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David Guterson's "Our Lady of the Forest". Wonderful characterizations of ordinary people.
I read this several years ago and really, really wanted to like it. Snooze.......... What charmed me initially, bored me to tears about half way through.
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I needed something easier than Kabul Beauty School to read, so I switched to The Doctor's Wife by Luis Jaramillo. It's short vignettes and only 160 pages. Perfect for my teeny tiny attention span.
Lately I have been the world's slowest reader so it's been forever (or at least it seems like it) since I've posted. I'm also behind with catching up on these posts, so I hope you all have been reading some great books lately!
I finally finished Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of the President by Candace Millard. I enjoyed it. If I would have just sat down and read, I probably could have gotten through it in two days since it was pretty fast-paced and easy to get through. It is about the murder of President James Garfield. What an interesting guy! Since he didn't even serve a year he's one of those Presidents I don't know much about, but he was a self-made man, a General in the Civil War, brilliant, and a happy, friendly, well-respected guy beloved by almost everyone. The book covers some of his early life and the run-up to the presidency but focuses mostly on Garfield's assassin and Garfield's battle to live. The book also incorporates Dr. Joseph Lister, the promoter of antisepsis use in medicine, and also Alexander Graham Bell and his quest to help in Garfield's recovery. I would definitely recommend it if you want to know a little more about an important episode in United States history.
Next up on the book front is The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt. I've heard good things about this one and can't wait to learn more about why we all hold differing beliefs. I'm not too far into it at all, but most of the book revolves around our differing views of morality and how those differing views affect what we think of other's views.
Currently reading "The Face of Deception" by Iris Johansen. I didn't realize when I started "The Killing Game" that it was part of a series. Last thing I wanted was to start a 15 book series that I've got to play catchup on. But oh well, I'm now invested in it so, here I go.
Of course that means that "The Lying Game" series I started will be more stop and go progress. But I was really into it as well.
I am reading now ,,Moving Zen'',it tells about the author's two-and-a-half-year karate training in Japan. His training from white belt to black belt, and his realization of gentleness and tranquility through the martial arts. So far I love it, after all I am into Martial Arts all the way.
I am still working on Winds of War by Herman Wouk, but it is slow-going. I like it, I just am not super into it right now. I think I'll put it down for a bit and try something shorter. I have two books to get through for book club (The Light Between Oceans and Half-broke Horses) so I probably should get to work on those.
I have just started to work my way through this list of Frank Delaney's top 10 Irish novels. I've just finished Amongst Women by John McGahern. A quiet book about a disillusioned Irishman living the remainder of his life after the Troubles on a small farm, surrounded by his family.
I am still working on Winds of War by Herman Wouk, but it is slow-going. I like it, I just am not super into it right now. I think I'll put it down for a bit and try something shorter. I have two books to get through for book club (The Light Between Oceans and Half-broke Horses) so I probably should get to work on those.
Half-Broke Horses is wonderful.
I understand how you feel about The Winds of War. Wouk is my favorite author right after Leon Uris. Wouk's books are very thorough and some parts can be a bit tedious. But, I promise that reading it is worth your time. Of course, you will then have to read Wouk's followup, War and Remembrance which is excellent. I love Pug Henry. What an outstanding man he was.....wait, he's fictional, right? Oh well. One can only dream.
Am I gushing too much? Yeah, probably, but I do love his stuff.
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Half-Broke Horses is wonderful.
