No argument from me there. I've managed to read maybe 4 of his because I had to, but I would never choose a Dickens for pleasure.

I'm reading a 30 year old book of woods stories written by a then 78 year old Maine hunting guide. Some of them no doubt embellished for my entertainment. It's a wonderful window into the past of the Great North Woods, among other things. Not that I'm a big fan of the author's shooting or trapping just about anything that moved. Such was the culture back then, which still lives on in the more mature adults of the region. Back in the olden days, those kills were often all there was for dinner, and the pelts were a livable income.

I actually kind of liked A Tale of Two Cities.

I read it right after I got my first Kindle. Funny story, I thought I'd try out the Text-to-Speech feature on the Kindle with this book and realized very quickly that the TTS robovoice was not suitable for literature!

Just try to imagine it - that staccato monotone robovoice saying "it. was. the. best. of. times. it. was. the worst. of times. . . . "

Fuxino wrote:I just started The Particle at the End of the Universe by Sean Carroll

That's a great book. It gets really mind-bendy.

I'm reading those silly Malazan books.

My wife and I are working our way through Toni Morrison's book Jazz. It's our new after dinner together reading. I was luck enough to get to go to a lecture Toni Morrison gave a few weeks ago - she sure is something special.

AH brilliant book by Ted SImon.

Jupiter's Travels. 4 years,, 64,000 miles and an incredible mind journey as well.

Animavore wrote:I'm reading those silly Malazan books.

Finally finished them, though it was a hard slog towards the end.

Working my way through the Necroscope series.

The Changing Nature of The Maine Woods. There's no way that this can't be awesome.

Also Early American Winters:1604-1820. There's no way that this can't be awesome.

romansh wrote:just put down The Big Picture by Sean Carroll.

I think a brilliant book.

Philosophy is alive and well, and science is leading the way.

How did you get that early? I've had my eye on that since it was announced last year.

I'm about to start 'All The Light We Cannot See'.

Just finished reading 'The Death of an Owl'. That's an interesting one, if you haven't read it: I found it very unsettling. Also, for those who haven't come across it, it was started by Paul Torday and completed by his son Piers (Torday senior died before he could finish the novel). I think I can see the join, but I'm not certain, so my hat's off to both of them.

Animavore wrote:
I'm reading those silly Malazan books.

Finally finished them, though it was a hard slog towards the end.

Love them or hate them...no inbetween...as they came out so slowly I likely reread most of the books 2 or 3 times. There are some VERY memorable characters and the scope is astonishing.
Doesn't help it starts in the middle.

Piper you would simply adore any John Muir books and should start with Travels in Alaska

http://manybooks.net/titles/muirjohnetext05trlsk10.html

He will blow you away as both a writer, a true "mountain man" and of course the heart of the US National Parks. The guy was just an astonishing human being.

You aware of the free ebooks at the Maine library?
http://www.state.me.us/msl/topics/ebooksfree.htm

Macdoc wrote:Piper you would simply adore any John Muir books and should start with Travels in Alaska

http://manybooks.net/titles/muirjohnetext05trlsk10.html

He will blow you away as both a writer, a true "mountain man" and of course the heart of the US National Parks. The guy was just an astonishing human being.

You aware of the free ebooks at the Maine library?
http://www.state.me.us/msl/topics/ebooksfree.htm

No I wasn't.
Yeah I'd be interested in reading some of Muir's writing.

There is a good section of Muir on Kindle for free and Gutenburg Project is a superb resource. I think Travels in Alaska will blow you away.

You'd enjoy this as well


There are used ones for 1 cent
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing ... d&qid=&sr=

Great story - awesome pictures. Teddy and Muir created the National Parks system.


Here they are at Glacier Point in Yosemite.

romansh wrote:just put down The Big Picture by Sean Carroll.

I think a brilliant book.

Philosophy is alive and well, and science is leading the way.

Can you say a bit more about what you liked about the book. I browsed it a bit at a book store and thought I'd wait till it got to my library. But then I heard Sean talk about it and I got more interested.

All The Light We Cannot See is simply stunning. It's an extraordinary work.

Absolutely.

looking forward to this....just finished the Vikings video series which I had not realized was based on true events.