What are you reading?
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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire
Norse Mythology also.
Before that, The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks. I had not read this before, and I think it's been about 25 years since I started reading him. It's his first published novel and kind of reads like the distilled essence of a Banks narrative, the master mold from which all others have sprung. It's a short novel, but could maybe have done with some snipping as the single-character narration and meticulous detail can wear a bit thin. Nonetheless it's a superlative novel - assured, thoughtful and provocative.
Before that, The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks. I had not read this before, and I think it's been about 25 years since I started reading him. It's his first published novel and kind of reads like the distilled essence of a Banks narrative, the master mold from which all others have sprung. It's a short novel, but could maybe have done with some snipping as the single-character narration and meticulous detail can wear a bit thin. Nonetheless it's a superlative novel - assured, thoughtful and provocative.
Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson, writer of the excellent The Devil in the White City (about serial killer HH Holmes and his "murder castle" during the Chicago World's Fair). Isaac's Storm deals with meteorologist Isaac Cline's hubris about (not) building a sea wall and how it helped lead to the complete destruction of Galveston, Texas in the hurricane of 1900, and the deaths of up to 12,000 people when the storm surge flooded the city. It also deals with how hurricanes are formed, the birth of modern meteorology, the history of the booming city of Galveston up to that point and how despite being rebuilt, elevated 17 feet, and given a sea wall after the hurricane, the new city never regained its former glory and was surpassed in prominence by Houston further inland.
Great series if you want to read about a Starfleet that is far from perfect
Star Trek Vanguard - Declassified
Star Trek Vanguard series book 3 - Reap the whirlwind
Star Trek Vanguard - Declassified
Star Trek Vanguard series book 3 - Reap the whirlwind
The Eagle and the Wolves, historical fiction about a Roman legion invading Britain. Right now they're training the natives so they can fight the Taliban. I mean, the Dark Moon Druids.
Still picking my way through The Canterbury Tales. I'm using a massive edition that has the original text on the left side, and modern English on the right. I'm 2/3rds of the way through. Lots of romantic pining, fighting, and two episodes of accidental posterior-smooching.
Star Trek Vanguard - Open Secrets (book 4 of 9)
I'm reading 'The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever'.
Sister Queens, a joint biography of Queen Catherine and Queen Juana, the sisters of Isabella & Ferdinand who both met sad ends.
Why not start with Anthem? It's a lot shorter, the same philosophy is there ,and the random preachiness is at the very end and limited to only a few pages.
I just read The Armada, which taught me the fun word "billingsgate" -- the verbose profanity used by sailors. Now finishing Sense and Sensibility, and then on to...1066, by Peter Rex.
Reading Spain in the Southwest, a history of New Mexico, California, Texas, and (presumably) Arizona & Colorado.
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