Book Talk

[potioncat]

It's vacation time. Time at the pool, at the beach, general laid back and take it easy time.

So, I'd like to know. What are you reading right now. How did you choose it Would you recommend it? Will you finish it? 

I'll start.

I have 3 books going at the moment.

The Great Warming by Brian Fagan. He also wrote The Little Ice Age. With these hot summer days, I wish I'd started with it instead. I chose the Warming because it came first. (Although I think Little Ice Age was written first.) It's interesting, but the prose isn't so hot. Now that I've read though the Europen part I'm having a hard time sticking with it.

Mistress of the Monachy by Alison Weir. That would be a great title for a bodice ripper, wouldn't it? But this is a biography of Katherine Swynford. She was the mistress and later wife of John of Gaunt---several of their descendants were involved in the War of the Roses (on both sides) Six US presidents are descended from her. (according to the book.) I'm enjoying it very much, and it ties in with The Great Warming.

The Sacred Echo by Margaret Feinberg. This is a book we're using in a Bible study. I'm enjoying the book, not so much the video that goes with it. But the discussions are fun. It has to do with prayer and Bible reading.

So, what are you reading right now?

Potioncat, who warns one and all if you say "I'm reading this post right now," your toenails will grow 6 inches before you can get your shoes off.