tom Lake, just showed up in my library queue. Hmm
This is on my list after seeing "Oppenheimer." My husband read it a few months before we saw the film. I think it helped him follow the plot better, with all the flashbacks and so on. Then I will probably have to see the movie again!!"American Prometheus" - the story of Dr. J, Robert Oppenheimer. To me, this is a fascinating book as I was employed for many years at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory as a computer scientist. It is also a thought provoking book. Nuclear weapons are horrid. The effect they have had to change human history is immeasurable. The reason they came into existence is because of Hitler's evilness. Who knows. If Hitler never came into power with all of his evils, the world might never have nuclear weapons.
Sounds a bit like Daniel Silva's books.....Another really interesting book I read lately: "The Art Thief" by Michael Finkel. It's the true story of the world’s most prolific art thief, who accumulated a collection worth over $1.4 billion. He'd go into small museums right in the middle of the day and steal items while they were open. Just kept everything in his small attic apartment, without ever fencing anything. Fascinating how he managed to get away with it for so long.
But this is non-fiction.Sounds a bit like Daniel Silva's books.....
Oh even better....But this is non-fiction.
I picked up an advanced copy of Last Chairlift at the American Library Association Conference last year... haven't even touched it because it's so intimidating! Is it worth it? Sounds like it's a "maybe?"Long haul reader here . . . Goldfinch by Tartt . . . Amazing. Do read it.
Anyone here get thru "The Last Chairlift" by John Irving? I recommended this earlier. Also falls in the long haul but worth it category.
Do you know that you like John Irving . . . if so it's a yes! I find his turns of phrase hilarious. There are a lot of inside jokes, like the screenplays that never got produced and writing tricks like referring to characters by multiple names, and then deeper themes, some of them common to his other books, about love, sex, lack of a father, etc. He writes female characters very well. There is quite a bit about skiing, teaching skiing, running lifts, etc. etc. But if you don't especially like John Irving or don't know if you like him, not the best of his work to start with. A Prayer for Owen Meany is his most widely loved booked and most translated I believe. That's a truly great book.I picked up an advanced copy of Last Chairlift at the American Library Association Conference last year... haven't even touched it because it's so intimidating! Is it worth it? Sounds like it's a "maybe?"
I love these books. Especially the Welsh Princes, but really I’m happy with anything she writes.On my trip through Europe, I decided to reread Sharon Kay Penman's 5 book series on the Plantagenets:
When Christ and His Saints Slept
Time and Chance
The Devils Brood
Lionheart
A King's Ransom
I rode by bike through many of the French (Norman) areas where these books take place. She is one of my favorite historical authors. She does a ton of research and writes at a high level. IE, not supermarket "historical" that's really romance. This is the real deal, and real history. I think I will reread The Welsh Princes trilogy soon.