I have decided that I need to make mid-way posts, because I will rarely update if I wait until I finish the book.From WH:
Ben Macintyre’s “A Spy Among Friends,” a study of the weird relationships in England – fueled by social class and Oxbridge connections and shocking volumes of alcohol -- that made Kim Philby so successful.
Nonfiction: Helen Macdonald’s “H Is for Hawk” is one that you might like, with lots of sharp and well-crafted description of the natural world.
In fiction, Anthony Doerr’s “All the Light We Cannot See” might well be worth all the hype and attention that it continues to receive.
From CH:Grandma Gatewood’s Walk. Nonfiction about a 67 year old who decided to walk the Appalachian Trail. I loved it.
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. Fiction but based on many true stories
The Aviator’s Wife. Nonfiction about Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Dead Wake. Nonfiction by Eric Larsen, sinking of the Lusitania
This book is amazing. I don't usually have much interest or patience for English literature prior to the twentieth century (according to Lauren one of my biggest character flaws), and I never really considered reading this until an influential teacher in high school told me he was reading it for the first time and was surprised at how much he was enjoying it. It is a bit of a slog (it was my winter break project last year and turned into my spring semester project as well) but really is brilliant.
ReplyDeleteAlso you will learn a lot about whales.
correction: lack of patience for brilliant English literature written prior to the twentieth century = one of your biggest character flaws.
ReplyDeleteI actually tend to fall in the same camp as you in rejecting some of the work from this period (jane austen) as you know
also, i have sort of postponed my moby dick efforts, but it is an excellent book notwithstanding