What are you reading?

[javyn]

After so many months finally picked Salammbo back up on Sunday night and finished the last 2 chapters. WTF. Flaubert goes from sheer brilliance with Madame Bovary to this garbage. At least I finished it though.

I guess Robert Graves spoiled me a bit too much as far as historical fiction goes.

 

[JFST]

 

[JFST]

The secret history by Donna Tartt

 

[accordion]

The Secret History is one of my favorite novels. BBC is airing an adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall.

 

[JFST]

Just finished this excellent book:

 

[Nil]

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the surrender of the traitorous Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House earlier this month, I've been reading a host of books on the Civil War. James McPherson's "Battle Cry of Freedom" is what I'm on right now. It's excellent. Thoroughly worthy of it's Pulitzer.

 

[JFST]

More Donna Tart, I'm actually rereading this one

 

[HORNS]

I read this over the weekend. Very enjoyable book.

Edit: Here's a fun fact - in 1512 there were around 50,000 inhabitants of Rome, and 7,000 of them were prostitutes. After the 1527 Sack of Rome, the total population was reduced down to around 10,000.

 

[JFST]

Just finished this

 

[watchcollector2454]

On Guerilla Warfare by Mao Tse-Tung

 

[Amar ezzahi]

 

[The Ernesto]

 

[Britalian]

Joshua Ferris - to rise again at a decent hour. Pretty funny.

 

[JFST]

Very good.

 

[lasbar]



Just finished this excellent book:

Great book.