Books
Books
A two week cruise is great for my reading. I somehow love reading on a ship….my eyes can flick off the page to check the horizon for passing ships or fruitless quests of a whale spout. There are numerous spots on a ship for quiet reading in a comfy chair.
Some of my recent books:
• Jack Kennedy by Chris Matthews. This is a varnished biography that reminded me how much we loved Kennedy. And reminds us how much he was flawed. Very well written.
• On Gold Mountain by Lisa See. I have, by now, read all of See’s books. Her novels of Chinese immigration and China Mainland have captivated me. Gold Mountain follows her family from earliest immigration to America….Gold Mountain. This is a terrific book
• Mrs Kennedy and Me by Clint Hill. Mr Hill is the Secret Service agent who jumped onto the back of Kennedy’s car to push Jackie back in. BTW, Jackie was crawling out in an effort to retrieve a piece of Jack’s skull. I liked this insiders look into Jackie’s life. Even better were the tales of troubled and accepting relationship between Jack and Jackie.
• Calico Joe by John Grisham. This is a great, great story. Grisham continues to stretch. Like baseball? Read this.
• The Last Coyote by Michael Connolly. Probably not Connolly’s best but still a lot better than the average LA who done it.
• The Aran Islands by John Synge. Written over 100 years ago Synge teaches us of the Irish soul. He also teaches us how to write a travel book.
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. I first read this in high school and remember really liking it. I don’t know what I was thinking. After recently slogging through 3/4′s of it I gave up.
• Sarum: The Novel of England by Edward Rutherford. Inspired by recent visits to Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral I am in the midst of this monumental work. Sarum is helping me put time lines to historic events. I have always been a bit fuzzy about when Rome occupied the UK or how Saxons got to the UK, or why Wales has a different language. I’m learning that.
There are several more recently read but I can’t remember them. HH is the only person I know who remembers everything, and I mean everything, she reads.
