Monday, April 8, 2024

March 2024

 Where'd March go? 

Books read:

  • The Man Who Walked Like a Bear, by Stuart Kaminsky. Porfiry Rostnikov number 6. Love this character. Will read #7 soonest.
  • The Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction, by Christopher Kelly. Love these editions. 
  • Eaters of the Dead, by Michael Crichton. Found a first ed with dj in a little library! Great book.
  • The Great Santini, by Pat Conroy. Wife's choice for family book club. Lovely book. 
  • Uncle Dynamite, by PG Wodehouse. Great, typical Wodehouse.
  • Dune Messiah, by Frank Herbert. I'd avoided this for years, decades. But after watching Dune 2 at the movies, it was obvious the next movie would be this book. Really, really good. Afraid to read #3.
  • Blindness, by Jose Saramago. Love this author. I think I only have a few of his left to read.
  • The Spire, by William Golding. Hubris, by a great author. 
Books bought:
  • The New Rules of Coffee: A Modern Guide for Everyone, by Jordan Michelman. Bought for the wife. Cute.
  • The New World on Mars: What We Can Create on the Red Planet, by Robert Zubrin. Wonderful book. Finished in April.
  • Informal English, by Jeffrey Kacirk. Love language books, esp. about English.
  • Colony One, by Tarah Benner. Sounded good, only zero dollars.
  • Rosemary's Baby, by Ira Levin. Just because.
  • James Bond Omnibus volumes 1 and 2, by Ian Fleming. Because they've been changing his books. 
  • Casino Royale, From Russia with Love, The Spy Who Loved Me, Diamonds are Forever, Goldfinger, Live and Let Die, For Your Eyes Only, by Ian Fleming. For the same reason I mentioned above. 

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