Reading, July 2024

Despite the heat and despite Hurricane Beryl, there was a lot of good reading done. 

Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand. A nice summer read. Interesting but not heavy. A good read. 

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Alone, 1932-1940 by William Manchester. There is no word other than magnificent to describe Manchester’s Churchill trilogy. This is volume 2 and it is truly a work for the ages. Now on to volume 3, Defender of the Realm. 

The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan. We all know what a great writer of fiction Amy Tan is but did you know that she is an artist and keen backyard bird watcher? A lovely book about a lovely subject written by a talented artist/writer. A good read. 

Life Ascending by Nick Lane.  This may be an excellent book for people with a serious background in biochemistry and genetics. But it was simply over my head.  I am disappointed because I would like to find out more about the subject. I wish the book had been written more for a layman. I didn’t finish it. 

Currently Reading:

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 by William Manchester and Paul Reid. 

The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee.

The Nutmeg’s Curse by Amitav Ghosh.

Fever, 1793 by Laurie Anderson.