What I'm Reading

Oh, like I have time to do this anymore. Once upon a time I would write comments about books I had recently read. I rarely have time to read anymore, and rarely have time to write. But for what it's worth...

Currently Reading:

Bradbury Speaks by Ray Bradbury. A collection of Bradbury's essays; some brilliant, some curmedgeonly, but all fun to read.

Recently Read:

Cobra II by Michael Gordon, Bernard Trainor. Deeply depressing current history: the book explains in painful detail how an ill-conceived attempt to revise military doctrines led to disaster in Iraq.

Pure Drivel by Steve Martin. The bit about Times New Roman running out of periods was kinda funny, but otherwise, this was pretty forgettable.

Spook by Mary Roach. A look at scientific attempts to answer questions about afterlife. Fun, but not as much fun as Stiff, Roach's gory, funny, fascinating look at cadavers.

The Last Great Books I Read:

Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell. Wait, how do you spell her name? I'd look it up but I'm offline as I write this. A fun, funny, brilliant travelogue/monologue.

Colditz by Henry Chancellor. Wonderful! It's a true story about a POW camp in WWII Germany. A great, great, great book. Rating: 10 out of 10.

And now... drum roll please...the Greatest Books Ever...

Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee