Thread: What are You Reading?

Originally Posted by Sailor

For reason i can't understand i've never read anything from Pratchett. Maybe i should get myself corrected and try one. Is there any cronological etc order i should start from or does anything go without me missing anything?

Yes and no, each bookin the series stands alone, BUT the characters do tend to flow between books so it is better to read them in order, though saying that i have missed a few of the recent ones, but Sam vimes has been in them for ages so I kind of knew what he was about. Now I am in my thirties I Recon I will get a lot more out of them. A lot of social commentary but very funny.
The first book is called "the colour of magic"

Just finishing, "West with the Night", Beryl Markham. Markham was a female bush pilot and Big Game Scout, Horse Trainer, Aviation Adventurer and one hell of a writer. It is her autobiography and snapshot of Africa and aviation in the early 1900. She was an excellent writer of the smooth flowing style of writers of the early 1900 that paints an ethereal pictorial of another time. It appears to be the only book she wrote but was well received in it’s time.

Ernest Hemmingway said of this book in a letter to a friend.

“Did you read Beryl Markham's book, "West with the Night"? I knew her fairly well in Africa and never would have suspected that she could and would put pen to paper except to write in her flyer's log book. As it is, she has written so well, and marvelously well, that I was completely ashamed of myself as a writer. I felt that I was simply a carpenter with words, picking up whatever was furnished on the job and some times making an okay pig pen. But this girl who is, to my knowledge, very unpleasant,... can write rings around all of us who consider ourselves as writers. The only parts of it that I know about personally, on account of having been there at the time and heard the other people's stories, are absolutely true. So, you have to take as truth the early stuff about when she was a child which is absolutely superb. She omits some very fantastic stuff which I know about which would destroy much of the character of the heroine; but what is that anyhow in writing? I wish you would get it and read it because it is really a bloody, wonderful book.”

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Just finishing, "West with the Night", Beryl Markham. Markham was a female bush pilot and Big Game Scout, Horse Trainer, Aviation Adventured and one hell of a writer. It is her autobiography and snapshot of Africa and aviation in the early 1900. She was an excellent writer of the smooth flowing style of writers of the early 1900 that paints an ethereal pictorial of another time. It appears to be the only book she wrote but was well received in it’s time. ...snip...

An excellent read for sure. thank you for the memory!
~Richard

West with the Night is a great read! Thank you for putting it on the list.

The Death of Sweet Mister by Daniel Woodrell

Starting reading this on my Kindle a while back but haven't read much in a few weeks.

Just finished a great read,the doughboys,was estamated that in about 2003,there were approx 200 world war 1 vets still alive (U.S.Vets)
The author tracked down many of them,most were 105/109 years old.He did extensive intervues that were amazing,the storys they had to tell were amazing,Trench warfare,mustard gas,calling truces at Xmas and playing soccer with the germans.
A must read,long,500+ pages,incredible stuff from a time and a war that has been forgotten.

I finished Killing Jesus by Bill O'Reilly. I learned a lot from this book. It helped me to better understand the political perspective surrounding this murder. I would recommend this book without any hesitation.

Right now I'm reading Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub. This is a sequel to a favorite childhood book of mine by the same duo. The Talisman. Its a cool read. It feels good to read for pleasure for change.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

the doughboys....A must read,long,500+ pages,incredible stuff from a time and a war that has been forgotten.

Don't worry pixelfixed that war is well remembered on this side of the Atlantic. And for the next four years we will be commemorating centenary after centenary as each occurs. We have very long memories us Europeans.