If your looking for light reading, I'd recommend Christopher Moore. I've read quite a few of his books so far, The lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove, Bloodsucking Fiends, You Suck, Dirty Job and Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal. This writer has a very twisted sense of humor and if your looking to just turn off your mind and go for the ride, they are really quite enjoyable.
Empire http://www.amazon.com/Empire-Scienc...=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224025080&sr=1-2 GOOD GOOD BOOK!!
Dan Simmons' "The Terror" I know I already put in a good word for it, but here it is months later, and this book still gives me a thrill to just think about. It may be the best single, stand alone novel I have ever read, and that's coming from somebody who has read, literally, over a thousand books. (I guess I'm showing my age with that, but I can't say I'm not proud of myself.) Its on sale for $6.25 at Amazon, I paid the full $15 for it when it came out. Best money I ever spent. http://www.amazon.com/Terror-Novel-...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226458259&sr=8-1
I just finished Piri Thomas, "Down these Mean Streets".... Pretty good, the precursor for all those great Richard Price hard-boiled books.
I read mostly classics, but I did read four that were not this year, two being biographies. I loved US Grant's memoirs, so I finally got around to reading Eisenhower's about WWII. Not as great a book as Grant's, whch remains one of my favorite history books, but Ike's was still a very good read, and very interesting for his takes on others and for revealing several facts I was not previously aware of. I also read a biography on the seminal country rocker Gram Parsons, which is an incredible book. What a story. He was like a main circuit cable going through so much of the music and musicians of the late sixties, early seventies, but also had one of the most incredibly dysfunctional personal stories I can think of, yet still made his contributions (which I think were great) to the music. I also read Cormac McCarthy's The Road, which was a pretty quick read, but very much sticks with you. Not a book to read to cheer you up. A book my wife encouraged me to read that was out a few years ago was New Drop City. I found it fairly interesting, about a late sixties California commune that located to the interior of Alaska, fiction yet modeled on some real situations. The parts set in Alaska were actually more vivid and compelling than the action set in California, and the characters were also a mix of ones compelling and others much less so. I give it a B, which is not really a recommendation.
I recently read Time machine by Michael Crichton I loved it! Since it's almost Thanksgiving maybe it can work for you!
I got my advance copy in the mail yesterday of Moon Handbooks Guide to North Carolina. 5 of my photos are used in the book: pages 7, 27, 211, 214, 218, and 244. I didn't get any money for it, but I do get copyright mentions and my name in the bibliography. I have been published. Thank you http://www.amazon.com/Moon-North-Ca...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226599376&sr=1-1
My favorite part is where he describes the olive oil dripping off the sausage and peppers (*gurgle*)...good read.
Just finished 'A Primate's Memoir' by Robert M Sapolsky.... Very entertaining, interesting, and sometimes disturbing read. Highly recommend it.
I'm reading a Tom Sharpe book called 'the Great Persuit'. Very funny book, like all his work. If you like a bit of fun English satire with ridiculous characters in farcical situations. The 'Wilt' books are great.
Yeah, I have a feeling I'm going to be getting a lot of Italian take out urges while reading this one!
