What are You Reading?

I read Franklin's autobiography a long time ago. I have no idea if I still have the book any longer but I definitely would like to read it again.

Here is his brilliant epitaph:

THE BODY

OF

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,

PRINTER

(Like the cover of an old book,
Its contents torn out,
And stript of its lettering and gilding,)
Lies here, food for worms.
But the work shall not be lost,
For it will (as he believed) appear once more
In a new and elegant edition,
Revised and corrected
by
The Author.

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Originally Posted by Orville

Not something I am currently reading, but Sir Terry Pratchett, author of the Discworld series, has succumbed to his Alzheimer's at age 66. Such a loss . . .

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I was given "The Colour of Magic" when it was first published and have bought or been gifted every book since. He has genuinely been a part of my life from that first introduction and I will miss all the books he had left in him. I wish him whatever version of the afterlife he had envisaged for himself. Thanks for the post and commiserations to you on his passing Orville

I read Neverwhere last week while on vacation. It was good, but not my kind of book. Now I'm reading No Country For Old Men.

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Originally Posted by holli4pirating

I read Neverwhere last week while on vacation. It was good, but not my kind of book. Now I'm reading No Country For Old Men.

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I read Blood Meridian and thought the writing was excellent. I followed up with Outer Dark. I guess it was too dark because I don't plan to read any McCarthy books for a long while.

Paddy Whacked by TJ English


John

For the first time in far took long, I'm stretching my palaeographic muscles with this. It's an indenture settling a land dispute in Shropshire in 1409. As a recovering academic, it feels good to use this part of my brain again. :)

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Just finished a great read on my Kindle.
Book Is called stiff,All about how the dead are handled thru the ages and even today,should they be buried, cremated,macerated in a blender and used as fertilzer,plastized with Resins,What happends when you donate your body to science? great read.

Boy ,,, I can't wait to run out & buy that one Bill,,,:rolleyes: what kind of snacks should I buy with it ?? I like to eat a little while I read,,,:beer2:

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Originally Posted by Hirlau

Boy ,,, I can't wait to run out & buy that one Bill,,,:rolleyes: what kind of snacks should I buy with it ?? I like to eat a little while I read,,,:beer2:

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Tapioca Pudding,thats sort of which you turn into:)

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