In the middle of "Everybody's Fool," the 3rd book in Richard Russo's "North Bath" trilogy. (The movie version of the first book in the trilogy, "Nobody's Fool," with Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bruce Willis, and Melanie Griffith was a little-noticed gem. Funny as hell and full of poignancy, and I'm a sucker for poignancy.) Also started reading something called "Forbidden System" by some David Alastair something. Sounds like some fool Brit. I'll let you know if it pans out. (Har har!)
Reading: Shadow’s Stand by Sarah McCarty -romance, no comments so far. Waylander by David Gemmell -fantasy, it’s getting better, it was sleepy at first. Chains of a Dark Goddess by .... do I say mine truly? Is that a thing? No comments so far. Then there’s Listening: Children of Hurin by Tolkien, slog, sorry. Christopher Lee is perfect but it basically a history book with occasional scenes. Dodger by Terry Pratchett. Good, but not as good as his Discworld stuff. Just finished Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King. Good stuff.
In the middle of "Everybody's Fool," the 3rd book in Richard Russo's "North Bath" trilogy. (The movie version of the first book in the trilogy, "Nobody's Fool," with Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bruce Willis, and Melanie Griffith was a little-noticed gem. Funny as hell and full of poignancy, and I'm a sucker for poignancy.) Also started reading something called "Forbidden System" by some David Alastair something. Sounds like some fool Brit. I'll let you know if it pans out. (Har har!)
I’m going to have to check out those books and the movie.
That David Alastair guy is a pain. 😂 A fool Brit or a Lower Alabama cotton farm boy?
Reading: Shadow’s Stand by Sarah McCarty -romance, no comments so far. Waylander by David Gemmell -fantasy, it’s getting better, it was sleepy at first. Chains of a Dark Goddess by .... do I say mine truly? Is that a thing? No comments so far. Then there’s Listening: Children of Hurin by Tolkien, slog, sorry. Christopher Lee is perfect but it basically a history book with occasional scenes. Dodger by Terry Pratchett. Good, but not as good as his Discworld stuff. Just finished Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King. Good stuff.
You can dare say.
That’s a lot of literary multi tasking!