So its been a couple of weeks since Ice and Fire was done, but yes I have still been reading.
1. Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson, found it in my old paperback bin (I have a box of paperbacks in my basement of what I collected years ago, I occasionally go through them and keep them for the kids, give them away, or throw them out if the condition is bad). This was a Cyberpunk novel from the 90's, a little dated now but still not a bad read. Twice in my life I think is enough of it. Nice characters, but got a little long in a few parts. Great if you want to understand how Sumerian and the interweb connect...and its not through Al Gore.
2. Whirlwind - another history book, on my favorite subject - The American Revolution. This one was more on the British side, which we don't learn here, and how the policies and government changed along with the causes of the Revolution. There was a lot more going on than they EVER taught in History class, and I was a History major back in College (well the second time I went back for a degree...longer story there....) Unless you like dense history books not for the faint of heart, but I learned a bit more about what was going on to influence the whole "taxation and representation" argument. Of course, the more you learn about the "Founding Fathers", the more you learn what hypocritical, classist, jerks they were.
3. Planet of the Apes - funny what you find when you browse the stacks at the local library. Loved the films as a kid, never knew there was a book until years later and saw it somehow as I walked by. First time I ever got shushed in the library since I was too excited to see it. Not too bad a read, definitely very old age scifi, a little twist at the end that makes it amusing. Definitely not like the film, but had its moments, although there was a message in it, I am not sure what that was supposed to be. Interesting fact, the guy who wrote it also wrote the book Bridge on the River Kwai, a very well known WWII film in the US.
Next up, something from the John Carter Barsoom series...mostly because I had the film on my hard drive and watched part of it with my kids yesterday, I read one or two of the books years ago but not many of them. I think my library has some copies, I am going to check today before the snow flurries hit.
Support your local library! I do! Of course they save me ridiculous amounts of money since I read about 3 or 4 books a month, if I paid for all these, yeeshhh
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