What are you reading?

[Warhorse]

A re-read of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged".

It's been more than 40 years since I originally read it. I'm betting I will have a different take on it these day's.

 

[davidharmier60]

More WEB Griffin

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[limr30 3]

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

 

[Peeb72]

Just starting “Killers of the Flower Moon” by David Grann

 

[waday]

Finishing up The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

 

[Gary A.]

The Los Angeles Times. Front Page Headlines:

Timber proposal is more kindling for controversy / subhead- Trump's assertion that logging will reduce fire risk is disputed

Friend says he and Manafort were criminals / subhead- Richard Gates testifies in the fraud trial of his former boss, a onetime campaign for Trump

Trump revives harsh sanctions against Iran / subhead- President hopes the economic penalties will result in a nuclear pact tougher than the one he abandoned.

Mendocino blaze largest in recorded California history

Social media crackdown may be start of something / subhead- Tech giants remove conspiracy theorist's content

 

[Jeff1548 48]

The Huffington Post.....

 

[terri34 6]

Recently finished Book One of Don Quixote. It was great! Not what I was expecting, and I also didn't expect to laugh so much. I have the second part reserved for later. Since it was written/published 10 years after the first part, I figured it's okay to take a break. On many levels, I highly recommend.

From that, I moved on to something more modern. A Man Called Ove had been recommended to me. Although I was fairly entertained through most of it, overall I thought it was a big yawn. Saccharine for the last couple of chapters. Maybe it was a poor followup to something as sweeping as DQ, but I was unmoved.

 

[Gary A.]

Recently finished Book One of Don Quixote. It was great! Not what I was expecting, and I also didn't expect to laugh so much. I have the second part reserved for later. Since it was written/published 10 years after the first part, I figured it's okay to take a break. On many levels, I highly recommend.

From that, I moved on to something more modern. A Man Called Ove had been recommended to me. Although I was fairly entertained through most of it, overall I thought it was a big yawn. Saccharine for the last couple of chapters. Maybe it was a poor followup to something as sweeping as DQ, but I was unmoved.

When working overseas, I’ve enjoyed rereading some of the old classics that I was forced to read in HS and college. They were much much better the second time around. Cervantes’, El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de La Mancha, is better read in Spanish as translations don’t do it justice.

 

[Warhorse]

1/3 the way through “Atlas Shrugged “.

Its a slow read, but very worth it.

 

[terri34 6]

Recently finished Book One of Don Quixote. It was great! Not what I was expecting, and I also didn't expect to laugh so much. I have the second part reserved for later. Since it was written/published 10 years after the first part, I figured it's okay to take a break. On many levels, I highly recommend.

From that, I moved on to something more modern. A Man Called Ove had been recommended to me. Although I was fairly entertained through most of it, overall I thought it was a big yawn. Saccharine for the last couple of chapters. Maybe it was a poor followup to something as sweeping as DQ, but I was unmoved.

When working overseas, I’ve enjoyed rereading some of the old classics that I was forced to read in HS and college. They were much much better the second time around. Cervantes’, El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de La Mancha, is better read in Spanish as translations don’t do it justice.

I can appreciate that, but it's not likely to happen. I enjoyed it thoroughly as it was, as it seemed a scholarly effort was made, with copious footnotes for expanded explanations, which quite often weren't necessary. The story shines through.

 

[davidharmier60]

Mind Prey by John Sandford

 

[waday]

Finishing up The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Finished that book. Definitely one of my favorites. Ms. Morgenstern did a wonderful job at creating a fantasy world that sucked me in.

Just started Wild by Cheryl Strayed.

Also, an interesting two part read from CNN:

Escape from the Mayo Clinic: Teen accuses world-famous hospital of 'medical kidnapping' - CNN
Escape from the Mayo Clinic: Parents break teen out of world-famous hospital - CNN

 

[terri34 6]

Just finished Dark Matter which has generated lots of buzz. It started off with a bang and, for me, ended with an eyeroll. I enjoyed about 2/3 of it, though. Meh.

 

[Gary A.]

Just finished Dark Matter which has generated lots of buzz. It started off with a bang and, for me, ended with an eyeroll. I enjoyed about 2/3 of it, though. Meh.

Have a glass of wine.