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mysteries.

days as a child.

Like I just read A Fever in the Heartland about the Klan in Indiana in the 20s.

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Eye-opening, wasn't it? I had no idea how huge the KKK was then.

still think like that.

What I’m currently reading:
https://davidbaronauthor.com/the-martians/

What I plan to read next:
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Feather-Detective/Chris-Sweeney/9781668025840

Much was Space, Aliens, Empires themes till the ?late 1960's. I started reading mid-'60's.

Then late '60's what was called New Wave SF appeared. Writers adding, or solely basing their SF in psychological, sociological, political, or historical elements/themes. I slowly got used to, eventually enjoyed it, too.
In Media SF Original Trek had that stuff.

I occasionally enjoy biography, history, science books.

But I might dip into American classics at some point. My internet habit really destroyed my reading. I'm a couple of years away from retirement, and I need to reacquaint myself with who I was.

Boy, isn't that the truth. I totally detested Great Expectations - bo-o-o-o-o-o-o-ring to the extreme, and creepy. When I found out that Dickens got paid by the word, it explained a lot. Silas Marner - bo-o-o-o-o-o-o-ring. I don't even remember, lo these many decades since, most of the classics we had to read, just that they generally were really dull, and a slog to get thru.

A Tale of Two Cities was OK, and the Shakespeare plays were alright. I did enjoy The Call of The Wild, The Jungle, Arrowsmith, and To Kill A Mockingbird, but that was about it.

I wondered about the wisdom of having high schoolers read only things written by people with a lot more life experience than teenagers yet have - were we able to relate to enough given our youth?

I don't remember many of the books I read bc they were sooo boring!.

I think I liked Tale Of Two Cities; but I didn't know he got paid by the word!

Funny story.
My first trip to DC as a teen (me, my sis & a cousin) to view the 🥰 Cherry Tree blossoms!

I'm reading "As I Lay Dying"; Faulkner on the train. I turn to the next chapter: 1 line; "My mother was a fish.".
😑😑 Arrrgggggg! 😄
I think I shut the book closed!

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I read constantly, so I read whatever looks good on the freebie lists (e.g. BookBub or eReader Daily). I think fantasy is near the top (discovered Tolkien in like the 4th grade, and my brother got me hooked on the old Conan novels), but I also like historical novels, authors like Kathryn Le Veque (detailed medievel stuff, equally romance and warfare strategy), Wendy Vella (Regency era, also detailed and and just… fun—love, love, love her Raven and Sinclair families), mysteries, sometimes biographies, I have a ridiculous thing for Jane Austin (amazing how many Pride and Predjudice riffs there are!), and growing up on Star Trek (and a young crush on Mr. Spock) I’ll even change it up with ridiculous space/alien trash (WOW, there’s a lot out there!) Apparently, there are a lot of aliens looking for women, and they’re all better than human males (I may never grok the appeal of orcs, however…)

Tip of the iceberg. I’d say I view books as my mode of escapism because I can’t afford to do anything else (and a shitty marriage left me reluctant to even think about trying that again…), but I’ve always been a reader, even as a child. I’m just too big now to make a fort in my closet to disappear into a book. I think my high on Goodreads was the year Covid hit, and I read 367 books that year. Usually, I’m between 250-300.

Maybe loose on the facts but based on history.

Shogun - again both book and video.

Why Margaret Atwood is one of my favorite authors.

But for light reading I love “The Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency “ books by Alexander McCall Smith. Takes place in Botswana. 25 books - I’ve listened to them all on Audible. A little more philosophical than solving of crimes.

I think it's thrilling: stolen art in particular!

Followed by Horror, crime, history...

I also enjoy historical fiction that takes you there. Currently, I am listening to Ruth Downie audio books about murder mysteries in ancient Rome while I run errands, and reading a book about "Character Disturbances' when I sit down with a coffee.

I like historical fiction, true crime, mystery, some biographies, some sci-fi, and there's nothing like chick-lit for lighthearted escapist fluff when something not serious is called for.

For historical fiction, I love Winds of War and War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk. This books taught me way more about WW II than any history classes I suffered thru. I've read both of them several times, and they are so packed with details that I always find something new (or something I'd forgotten).

Not a fan of horror. I've never read a Stephen King book, nor seen any of the movies based on his books, nor do I ever plan to. With a book, at least you somewhat have the limitations of your own imagination. With a movie, you are subjected to someone else's vision.

the movie after to see how it compares with my image.

They were my favorite subjects in school and they still fascinate me.