Now reading

[no leaf clover]

After the Now playing and Now watching topics, I figured why not start a Now reading topic.

There must be people here that enjoy reading like myself.

So I'll start this topic.

I finished a book called 1914 Days of hope written by Lyn Macdonald. It's a book about the first year of the First World War.

See below for the cover of the Dutch version:


It's the first of 5 books each deal with a particular year of the First World War.

I began reading part 2 immediately which is titled 1915 The death of innocence

[minus clover]

i just started "the bourne dominion" by eric van lustbaderf. i've always enjoyed his books, and when he took over from robert ludlum, i was ecstatic!! i also have tom clancy's new one, "against all enemies" to read. in a package mailed out today from amazon.com, i have (amongst a bunch of cds), the new daniel silva "portrait of a spy"...

[Findtheadrenaline]

My Booky Wook - By Russell Brand

[Sailing home]

For now:



Comics

[damageinc]

Sledge, E. B - With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

[Paganec]

I've just started The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King.

[Pete-Rock]

Right now I'm reading Slangebæreren by Unni Lindell. I was looking for a Hennink Mankell alternative, since I loved all his books.

@Sebastiaan
If you like books like those you posted I highly recommend reading BAND OF BROTHERS by S. Ambrose. Thats the documentation after which the famous HBO mini series was made. But the book was first and it is a GREAT read!!!!

[no leaf clover]

Right now I'm reading Slangebæreren by Unni Lindell. I was looking for a Hennink Mankell alternative, since I loved all his books.

@Sebastiaan
If you like books like those you posted I highly recommend reading BAND OF BROTHERS by S. Ambrose. Thats the documentation after which the famous HBO mini series was made. But the book was first and it is a GREAT read!!!!

Hey Pete,

I have that one here in my book closet.

It's on my long list of books to read list

[Pete-Rock]

Good to hear! When you finished those books from above let us know what you think about them.

[no leaf clover]

I can't tell you yet what I think about the 1915 book but I can tell you what I think about the 1914 book.

I really love those kind of books.

First of all I like reading about historic topics because I'm a history teacher but especially about the First World War because I'm fascinated by it.

What I love about books written by Macdonald and some other writers is that they combine the facts with fragments from diaries written by the people who were there.

That way it gets very personal and sometimes it feels like the persons described in the book are speaking to you. It makes the reading far less tough then when just the facts are described. Know what I mean?