This blog follows my adventures in BookCrossing--the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise. It is a fascinating exercise in fate, karma, or whatever you want to call the chain of events that can occur between two or more lives and one piece of literature.
Friday, January 17, 2020
The Good Neighbor, by Maxwell King
Borrowed audiobook from my local library. It's very strange to hear LeVar Burton talking about people and places I have known my whole life—Latrobe, Pa., Saint Vincent Archabbey and College, Ligonier, Pa., Pittsburgh, Pa. I quit this book about halfway through. I'm not sure if it was LeVar Burton's performance or the tremendous number of superlatives and repeated information that I couldn't stomach. Yes, I get that Fred Rogers was a unique, smart, kind, and rich man whose life seemed to be charmed. This book was just over the top. I did learn some interesting facts about him that I didn't know before, but I think I'll look elsewhere for the rest of the story behind the man.
Saturday, January 11, 2020
The Third Bullet, by Stephen Hunter
Borrowed from Amazon during my 90-day Kindle Unlimited trial. Book #8 in the Bob Lee Swagger series, but book #1 for me. I am by no means a JFK assassination conspiracy junkie; I know the basics, but not the in-depth details. This book was great at the details, and completely plausible to me.
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