What are you Reading?

How to deal with the Corona Virus by the British main stream media.

 

Fordy’s every changing opinions on various threads

 

The institute by Stephen King. Not bad so far, as strange as ever for one of his books. Read To Kill a Mockingbird before, always a great read.

 

Lancelot by Giles Kristian

Different point of view

 

I like WW2 history and just reading Cilkas Journey which is by the same author of the Tattooist of Auschwitz.

 

Not read it, I’ll take a look. Novel's aren’t usually my thing tbh, just saw it at number 1 in ASDA a few months ago. Prefer history, preferably ancient.

 

How to be a Footballer by Peter Crouch. Tbh its not as funny as i thought it would be but still some humourous insights.

 

Confessions of a Window Cleaner, Pulliitzer prize stuff. And a stack of old Fiestas for when I want my reading to be less intellectually demanding.

 

I've just read Circe by Madelaine Miller. A retelling of some of the Greek myths and legends, from the perspective of a Greek goddess. I really enjoyed it.

Currently ploughing through a Scandinavian crime novel, Fog Island. Not particularly original but relaxing.

Also wading through a Steven Pinker book on linguistics.

 

I pick up a lot of interesting history / science / general knowledge books from the bargain tables at the shops; I'm just about to finish Ian Mortimer's The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain. He's written a few in that vein -- what would it be like for one of us if we were to be dropped back into a certain period of the past. He writes interestingly, and well.

Perhaps more useful would be a volume on D.I.Y. hair-cutting, but I haven't seen one yet! How shaggy will we all be when we can finally get back to a barber?

RCB

 

The Second Sleep by Robert Harris.
Not bad so far.

 

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I am considering re-reading my almost complete works of Dickens, it will certainly pass some time. Found a lot of them have quite a similar plot to them (poor boys made good).
There are a few books I haven't got, may try to search them out.
Tale of Two Cities probably my favourite, quite an emotional read.

 

If you’re into WW2 history have you read any of Damien Lewis’ books on it?

 

Read them all - with the exception of The Ghost. I enjoy his writing style.
Finished Enigma on Wednesday, didn’t think it was one of his better works, still not a bad read though.