What book are you reading right now?
Posted by: Chillkram on 23 May 2010
I am currently reading Suetonius, 'The Twelve Caesars'.
How about you?
Not a big Who fan but I was given this as a birthday present.I've now got a bit more of an idea behind The Who so may have to buy Tommy and Quadrophenia
Hloiday reading for next week
We were given a copy in London on monday via Evening Standard. Tough Scottish cop in big city story.
Not a big Who fan but I was given this as a birthday present.I've now got a bit more of an idea behind The Who so may have to buy Tommy and Quadrophenia
Started it. Didn't like it. Can't remember why, but never finished it.
A history book for me, 1st edition (1 Nov 1971)
Story of a Railway though Central Wales
About half way though so far, much to do in the 1850s and 1860s
but gradually creeping up to and into the 20th century with an onslaught of facts and figures.
I get the impression this railway was initially funded, and continually funded, to exploit the rich minerals, iron ore, coal, etc mainly from the mines of the Caermarthenshire area, or, [at times of war or conflict] to provide a passage to the docks for military personnel and munitions, the great British sausage machine of the Empire in action.
When it gets post WWII I’ll start to read with my rose tinted glasses on…
Debs
steve
A history book for me, 1st edition (1 Nov 1971)
Story of a Railway though Central Wales
About half way though so far, much to do in the 1850s and 1860s
but gradually creeping up to and into the 20th century with an onslaught of facts and figures.
I get the impression this railway was initially funded, and continually funded, to exploit the rich minerals, iron ore, coal, etc mainly from the mines of the Caermarthenshire area, or, [at times of war or conflict] to provide a passage to the docks for military personnel and munitions, the great British sausage machine of the Empire in action.
When it gets post WWII I’ll start to read with my rose tinted glasses on…
Debs
Interesting choice Debs.
steve
Elmore Leonard passed away this week. What a superb mystery writer he was.
Really good debut fiction set in British Columbia, this is a tangled tale of father-son relationships that will appeal to fans of David Vann and, going back a bit, Howard Norman. I'm really enjoying it.
So much repetitious waffling about ancient mysteries, there was no room for a decent plot.
Cheers,
EJ
I must have read this about 10 times over the years - for my money, still the best book on or about jazz.
Omg. I loved this book. Read it in college. Have not thought about it in so many years. A blast from the past
About to start reading it.
Nothing to do with Supertramp, luckily:
An excellent - thus far - account of this complex and perplexing decade.