Time to tell all of us what you've read recently. Give us a title! What'cha readin'?

1. Steinbeck - Grapes of Wrath - good read; depressing
2. Steinbeck - Travels with Charlie - perhaps Steinbeck's worst book, in my opinion.

Just finished "Evolution" by Stephen Baxter. Good book that follows homo sapiens development from the first proto-primate to future post-human creatures.

Currently reading "walk with the wildman-a poacher's journey" by the wildman. Good book full of short stories about poaching, but the dude is a low-down thief who seems to think he has a right to steal and trespass.

algebra 1
algebra 2
0/10 hate them worst books ever very poorly written missing all the awnsers
bonus michael jackson apperently owned my book

"War and Peace" still. Page 1195.

The War on Warriors...Pete Hegseth , combat veteran .

Just finished Steinbeck's Sweet Thursday.

Currently reading Empire of the Summer Moon - Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S.C. Gwynne

I have read so many biographies and journals of the mountain men that I practically have them memorized, but they are very vague about their methods, traps and tools in most cases. I suppose because they just took the trapping for granted and reported more on the unusual things that happened to them. This book fills in some of the gaps.

A fun read.

Bob was a college buddy of mine and an excellent writer with a wicked sense of humor. He made this trip long before the wall came down. He had to first travel to Finland to arrange a visa...hence the confusion about his nationality while in mother Russia.

Lonesome Dove. I had several people tell me how good it is, not so much, I am struggling getting through it.

Different folks like different writing styles and content.

I've read all four of the Lonesome Dove novels and thought they were great.

But then again I've recommended books that I thought were great to friends and family and they were like, "Meh, not so much."

Likewise I had books recommended to me that were given rave reviews and I struggled to get through them.

Last book I read was "Clearing the Plains by James Daschuk
Excellent historical document.

I’ve read Ivanhoe twice and got at least nineteen headaches trying to figure it out. Still want to work on it

I read a little Steinbeck (relatively) recently too: East of Eden. Deeply disturbing and a bit depressing, but it captures something close to the heart of life in this crazy mixed up world we live in, all of it centered around one Hebrew word, timshal. Good book. I also read CS Lewis's Space Trilogy within the last year. That Hideous Strength was excellent. I hope to make time to read that one again someday. Currently, for the kids' evening read-aloud, we're in the middle of the Harry Potter series, just beginning Order of the Phoenix. I've read those before, but they're new for my younger two kids. They're having a great time with them. For my own personal reading, I am currently neck-deep in a commentary on Numbers by L. Michael Morales, which is fantastic but probably not for the faint-of-heart. Just finished Morales's book on Leviticus, Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord, which is equally mind-blowing - at least if you're interested in Bible nerdery. Other recent reads are as follows (you can probably guess which were shared with the kids):

The Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan
The Wingfeather Saga series by Andrew Peterson
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
The Once and Future King by TH White
Biblical Critical Theory by Christopher Watkin
Longing to Know by Esther Lightcap Meek
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy

Perelandra is my favorite of the three, but That Hideous Strength is prescient.

A book I've read twice and recommend is "Honor Among Thieves" by Jeffrey Archer.