I apparently had a bad reaction to the last book I read, er... well, tried to read. It is currently on pause. I took a break from it and put on some music, and haven't been back. That was on the afternoon of the 13th. It's now evening of the 19, and I've not read a word of a book in that entire time. Now, that may not seem like such a long time, until you consider that I read prolifically. Insanely prolifically. In 2020 I set a new, and as yet unbroken, record of 529 titles read. Yes, you read that correctly. That's nearly 1 1/2 titles per day. For me to go six entire days without opening a book is like Smuggy being reasonable. Sure it can happen, hypothetically... I'm currently over 100 titles so far this year and I'm on a rather easy pace.
Recent reads:
"Will" by Will Smith. The self-aggrandizement autobiography of Will Smith. The book was interesting and entertaning, and I like Will Smith, but holy fuck he thinks highly of himself.
"Red War," "Lethal Agent," "Total Power," and "Enemy at the Gates," book 17-20 of the Mitch Rapp series by Vince Flynn and continued by Kyle Mills (Vince Flynn died some years ago at just 47). Mr. Mills is nat a bad writer, but I sure miss Vince. His vision of the central character was far more believable.
"Persuader," "The Enemy," One Shot," and "The Hard way," books 7-10 of the Jack Reacher books by Lee Child. This series has really grown since it's inception. I barely made it through the first book but now read them in bunches.
"The Emerald Mile" by Kevin Fedarko. The story of the fastest, and most insane, speed run of the Colorado river white water through the Grand Canyon. Amazingly fun read.
"When you Disappeared" and "The Good Samaritan" by John Marrs. Gripping dramas by a guy who seems to never have heard of Disney endings, so goes for realistic ones instead. Highly recommended.
"Camino Island" and "Camino Winds" by John Grisham. A bit of a departure for Grisham since the protagonist is not only not an attorney, but actually works on the shady side of the law.
The Elizabeth Cage Trilogy, "White Silence," "Dark Light," and "Long Shadows," and "Plan for the Worst," "The Ordeal of the Haunted Room," "Another Place, Another Time," "The Toast of Time," and "A Catalogue of Catastrophy", the five most recent books of The Chronicles of St. Mary's by Jodi Taylor. The Elizabeth cage series is an urban fantasy about a "gifted" woman, who really doesn't see it as a gift, and quite good. The Saint Mary's series is fantasy/sci-fi about a group of historians who travel to view historical events in contemporary time (but don't you dare call it 'time travel') and I cannot recommend it to fans of the genre highly enough.
"The Cruel Prince," "The Lost sisters," "The Wicked King," and (the most recent and the book that stalled me) "The Queen of Nothing," the four books of The Folk of the Air trilogy by Holly Black. I breezed through the first three, but something about the 4th just shut my down and I have no idea what or why.
I am an imminent and unrepentant book junkie. There's no such thing as too much or too many. I want to know what happens on the next page, in the next chapter, the next book, the next series, the next author... People tell me I can't read them all, I tell them it won't be for lack of trying! I read just about anything that falls into my hands. Fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, science fiction, horror, thrillers, mysteries, histories, memoirs, biographies, biblical textual criticisms, comedies, dramas... One of my most cherished reads ever, "My French Whore," is a romance written by one of Hollywood's greatest comedy genius', Gene Wilder (I've actually read all his books, all but one romances). All of my previous monikers have been literary allusions and I'm certain future ones will be as well. Even the current one is a fictional allusion, if you count high school D&D characters as fiction. Ravenshire was a 37th level assassin (and the most fun character I ever played) when he was "retired" by a trusted apprentice (never trust as assassin's apprentice, especially your own) as an NPC when I took over the game management of the campaign.
TL/DR:
I really like books, all kinds of books, here's a bunch I've read recently, and my usernames are based on fictional characters and settings. Oh, and I'm a D&D geek.
Recent reads:
"Will" by Will Smith. The self-aggrandizement autobiography of Will Smith. The book was interesting and entertaning, and I like Will Smith, but holy fuck he thinks highly of himself.
"Red War," "Lethal Agent," "Total Power," and "Enemy at the Gates," book 17-20 of the Mitch Rapp series by Vince Flynn and continued by Kyle Mills (Vince Flynn died some years ago at just 47). Mr. Mills is nat a bad writer, but I sure miss Vince. His vision of the central character was far more believable.
"Persuader," "The Enemy," One Shot," and "The Hard way," books 7-10 of the Jack Reacher books by Lee Child. This series has really grown since it's inception. I barely made it through the first book but now read them in bunches.
"The Emerald Mile" by Kevin Fedarko. The story of the fastest, and most insane, speed run of the Colorado river white water through the Grand Canyon. Amazingly fun read.
"When you Disappeared" and "The Good Samaritan" by John Marrs. Gripping dramas by a guy who seems to never have heard of Disney endings, so goes for realistic ones instead. Highly recommended.
"Camino Island" and "Camino Winds" by John Grisham. A bit of a departure for Grisham since the protagonist is not only not an attorney, but actually works on the shady side of the law.
The Elizabeth Cage Trilogy, "White Silence," "Dark Light," and "Long Shadows," and "Plan for the Worst," "The Ordeal of the Haunted Room," "Another Place, Another Time," "The Toast of Time," and "A Catalogue of Catastrophy", the five most recent books of The Chronicles of St. Mary's by Jodi Taylor. The Elizabeth cage series is an urban fantasy about a "gifted" woman, who really doesn't see it as a gift, and quite good. The Saint Mary's series is fantasy/sci-fi about a group of historians who travel to view historical events in contemporary time (but don't you dare call it 'time travel') and I cannot recommend it to fans of the genre highly enough.
"The Cruel Prince," "The Lost sisters," "The Wicked King," and (the most recent and the book that stalled me) "The Queen of Nothing," the four books of The Folk of the Air trilogy by Holly Black. I breezed through the first three, but something about the 4th just shut my down and I have no idea what or why.
I am an imminent and unrepentant book junkie. There's no such thing as too much or too many. I want to know what happens on the next page, in the next chapter, the next book, the next series, the next author... People tell me I can't read them all, I tell them it won't be for lack of trying! I read just about anything that falls into my hands. Fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, science fiction, horror, thrillers, mysteries, histories, memoirs, biographies, biblical textual criticisms, comedies, dramas... One of my most cherished reads ever, "My French Whore," is a romance written by one of Hollywood's greatest comedy genius', Gene Wilder (I've actually read all his books, all but one romances). All of my previous monikers have been literary allusions and I'm certain future ones will be as well. Even the current one is a fictional allusion, if you count high school D&D characters as fiction. Ravenshire was a 37th level assassin (and the most fun character I ever played) when he was "retired" by a trusted apprentice (never trust as assassin's apprentice, especially your own) as an NPC when I took over the game management of the campaign.
TL/DR:
I really like books, all kinds of books, here's a bunch I've read recently, and my usernames are based on fictional characters and settings. Oh, and I'm a D&D geek.
Thief and assassin for hire. Member in good standing of the Rogues Guild.
