What are you reading?

Just finished George Orwell's 1984. Last time I read it was for 8th grade social studies class.

 

Curious what your impressions were now.

 

At the time I didn't give it much thought. My teacher was a serious anti communist and wanted to make an impression. I wanted to make my grade and meet girls. What I see now is the fact that we are or have pretty much given our privacy away. No Alexis for me. I don't want a outside agency listening in on my life.

 

The Happy Return, a H. Hornblower novel by C.S. Forester. I may be enjoying it just as much as the Patrick O'Brian novels...

 

Working on two right now:



and

 

All The Light We Cannot See

Just started it but I'm intrigued.

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For your next, I suggest:

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.

He had connections to the UK Banking and Intel sectors. It's literally the blueprint for a concept that the DoD now refers to as Full Spectrum Dominance. 1984 as a panopticon style prison planet ruled by a small group transhumanist controllers.

 

Finished up this last week. Pretty good. Excellent writing.


Moved on to this book the other day. Enjoyable so far. Breezy style that's fun to read.

 

These:

 

I agree!

 

I have a huge bio of Lincoln waiting for me-by Gore Vidal. But first I plan to get started soon with The Founding Brothers-Joseph Ellis.

 

Exactly. It seems to easy to get spied on that way.

 

The Vidal book on Lincoln is fictionalized. It's not a strict biography. I've read Founding Brothers. Joseph Ellis is a facile writer.

 

That was my early sense on Founding Brothers...should make it all the more relaxing to read. Maybe I'll skip Lincoln and go to my book on Ulysses Grant, which appears to be a best seller.

 

Enjoying these two at the moment:



and



I normally don't read two books at a time but wish President Bush's passing I thought I'd throw in the Wicker book. It's a short biography. The book on Grant is fantastic.

My commute audiobook listening right now is:



QUITE interesting!

 

I have another book on Grant-the one by Ron Chernow. But first I need to finish Founding Brothers by Joe Ellis.

 

@PLAla , you gave me a like just as I was in the "preaucess" of correcting the title to Founding Brothers.

 

I've read Founding Brothers as well. Joseph Ellis is an exceptional writer. Apparently he writes in long hand and has an assistant type it for him.

 

Oh man, I forgot that I already mentioned reading TFB. By the way, I threw out the Lincoln book, as I prefer stories about real-life figures to be REAL, not fiction.