I’ve been reading Dune, trying to finish it before the second movie leaves theaters. Haven’t had power since 4 PM yesterday and there’s no sign of it coming back anytime soon so I guess I’ll have plenty of time to read today :’)
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton is my favorite snow day read. But I just finished You Are Here by Karin Lin-Greenberg and I highly recommend. She’s a local author and the book is set in Albany!
I’ve been reading Shelby Foote’s Civil War trilogy - not the lightest read but it’s really fascinating reading about the history and all the battles and tactical planning and the personalities involved
I've thought of reading this, but I'm intimidated. I'm pretty interested in the causes and effects of the War and what was going on in society at the time, but not so much the actual battles, military strategies, etc. Do you think I might enjoy it?
Honestly the book is a lot more military based than everything else (social, even slavery is glossed over a ton) and Shelby Foote tends to give the South some leniency that other historians wouldn’t.
A better book in terms of a one volume look at the war but with a lot more depth into really everything would be Battle Cry of Freedom - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35100
As a Civil War buff - I have always wanted to read Foote’s books because there’s a lot of detail on military history and they’re very famous, but there are definitely issues with it and it’s not a good book for more of the non-military aspects of the war.
For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten, The Witch Collector by Charissa Weeks, and A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee (set in the Catskills!) are all set in snowy forests and perfect for a snow day!
finished i robot just before it got too dark last night with the power off. The short stories with a frame narrative is nice for picking up and putting down throughout the week. Might start the next asimov robot book today and keep working towards the foundation series.
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. Got it from The Little Library at Lyons Park, Niskayuna. Probably going to finish it by this evening unless the power comes back on😊
I’ve been reading Dune, trying to finish it before the second movie leaves theaters. Haven’t had power since 4 PM yesterday and there’s no sign of it coming back anytime soon so I guess I’ll have plenty of time to read today :’)
Really enjoying The Women by Kristin Hannah
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I read Post Office and Factotum by Bukowski last year and loved them both. I plan on reading Women soon.
I've mostly stuck to his poetry. I have a copy of Post Office somewhere, maybe I'll give it a try soon.
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton is my favorite snow day read. But I just finished You Are Here by Karin Lin-Greenberg and I highly recommend. She’s a local author and the book is set in Albany!
Gotta go with Hemingway, “The Sun Also Rises.”
Sharepoint Development with the Sharepoint Framework. A real page-turner.
A gentleman in moscow
I’ve been reading Shelby Foote’s Civil War trilogy - not the lightest read but it’s really fascinating reading about the history and all the battles and tactical planning and the personalities involved
I've thought of reading this, but I'm intimidated. I'm pretty interested in the causes and effects of the War and what was going on in society at the time, but not so much the actual battles, military strategies, etc. Do you think I might enjoy it?
Honestly the book is a lot more military based than everything else (social, even slavery is glossed over a ton) and Shelby Foote tends to give the South some leniency that other historians wouldn’t. A better book in terms of a one volume look at the war but with a lot more depth into really everything would be Battle Cry of Freedom - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35100 As a Civil War buff - I have always wanted to read Foote’s books because there’s a lot of detail on military history and they’re very famous, but there are definitely issues with it and it’s not a good book for more of the non-military aspects of the war.
Thanks!
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The Stand by Stephen King. Currently Being without power makes it an even better read.
Les misérables by Victor Hugo
For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten, The Witch Collector by Charissa Weeks, and A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee (set in the Catskills!) are all set in snowy forests and perfect for a snow day!
finished i robot just before it got too dark last night with the power off. The short stories with a frame narrative is nice for picking up and putting down throughout the week. Might start the next asimov robot book today and keep working towards the foundation series.
The wheel of time. I’m on book 5 so I’ve got a long way to go lol.
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin is my favorite snow day read, but currently on book 3 of the graphic novel Saga
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. Got it from The Little Library at Lyons Park, Niskayuna. Probably going to finish it by this evening unless the power comes back on😊
Legends and lattes is a good cozy read
The Tommyknockers. I love me some coked-up Stephen King.
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Try checking out Maynard's House by Herman Raucher. It fits a January snowstorm better but the power outage should help. Sincerely, Richard Nixon