kidsmoke Report post Posted January 11 This should have been a great time for catching up on reading (what with quarantine and all), but somehow a lot of my reading time went into trying like hell to comprehend our political drama. I've been longing for months to relax enough to immerse myself in a good book. Have any of you read the old Newbery Award winner, "The Twenty-one Balloons"? It was a favorite book of mine at about 12, and I've always wanted to reread it....Balloon explorer sets off in a giant balloon from San Francisco, meets disaster just off the coast of Krakatoa, which is supposedly uninhabited but turns out to have a secretive population who have a wonderful life due to the massive diamond mines there. Pure escapist fantasy, and so well and cleverly written! Of course Krakatoa had its problems. What are you all reading? Once I'm finished with this, I have some terrific books the kids got me at Christmas. Boy am I sick of political analysis. I need something a heck of a lot wittier. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Report post Posted January 11 Currently reading Christopher Knowlton's Cattle Kingdom. A great, well-written read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Report post Posted January 15 My Want-to-Read list is swelling again! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boss_Tweedy Report post Posted January 16 On 1/14/2021 at 8:20 PM, kidsmoke said: My Want-to-Read list is swelling again! There's a signifiant chance that someone will discover me dead beneath a ginormous pile of books some day. Death by books doesn't seem like a bad way to go. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Report post Posted Sunday at 01:12 AM 5 hours ago, Boss_Tweedy said: There's a signifiant chance that someone will discover me dead beneath a ginormous pile of books some day. Death by books doesn't seem like a bad way to go. There are worse ways to go! Has anybody here read "Beautiful Ruins"? I'm just starting it, and already I can tell I'm going to love it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
