Books! How do you read and what do you read?

A couple days ago I finished reading, "I Michael Bennett' by James Patterson &Michael Ledwidge
This book featured NYPD detective, Michael Bennett who arrests a Mexican crime lord, who vows revenge on Bennett
I had read Patterson's other books with character,Alex Cross but I really enjoyed this character,book was good, I recommend it
 
Our mystery book reading group at the library had a couple of choices this month and I really enjoyed “The Agathas” by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson. It’s actually a Young Adult book with high school-aged characters (the main ones) but it’s cleverly written and the characters are sympathetic/likable (getting more unusual now-a-days).

The two main characters solve the mystery with many references to Agatha Christie’s sleuths and methods. Also some really funny lines that made me bust out laughing.

Well done, recommended
 
I love reading. One of my favorite past times. I enjoy books on wisdom, romance novels (haven't read a romance novel in a while), Enlightenment, Inspiring, etc. I have a Kindle Fire. I have close to 500 books on my Kindle. Two of my favorites are Who Moved My Cheese. I am currently reading a book titled F**K It - The Ultimate Spiritual Way - both are EXCELLENT books. Reading F**K It is helping me release built up tension I've had for many years.
 
CANARY GIRLS by Jennifer Chiaverini
Setting is Great Britain 1914 -1920.

This is a work of fiction inspired by history.

An era when housemaids & wives 'became the Girls behind the man with the gun'.
Working in the munition factories that made shells for the war.

I learned something about that time frame, the hardships people faced.
A good book to read.
 
While looking for an audiobook for my walks around the park, found a gem from my library.
It's 13 radio plays of Ray Bradbury's short stories called 'Bradbury Thirteen'.

All of his best are performed, 'A Sound of Thunder', 'The Fox and the Forest',
'Kaleidoscope' and one I hadn't read before, 'The Wind'.

Production is great, with sound effects just like the old-time radio programs.
 
Pepper said:
Tomorrow Will Be Better by Betty Smith, author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Same type of characters, the working class Irish, also in Brooklyn. I enjoy her writing; it's simple and very engaging. Loving it.
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I also enjoyed A Tree Grows In Brooklyn though I thought the end was much less successful than the rest.
 
Started reading a short story by Ray Bradbury in one of his collections, a story I hadn't read before.
Got halfway into it and had to stop.

It hit me hard. As hard as anything I've read in years.
Went outside and sat by myself, thinking about my early life.

In the story, a wife and son deal with the absence and return of the husband/father from many trips
in space.
Like the main character, my dad would return from his many trips riding ships.
Us boys would grill him about what he saw and the places he visited.
When he was home for the short stays, he would jump into fixing everything broke, trying to show interest
in what us boys were up to and taking us on trips.

We could always tell when he was getting ready to 'ship out' again, as mom would make all his favorite foods.

While he was gone, my mom would tell us, ' Don't mess with that, Dad will fix it when he gets home...'

I know he missed being with us, but in the back of our minds, we knew the call of the sea was just as strong.

Ray Bradbury paints a much better picture than I can describe.

A short passage from the story.

“Don’t ever be a Rocket Man.”

I stopped.

“I mean it,” he said. “Because when you’re out there you want to be here,
and when you’re here you want to be out there. Don’t start that. Don’t let it
get hold of you.”

“But-"

“You don’t know what it is. Every time I’m out there I think, If I ever get
back to Earth I’ll stay there; I’ll never go out again. But I go out, and guess I’ll always go out.”

Guess I'm just feeling bad I didn't listen to him and spent so much time away from my family.
Sorry for the long post in the book thread.
 
Feelslikefar said:
Started reading a short story by Ray Bradbury in one of his collections, a story I hadn't read before.
Got halfway into it and had to stop.

It hit me hard. As hard as anything I've read in years.
Went outside and sat by myself, thinking about my early life.

In the story, a wife and son deal with the absence and return of the husband/father from many trips
in space.
Like the main character, my dad would return from his many trips riding ships.
Us boys would grill him about what he saw and the places he visited.
When he was home for the short stays, he would jump into fixing everything broke, trying to show interest
in what us boys were up to and taking us on trips.

We could always tell when he was getting ready to 'ship out' again, as mom would make all his favorite foods.

While he was gone, my mom would tell us, ' Don't mess with that, Dad will fix it when he gets home...'

I know he missed being with us, but in the back of our minds, we knew the call of the sea was just as strong.

Ray Bradbury paints a much better picture than I can describe.

A short passage from the story.

“Don’t ever be a Rocket Man.”

I stopped.

“I mean it,” he said. “Because when you’re out there you want to be here,
and when you’re here you want to be out there. Don’t start that. Don’t let it
get hold of you.”

“But-"

“You don’t know what it is. Every time I’m out there I think, If I ever get
back to Earth I’ll stay there; I’ll never go out again. But I go out, and guess I’ll always go out.”

Guess I'm just feeling bad I didn't listen to him and spent so much time away from my family.
Sorry for the long post in the book thread.
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No need to apologize, @Feelslikefar I love to hear about stories that really impact us, make us think. Great observations
 
I love historical biographies and historical fiction. I am a WWII fan and have read many books about that awful war. I was growing up during it all and my dad made certain I was aware of the news every day, but reading the factual stories as an adult gives it all a whole new perspective. Right now, I am reading about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis toward the end of the war. One of the worst disasters at sea and the trials of the Captain who was court-martialed for this loss.
 
Feelslikefar said:
Ray Bradbury paints a much better picture than I can describe.

A short passage from the story.

“Don’t ever be a Rocket Man.”

I stopped.

“I mean it,” he said. “Because when you’re out there you want to be here,
and when you’re here you want to be out there. Don’t start that. Don’t let it
get hold of you.”

“But-"

“You don’t know what it is. Every time I’m out there I think, If I ever get
back to Earth I’ll stay there; I’ll never go out again. But I go out, and guess I’ll always go out.”

Guess I'm just feeling bad I didn't listen to him and spent so much time away from my family.
Sorry for the long post in the book thread.
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Thank you for that passage. That's exactly how I felt and I thought I was alone in that!
 
Lewkat said:
I love historical biographies and historical fiction. I am a WWII fan and have read many books about that awful war. I was growing up during it all and my dad made certain I was aware of the news every day, but reading the factual stories as an adult gives it all a whole new perspective. Right now, I am reading about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis toward the end of the war. One of the worst disasters at sea and the trials of the Captain who was court-martialed for this loss.
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Growing up on the other side I remember how we read about, and adored Guenther Prien who took his U-Boat into Scapa Flow, the safest harbour in GB, and sunk a British battleship (HMS Royal Oak)! Nazi Propaganda made the most of it!
 
I'm reading' Bullseye' by James Patterson &Michael Ledwidge, the 1st book featuring new character, NYPD detective Michael Bennett. In this book Bennett is trying to find assassins who plan to kill the President of United States during United Nations conference in NYC
 

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