About a month ago (I think) I started with Hillbilly Elegy, then Killing the Rising Sun, moved on to Settle For More (ugh), then I Am Patriot, and just finished The Tender Bar (the most interesting). Need to take a break now, let my eyes recover.
Every time I read a really interesting book, I marvel at excellent strings of words, in a context that makes you care. With my somewhat unusual early life feeling that I had arrived on Earth from another world, which then transformed into being fairly certain that a good psychiatric exam would certify that I was insane, followed by years of feeling that I was in my own little world in the business world and amazed when, from time to time, my ideas prevailed -- and then the strokes and now being back in my own little kaleidoscopic world where I am confident that I neither see nor hear what others are seeing or hearing, I am tempted to put fingers to keyboard (in an earlier time, pen to paper) and try to describe my saga.
But writing is so hard and reading, knowing that there will not be a comprehension test later, is so easy.
Like scratching the brain with a toothpick.
I strongly recommend Hillbilly Elegy and The Tender Bar -- 2 very different books.
Is anyone else reading some fun stuff?
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