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Way to ruin it, old sport
I'm currently reading two books. One is an academic text book on the Iran vs Iraq war and the other book is a novel by Salman Rushdie called "The Satanic Verses". The later is nothing as I expected. Fascinating story with biting sarcastic humor and very clever story telling techniques. A real masterpiece.
My most memorable of the past 6 months (in no particular order):
Gilead by Marilynn Robinson
A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther by Roland Bainton
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
A Painted House by John Grisham
Currently reading The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl Trueman
I loved Rushdie's work in "Fatwa! The Musical!"
Thanks for the list. Which one would you recommend picking up first?
OMG that scene when Larry's is having you know what with the Chicken restaurant lady is all time hilarious. I almost wet my pants I laughed so hard.
Great book though... Rushdie is a serious wordsmith.
Well, I have a naval intelligence background but have been a pastor for the last 23 years so my preferences are biased I know...but I intentionally didn't load up my post with theological things--just a couple. All said, I am captivated by non-fiction spy stories and anything Ben Macintyre writes is tremendous. The one I referenced is about Kim Philby, a British MI-6 agent, who spied for the Soviets for decades. The best one of this genre I've ever read is Macintyre's "The Spy and the Traitor." Absolutely one of the top 10 books I've ever read.
One I failed to mention that I maybe should have is David Crow's "The Pale-faced Lie." Throughout the entire book I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was somewhat hard to believe. If anybody else has read it I'd love to hear your take.
Thank you sir!
Wish I could extra up-vote for the use of "old sport"!
@JPB - downloaded "The Pale-Faced Lie" on your recco. 7 chapters in, am looking forward to getting to the laugh part, cuz so far...Wow.
Can you give us a hint as to what it's about? Sounds political.
In this painful memoir, Crow recounts his experience growing up with a mentally ill mother and a violent, psychologically abusive father who expected his son to be “a Cherokee Indian of superior intelligence and courage.” With a degree of emotional dissonance, Crow explores the circumstances that led to his father Thurston’s arrest for nearly beating a man to death before the author was born, and how his disarming charisma and fabrications led to a light sentence. Crow grapples with the realization that Thurston unsuccessfully attempted to murder his mother, nearly making good on his frequent threats to make her disappear (“I was three and a half the first time my dad told me we had to get rid of my mother”). As an adult, Crow confronts the impact of Thurston’s violence and insatiable lies on his psychological development, while acknowledging his history of enabling his father’s crimes; at last, he confronts the monstrous man who raised him. Despite instances of stiff dialogue, Crow vividly characterizes a complex, deeply intelligent, and volatile figure whose lies would extend as far as fabricating his Native American heritage. Crow’s work delivers a truthful and ultimately empowering missive about the long shadow cast by an abusive parent.
I'm sure it's a gripping story, but not my cuppa tea.
Never read it. I just googled a summary and copy pasted.
While this summary is technically accurate it makes the book out to be highly psychological etc. It's really not. It reads like fiction. It's one of those "truth is stranger than fiction" kind of stories that, once done, I thought "that guy could never have experienced all that." It made me so very thankful for the parents I've had and reminded me that not everyone can say this.