What is Everybody Reading?

[LadyLocust]

Finally reading Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich written between the 14-15 centuries. I just finished the introduction which I'd read before but it had been so long, I wanted to reread it. I'm now reading the "about this book" then it's the actual writings. It's pretty "deep" reading - not a long book but not a quick read either.

 

[LadyLocust]

The Resilient Gardener, by Carol Deppe. It’s been an interesting read so far. I’m not sure how many of the takeaways will be practical for me, but her perspective and how she handles her version of homesteading are different and refreshing.

I think I've read that too I can't remember the names of all the gardening books I've read, but only if I think they are really an asset do I purchase them and add them to my bookshelf & I know I don't have it. Like you say, some are more pertinent to our own gardens than others.

 

[Wingnut]

DEATH RATTLE by Sean Lynch, the first in 'The Guns of Samuel Pritchard' series... entertaining enough for this old Infantry soldier and truck driver, lol. I saved the final reckoning for tonight, and I have another book from the series waiting in the wings (library run today). For those who like Westerns, I recommend this DEATH RATTLE, lol...

P.S. Some of the villains in this book REALLY needed to get SHOT, lol...

 

[FarmOR]

"You're blood never lies". How to interpret your blood test.

Two reasons why I find this topic compulsory: 1) the average physician spends nine minutes reviewing the numbers. Mostly depending on software to flag when a number has gone out of bounds. 2) early detection enables more options. Often the best option is diet change, but if you let a problem go too long you can pass the point of no return without you knowing.

This book is ten years old but mostly up to date and relevant. My biggest take away is the lack of data on INSULIN.

Why should insulin be part of a standard blood test? Start with the obesity epidemic. 40% of American citizens are clinically obese +30% bodyfat. It's estimated (key word- simply because they don't measure insulin!) that 40% of Americans are insulin resistant = pre-diabetic = metabolic syndrome = fatty liver disease.

This epidemic can be prevented by diet change, provided it is detected early enough.

 

[Bacpacker]

This week I've been reading/studying some different books in the bible. Proverbs is one I try to read every day. Chapters 8, 9, 10, & 11 this week. Then Jeremiah 10, 11, 12, 13, & 14. 1st and 2nd Peter, 1st, 2nd, 3rd John, Jude. There are lots of nuggets in those books.
Jeremiah reminds me somewhat of the things taking place in the US the last few decades. And things are just getting wore

 

[Wingnut]

I recently finished DEATH & TEXAS by William W. Johnstone (and J.A. Johnstone), what a great Western! Usually, when I think of good Westerns written about Texas, the author Elmer Kelton comes to mind, because THAT ol' boy knows Texas, lol. But this book was very entertaining, I read it from cover to cover, staying up a bit later than planned, lol. The title is a play on "death & taxes"---two things we inevitably face in this modern world. I highly recommend this book to any and all readers who like Westerns, it's a good one... I'd like to see a movie made out of it, lol. Great read!

 

[FarmOR]

The Art of War. Classic Chinese literature.

I had high expectations for this book. After reading so many rave reviews I was sure that there must be some unconventional knowledge to reveal. I was a bit disappointed.

Maybe it's due to the time I grew up in? The games I played as a child and politics I experienced as a young adult? But I found the content very plain speak and what I thought to be common knowledge.

Board games kept popping in my head. Chess. Stratego. Battleship. And especially Risk. These were games that I played a lot as a kid. I didn't have a lot of competition for chess in the small town that I grew up in, so I was delighted to play more in college. I whipped everyone. Thinking more so that not so much that I excelled but my competition was lacking? One of my friends was a champ at his high school. Such a let down when I easily dispatched him. I realized that I had some talent when I started an unhealthy obsession with online chess.

My setup for Stratego proved to be undefeatable. And my unconventional placement of ships in Battleship caused deception that usually lead to victory. But the game of Risk and it's strategy for strength in numbers and movement of troops eluded me somewhat. And that game in particular is often referenced in the Art of War.

I thought it commonplace to plan, plot and strategize and think! So as to gain an advantage in a competition? But maybe the renewed interest in that kind of thought because it is lost in action, graphics, speed, and hand eye coordination stressed in modern video games?

Or maybe I missed something?

 

[Bacpacker]

I too enjoy chess and risk. Risk is a strategy based game. But the element of dice tends to even things out. Chess is just one mind against the other.

 

[Wingnut]

Finished reading DEADLY COMPANIONS by Nelson Nye, a classic Western tale of a "lost mine" in Arizona, and all the scumbags who come out of the woodwork to try to grab it once it's rediscovered, lol. Great story, I love Westerns like this, they just flow smoothly as I read 'em cover to cover. Nelson Nye had a knack for developing stories like this, all a reader has to do is saddle up and go for the ride, lol... don't forget your six-shooter! And a saddle gun for longer range...

 

[Caribou]

"Aurora Reckoning", a western by a new author. It kept me entertained. Some of the characters are based on real people. The author tried to keep them true to life.

https://www.amazon.com/Aurora-Recko...oks&sprefix=donchenhall,stripbooks,563&sr=1-1

 

[LadyLocust]

One of the books I got at the estate sale. It’s a reprint, but it was a very good buy . I’ve known of this book for many years but have never read it (Notice authors).

 

[Bacpacker]

Wow thats a nice find

 

[Wingnut]

I recently finished CLOUDY IN THE WEST by Elmer Kelton, not a bad read even though the hero is a kid, lol... and there are some really funny lines in it too, as there are in every Elmer Kelton novel. For instance, the kid and his older cousin Beau help rescue a saloon gal from outlaws in a wilderness hideout, and one outlaw had knocked the gal around a bit, so her face was bruised... while they're fleeing from the outlaws, they meet a Texas Ranger and his posse, and the Ranger tells Beau there's not much he likes less than a man who beats his wife, lol. The gal has to tell a white lie to save Beau from further harassment... it's funny scenes like this that make Elmer Kelton's books such Western classics, lol.

 

[Magpie]

A few poetry books this week and Wuthering Heights. Listening to the Turn of The Screw on spotify and about to read Heart of darkness - Studying classic novels this term

 

[Wingnut]

I've been reading a few of Elmer Kelton's books from his SONS OF TEXAS series, I don't like the characters as much as I like the characters in his other books, but it's still an interesting series with heaps of historical information in it. Sorta ironic to think that during this era of Goliad and the Alamo, and the years preceding the conflict, many of the Americans pouring into Texas were actually illegal immigrants, and the Mexicans were worried about them taking over the area, lol. Some American immigrants were legal under grants given to Stephen Austin and others, and the parcels were generous for those who qualified, but then came the flood of "illegals" looking to make a new home and way of life. Does any of this sound familiar to y'all? Maybe it's just karma catching up to us, lol... too bad the entire country is now at stake.

 

[LadyLocust]

A few poetry books this week and Wuthering Heights. Listening to the Turn of The Screw on spotify and about to read Heart of darkness - Studying classic novels this term

It’s been ages, but I enjoyed reading Wuthering Heights. Thought it was far better than the corney movie.

 

[Wingnut]

Just finished HONOR AT DAYBREAK by Elmer Kelton. Great novel about a West Texas oilfield boomtown in the Roaring Twenties (1920s), including all the riffraff and organized crime elements which are drawn to the boom. I actually liked the cowboy-&-soldier-turned-sheriff at the center of the story, he was my kinda lawman, lol. And the bad guys are well-portrayed in this book, there's an assortment of the criminal scumbags, lol. As always, I picked up this Elmer Kelton novel this morning and I was immediately drawn into the story, which is at times hilarious, but it's also a realistic look into that era and all that was going on in those days. The 'adventures' of the cowboy Slim are also classic, he seems to be a magnet for trouble even though he's a hardworking guy, lol. Anyway, I recommend this book, ol' Elmer sure knows Texas, and he clearly does his homework before writing these novels of his... whether the book is set in the late 1800s or the early 1900s, he does a fine job of capturing each era.

 

[Bacpacker]

Finished reading "As a Man Thinketh" short book, but a very good read. Got me thinking. Funny thing, was heating my lunch in the microwave one day and another guy was talking about the same book. Had a nice chat about it. Started on a new one called "Wild at Heart" by John Elderigde. Enjoying it so far. Also got a new one about Teddy Rooseveldt. I'll start it next.

 

[Morgan101]

I found a new author, Andrew Grant. He writes mysteries. I have read three, and I am on the fourth, and have enjoyed them all. I also read David Baldacci's latest, which I thoroughly enjoyed.

 

[Wingnut]

Last night I started THE SHEPHERD OF GAUDALOUPE by Zane Grey, it's a good story but I'm sure it would be considered "RACIST" by modern woketard standards, lol. Has Zane Grey been canceled yet? Somebody tell me he beat Uncle Ben & Aunt Jemima... lol. When ya think about it, ALL Westerns could be canceled by woketards... file 'em under 'GENOCIDE' and loudly decry the plight of those poor Casino Indians, lol.

 

[DrJenner]

Just finished the Echo of Old Books, easy read, great storyline
Now I'm starting on the Founding Myth, written by Andrew Seidel a constitutional law attorney. Eye opening and I'm only only on the 1st chapter.

 

[Wingnut]

I'm in the middle of RED CLARK ON THE BORDER by Gordon Young, first published in 1937. Another fine Western in the RED CLARK O' TULLUCO series, I think most of 'em were written in the 1930s. Great books, so funny that I often laugh out loud as I'm reading them. Our local library is in the process of acquiring the entire RED CLARK series, so I'm hoping there will be others to read in the future... this one was a new acquisition, so I jumped on it, already having read half a dozen books in the excellent Gordon Young series. If you like Westerns, I highly recommend these books. I picked up a few other novels while I was at the library, a short stack to keep me going as I take a temporary break from the painting... I never did crack those moving boxes today, the newly-acquired RED CLARK book took precedence, lol. I'm looking forward to finishing the book tonight! I'm off to do that just as soon as I finish this beer, lol...

 

[Bacpacker]

I'm working on the third book of the series "Days of Noah" by Mark Godwin. Fiction, but it is what I caonsider to be fairly realistic. Plus part of the stories are fairly close to my area. I know some of the locations very well.
Been reading "Wild at Heart", but decided to take a break with a little fiction

 

[Magpie]

Just finished reading 'Year of the Monkey' by Patti Smith, and a book by a friends son. He's a first time author - it's not a bad book, not my genre really - but I feel it would have been so much better with a good editing. I promised to write a review, so just spent two hours carefully constructing a 'this book is about' review as opposed to a critique because I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings.

 

[Morgan101]

Has anybody ever read Michael Connelly? I went down the rabbit hole watching the Harry Bosch TV series, and really enjoyed it. Now I am curious about the books. My experience is that the books are usually far better than the movie or TV show. There are 24 books in the Harry Bosch series, and there are a couple of other series he has written.

I'm heading to the library today.

 

[Bacpacker]

I'm working on the third book of the series "Days of Noah" by Mark Godwin. Fiction, but it is what I caonsider to be fairly realistic. Plus part of the stories are fairly close to my area. I know some of the locations very well.
Been reading "Wild at Heart", but decided to take a break with a little fiction

Finished the Trilogy last night. Goodwin is a pretty good author IMO. I have another of his books to read when I want some more fiction

 

[Magpie]

Just started this novella 'Train Dreams' enjoying it too
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/12991188

 

[Magus]

C.J Cherryh's Pride of Chanur series. meow.

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[TeeJ]

My youngest has really been into the Timothy Zahn Star Wars books, and I've been reading them so we can talk about them. Decent stories for what they are Also been reading "Atomic Habits" by James Clear. Good ideas, but so far I'm still a lazy slob

 

[Amish Heart]

Just started a book that husband bought me for mother's day, "The Ranch" by Sean Liscom. So far, so good.