sorry

double post - it took so long to show up

I'm currently reading The Island at the Top of the World by Ian Cameron. Loving it so far.

I was reading some John Grisham (Sycamore row is pretty good) but I've opted for Don Winslow recently (I've just finished The power of the dog and I will start its sequel The Cartel asap).
Some of you read those 2 authors?

I'm currently on the second book of The Stormlight Archives. It's paced like a TV series and entertaining enough.

^ that sounds interesting, added to my fantasy (?) list.

i am currently reading the second part of this (but they're all standalone novels), "The Girl Who Played with Fire".
Written by Stieg Larsson.

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My reading habits are often quite boring to most since i enjoy some heavy Math and Science non-fiction like Lee Smolin's "Three Roads to Quantum Gravity" and O'Reilly "Network Security Assessment" but when I'm in the mood for non-fiction I am looking for a real "Mind Movie" that creates deep emotional involvement. One such book, -- Robert McCammon's - Boy's Life -- I re-read regularly (yeah, it's that good) and when I re-read it 2 months ago it struck me how much he reminds me of Vonnegut so today I ordered a copy of --- Vonnegut's - "Cat's Cradle" --- . I strongly suspect subsequent orders to replace my lost-in-a-move novel collection is likely.

FTR I'm old school enough that even though I have Kindle, I find I rarely use it maybe because I don't have a Tablet and "curling up" with my laptop only seems inviting in the dead of Winter.

^ how can a southern childhood remind you of Vonnegut's dystopian sci-fi?

in any case i bookmarked cat's cradle because i like "deadpan humour and bitter irony".

me, finishing the second part of the Millenium series, and starting on the third soon.
I know that part of it is nostalgia, but I really like those books. Well made crime fiction with an unusual twist.
They even seem strangely relevant to the current SJW/gender trouble/FOSS discussion...

I finally read Jérôme Ferrari's « Sermon sur la chute de Rome ».

Many of his components are also found in « à son image », a later novel. Both are fine literature. I do not have the eloquence to describe his writing style, but what glues me to his stories (and newspaper columns) is the beauty of his composition. Read page long phrases (in a language which is not yours) and be happy with it...

It isn't the story line that reminds me, one of the other , instead it's the writing style that manages to be utterly graphic, invoking that Mind Movie effect somehow without being overly descriptive... just enough to let/make one's imagination soar. The humor and irony also have similarities.

I'm bingeing of Edmund Crispin's (real name Bruce Montgomery) Gervase Fen mysteries.

That's a good book. And arguably Robert R. McCammon's best.

Thanks Dugan. I fixed it. Even though the link was good the man deserves a bit more respect than to misspell his name. I also agree that this novel seems something of a fluke. None of his other books I've read even come close to being worthy of mentioned in the same breath as Vonnegut.

"12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos" by Jordan B Peterson
https://www.amazon.com/12-Rules-Life.../dp/0345816021