Watching the opening ceremonies as our week of vacation winds up...
I read a bunch of books this week. Looking at my goal at this point I can't see it happening. I don't even think I'm at 20. Oh well.
The Good Rat was nice and well-written, even with a little mention of Budd Lake. A bit short, but I'm not going to complain.
Killer Angels by Shaara was so interesting that I think I'm going to read the other books that go with it, even though they were written by his son. I've never been to Gettysburg, now I'll go.
The Enchanter by Nabokov, kind of a mini-Lolita, is the first thing I've written by Ithaca's perhaps most famous author. Creepy through and through.
I've seen the movie of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban but fortunately forgot most of the plot. It was okay, but I hope the series picks up a bit.
I picked the Sigma Protocol because I had never read Ludlum before, I can see why he's so popular. Quite a page turner; even a bonus jump to sci-fi at the end.
Evan and I had a good time this week driving the Raminator around the basement where dad spent a good portion of the week destroying me at 8-ball. The rails were washed out when we went for a train ride, so we settled for a boat ride. Kayaking we escaped from our own little lake and found lilies and a littler lake. Also it rained and rained and rained. I spent a day laid out on the couch with a bug. Hopefully a little better weather next year?
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Glad you enjoyed "The Killer Angels". We had just finished reading it before we got married and actually went to Gettysburg as a stop on our honeymoon. (Just so you know you're not the only geek out there). It was amazing to actually see the places that were mentioned in the book.
Jeff Shaara's books get better as he writes more. "Gods and Generals" was difficult to get through - mainly because I think he was trying too hard to write in his father's style. But by the time he got to "The Last Full Measure", his style became his own and the book was enjoyable in its own right.
I'd love to hear what you think when you get done with those books, too.
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