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Well, Canuck,
Time was when we had a mixture of hardcover and softcover books. Now we have a mixture of hardcover, softcover and Kindle books -- all of the same book, even. :eek: And favorite books on each of our Kindles, too. What can I tell ya? They just multiply. And right now I am...
Amen to that, Canuck! They are much easier to hold -- even all of them at once -- and also to read. My Kindle must be getting close to bursting by now, but we still shop the library sales for good values, too. One way or another the collection just grows and grows. :eek:
I am only half way through 'The Master Algorithm' and am already convinced that it is one of the best books of any genre that I have read in the past few years. It is popularized-science and the subtitle is 'How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake the World.'
If you have...
Mystery, for entertainment.
Poetry, in small doses. Just now Wasteland is blowing me away!
Non-fiction, mainly to keep abreast of popularized physics on where it all came from.
Literary fiction, to kick back and enjoy good writing.
What with all the recent excitement about striking down the Confederate flag and removing statues of heroes, next on my list is definitely:
A Short History of the Confederate States of America by Jefferson Davis.
I have read many wonderful books through the years, but I have just finished what may be only the second of two truly great works I have ever read (Bible excepted of course):
The Karla Trilogy by John LeCarré. :star5:
Five stars and five stars again!
(The other great one? Lolita by Vladimir...
Cajunmama,
Thank you for noticing it. :)
In rereading my post, I see it would have been clearer if I had mentioned that she was also the last person on earth.
I hope you enjoy the book.
Peder
Best Reads of 2015 by Peder
Of the only 38 books I have managed to read this year, these are the ones that have gripped me to the very end. Grab any one of them!
Novel
The Wall by Marlen Haushofer. Absorbing story by the last surviving woman on earth.
Classic
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper...
753C, DATo,
I can hardly express how pleased I am that you both enjoyed the poem, especially as it strikes me as rather difficult. I had posted it with rather faint hope, but the fact that you have taken the time to read it, and like it (!), absolutely fills my day with joy.
Many many thanks...
The Stage
Evanescent the scene appears before us
Vistas on backdrops fading further into distance
Recalling differently the same scene
The same locale from a different time
Viewed as through the prism of memory
But as real before us as the characters we see
Standing and moving talking to us...