I started a book last night because of a review on Open Letters Review. It was on the new book by Alex Michaelides and it wasn’t a glowing review. However, it mentioned his earlier books were better and I had The Maidens on my kindle. I’m happy I started it because it makes references to The Woman in White which I love.
Hey Steve, thanks for chirping in on my Friday reads. You were the initial inspirer for me to just put a camera up and film again! I hope you enjoy all your reads, Coyotes Among Us is basically the subtitle of my life. 🌵🏜️
My reading day is fairly split. I start my morning with 1-3 chapters of the Bible. Exodus right now. Then 2-4 pages of The Classical World by Robin Lane Fox. Then at least 20 pages of Middlemarch. I read a chapter of The Secret Garden. Throughout the day and my bedtime read is 20.000 Leagues Under the Sea. Evenings I start with Paradise Lost and more over to Pride and Prejudice. Oh and somewhere throughout the day I read a little of the first book on Michael K. Vaughan’s reading list of history of the Ancient World. It’s a whole system 😅 By now you have probably guessed we have no children (by choice).
That's crazy man, I didn't know that about the states (Boston is it?). No Cayotes here in Paris. Lots of foxes in London apparently. Here the only four legs are probably rats. (they - the rats - did very well during Covid with all the Take-out food scrapes thrown in the trash bins in public gardens. And that's back under control now, thank-goodness. I sure do miss all of the birds (ex-pat originally from Mn that I am), so I Love hearing about the pleasure they give you! Lots of culture here but no nature, sadly, can't have it all. Very recently discovered your book talks, enjoying very much, thanks. Just found a copy of the Julia Child correspondance on line for 8.00 euros only, shipped from right here in France. Thumbs up! Have you ever read Alfred Dreyfus corresondance with his wife Lucie while he was emprisoned? What saved his skin undoubteably. "Ecris-moi souvent, écris-moi longuement... correspondance de l'île du Diable". Not a book to read straight through I don't think, not for me anyhow. Lead me to read Victor Hugo's 'J'accuse!"; beautiful. Moved me to tears. anyway, keep carrying on nicely Mr.Donoghue. Yours, Ms.Flannery
Oh I love it that you're doing Friday reads these days. Keep 'em coming. This week I'm finishing up the audio of Safiya Sinclair's amazing memoir How to Say Babylon, and enjoying my first read for middle grade march with a random pick from my shelves - The 9 Lives of Alexander Baddenfield by John Bemelmans Marciano, the grandson of Ludwig Bemelmans, the author of the Madeline books. And yes the reference to 9 lives does involve a cat!!
I did read and enjoy James Islington's Licanius trilogy and it is a trilogy. The second book in his next trilogy Hierarchy is due out this year the first book in the new trilogy is The Will of the Many which is also on my shelf but since the second book is not out yet I am holding off on it so I don't have to wait so long between installments. I believe the Licanius trilogy was his debut which fills me with hope for even greater things in the second trilogy.
Quite a few of Bernard De Voto's books are still in print, especially "Across The Wide Missouri" which is (I think) his most important book. Is is still taught in colleges? That I don't know.
Ah - so you work at a Box Factory! I always wondered. That would explain why you're always ripping them open - I assume you're in charge of disposing of the substandard examples. Of course! All is clear, now.
What does a sick teacher do to recover from home? Read, of course. I just finished the Indian in the Cupboard. Never read it when I was younger or even wanted to because of my Native American heritage. Honestly, it was a great little story to read. I will be continuing The Trackers: A Novel by Charles Frazier in a bit. When I go to bed I will be reading a cozy mystery. Happy reading!
My Friday reads has a recommendation from you. I watched your President's Day video from a year ago where you recommended a bio of every president. I am reading Washington: The Indispensable Man. My other reads are two mammoths and a mystery so booktube is very influential to my reading this month, but this is a bit out of my norm.
My coyote horror story is that my parents got into a fender bender from a drunk driver with my sheltie Jamie in the back of the car. She got out and ran and a pack of coyotes killed her. The only reason we found what was left of her body is that we called the funeral home where she was chased into by the pack. I not just hate, but I loathe coyotes (and drunk drivers) with a passion for the grief it caused my family.
I'm totally with you about drunk drivers - but the coyotes in this sad story were innocent, right? In the sense that they weren't acting out of malice? Although in your position I suppose I'd feel the same way -
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I started a book last night because of a review on Open Letters Review. It was on the new book by Alex Michaelides and it wasn’t a glowing review. However, it mentioned his earlier books were better and I had The Maidens on my kindle. I’m happy I started it because it makes references to The Woman in White which I love.
Hey Steve, thanks for chirping in on my Friday reads. You were the initial inspirer for me to just put a camera up and film again! I hope you enjoy all your reads, Coyotes Among Us is basically the subtitle of my life. 🌵🏜️
My reading day is fairly split. I start my morning with 1-3 chapters of the Bible. Exodus right now. Then 2-4 pages of The Classical World by Robin Lane Fox. Then at least 20 pages of Middlemarch.
I read a chapter of The Secret Garden. Throughout the day and my bedtime read is 20.000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Evenings I start with Paradise Lost and more over to Pride and Prejudice. Oh and somewhere throughout the day I read a little of the first book on Michael K. Vaughan’s reading list of history of the Ancient World. It’s a whole system 😅
By now you have probably guessed we have no children (by choice).
hilarious!
That's crazy man, I didn't know that about the states (Boston is it?). No Cayotes here in Paris. Lots of foxes in London apparently. Here the only four legs are probably rats. (they - the rats - did very well during Covid with all the Take-out food scrapes thrown in the trash bins in public gardens. And that's back under control now, thank-goodness. I sure do miss all of the birds (ex-pat originally from Mn that I am), so I Love hearing about the pleasure they give you! Lots of culture here but no nature, sadly, can't have it all. Very recently discovered your book talks, enjoying very much, thanks. Just found a copy of the Julia Child correspondance on line for 8.00 euros only, shipped from right here in France. Thumbs up! Have you ever read Alfred Dreyfus corresondance with his wife Lucie while he was emprisoned? What saved his skin undoubteably. "Ecris-moi souvent, écris-moi longuement... correspondance de l'île du Diable". Not a book to read straight through I don't think, not for me anyhow. Lead me to read Victor Hugo's 'J'accuse!"; beautiful. Moved me to tears. anyway, keep carrying on nicely Mr.Donoghue. Yours, Ms.Flannery
Am I the only person who doesn't have their copy of Savage Sword yet?!?! Great recap Steve!
Oh I love it that you're doing Friday reads these days. Keep 'em coming.
This week I'm finishing up the audio of Safiya Sinclair's amazing memoir How to Say Babylon, and enjoying my first read for middle grade march with a random pick from my shelves - The 9 Lives of Alexander Baddenfield by John Bemelmans Marciano, the grandson of Ludwig Bemelmans, the author of the Madeline books. And yes the reference to 9 lives does involve a cat!!
I did read and enjoy James Islington's Licanius trilogy and it is a trilogy. The second book in his next trilogy Hierarchy is due out this year the first book in the new trilogy is The Will of the Many which is also on my shelf but since the second book is not out yet I am holding off on it so I don't have to wait so long between installments.
I believe the Licanius trilogy was his debut which fills me with hope for even greater things in the second trilogy.
Just here to say the I am a Longfellow fan too.
I just happen to be in the middle of The Soul of an Octopus now and it's great.
Quite a few of Bernard De Voto's books are still in print, especially "Across The Wide Missouri" which is (I think) his most important book. Is is still taught in colleges? That I don't know.
Ah - so you work at a Box Factory! I always wondered. That would explain why you're always ripping them open - I assume you're in charge of disposing of the substandard examples. Of course! All is clear, now.
What does a sick teacher do to recover from home? Read, of course. I just finished the Indian in the Cupboard. Never read it when I was younger or even wanted to because of my Native American heritage. Honestly, it was a great little story to read. I will be continuing The Trackers: A Novel by Charles Frazier in a bit. When I go to bed I will be reading a cozy mystery. Happy reading!
My Friday reads has a recommendation from you. I watched your President's Day video from a year ago where you recommended a bio of every president. I am reading Washington: The Indispensable Man. My other reads are two mammoths and a mystery so booktube is very influential to my reading this month, but this is a bit out of my norm.
I’m in the middle of a slow reread of Anna Karenia and David Copperfield. Asking myself what I like about each author.
Julia Child in letters sounds like fun
My coyote horror story is that my parents got into a fender bender from a drunk driver with my sheltie Jamie in the back of the car. She got out and ran and a pack of coyotes killed her. The only reason we found what was left of her body is that we called the funeral home where she was chased into by the pack. I not just hate, but I loathe coyotes (and drunk drivers) with a passion for the grief it caused my family.
I'm totally with you about drunk drivers - but the coyotes in this sad story were innocent, right? In the sense that they weren't acting out of malice? Although in your position I suppose I'd feel the same way -
I'm a chapter into The New Roman Empire. So far, I'm not enjoying it.