Books: What have you been reading?

[Deathstroke]

I finished Robert B. Parker's Angel Eyes by Ace Atkins tonight.

[Kai "the spy"]

I also reread it, since it was part of the Christmas anthology I have been reading since the end of Thanksgiving. I never grow tired of it, either.

Yes, we honour Christmas in our hearts, and try to keep it all the year.

I have had several different editions, thanks to there being so many different (and cheap) editions due to its PD status. Occasionally I share my copies either with people I meet who never read it, or I put them in public bookcases. The one I currently own and read, though, might be a keeper. It's from Macmillan Collector's Library, a lovely small-format hardcover (easily fits in my coat pocket for reading on the bus) with nice, coloured illustrations, thick pages with gold-coloured edges, and a tail band.

[Jim Kelly]

Finished reading CLAUDINE AT SCHOOL (CLAUDINE À L'ÉCOLE), the first of the Claudine books by Colette. I'm surprised to see that the last time this was adapted to the screen was in 1978. There have been several films about the author herself, but the story of Claudine seems like subject matter that could only be faithfully adapted now. Or maybe even now is too soon.

[Chubistian]

As we get close to the end of 2020, I chose to read two short books written by Stefan Zweig

-The Eyes of the Undying Brother
-Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman

[The Darknight Detective]

Now reading Man of the Century: The Life and Times of Pope John Paul II (1997) by Jonathan Kwitny.

[Comics N' Toons]

Just read Shazam: The Greatest Stories Ever Told... now, despite his name really being Captain Marvel and... despite the fact that he has kind of a complex history, I enjoyed it. Are these stories really the "greatest Stories Ever Told??" I doubt it, but... they are fun. And overall, the book is a great sampler for Billy Batson's adventures.

[DebkoX]

If you haven't read it already you may want to follow that up with Fatherland by Robert Harris.

I've started Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress - and a Plan to Stop It by Lawrence Lessig.

Thanks. I'll add it to the list!

[Jim Kelly]

Just read Shazam: The Greatest Stories Ever Told... now, despite his name really being Captain Marvel and... despite the fact that he has kind of a complex history, I enjoyed it. Are these stories really the "greatest Stories Ever Told??" I doubt it, but... they are fun. And overall, the book is a great sampler for Billy Batson's adventures.

Looking at the contents list for that book (I never got it, as I already have pretty much every story in some other comic) you might have a point. A good many are oddball one-offs. Like Simon & Kirby doing Cap--that's a special thing, only happened once, but they really didn't know what to do with the character. However, the Big Red Cheese was one of the earliest super-heroes to have extended story arcs, which don't lend themselves to a book like this that tries to cherry pick as many stories as it can. And this holds true for the revivals of the character--you need to have several stories from different issues or one big story from a special book--those are the Greatest Stories. But it looks like with this collection they went for novelty and trying to fit in as many different versions of the character as possible given the page count.

[The Darknight Detective]

After a month of Christmas reading on my Kindle, I'm now reading The Uphill Climb (1913) by B.M. Bower.

[DebkoX]

After a month of Christmas reading on my Kindle, I'm now reading The Uphill Climb (1913) by B.M. Bower.

I go through phases where I love to read on my Kindle and then I hate it.

[The Darknight Detective]

I go through phases where I love to read on my Kindle and then I hate it.

Heh. Actually, I have been reading a hard-copy book and also an eBook concurrently for years. I guess I like both experiences equally.

[Deathstroke]

For my literary Christmas gifts, I received a book I wanted: Paige Shelton's COLD WIND.

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[Deathstroke]

Even cooler was that my friend reached out to author Edith Maxwell (I'm a huge fan of her work) and I was gifted an inscribed author coffee mug. It was a very cool and most unexpected gift to receive.

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[DebkoX]

Heh. Actually, I have been reading a hard-copy book and also an eBook concurrently for years. I guess I like both experiences equally.

Paperbacks are good for me because I don't get distracted.

[Chubistian]

The Man Who Loved Dogs, by cuban writer Leonardo Padura