Recent reads

Submitted by David on Sun, 2011-04-10 19:19
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
This is focused on experiences of American soldiers during the war in Vietnam. Need a pretty high tolerance for profanity to wade through this one, although for a military-themed book that's probably not all that surprising.
Citizen of the galaxy
Robert Heinlein's books typically vacillate between good and really rather weird (I think that the '60s factor in a bit). This was a pretty good read.
At Home
An assorted collection of tidbits of information surrounding home life. Somewhat lacking in focus, but nonetheless rather interesting.
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Finally got around to reading this book which it quite well known amongst techies. A very postmodern novel... kind of disconnected and random. I wasn't a fan.
City of Thieves
A book set in the World War II era from the perspective of a Russian boy in Leningrad. I liked it, although there were a few elements that I'd rather had been left out of the tale.

Comments

Sarennah

Mon, 2011-04-11 21:57

I looked up that book you linked by Heinlein - I've been a big fan of his books in the past and it has great reviews. The library put a hold on it so we'll see how it is.

David

Tue, 2011-04-12 16:37

BTW, you can get a few Heinlein audiobooks online using (one or other) of your library cards. This particular one is one of the "always available category", so you wouldn't need to put a hold on the book and could get it right away without actually leaving the house.

I seem to remember you getting an iPod that you could play this on.

Sarennah

Wed, 2011-04-20 01:16

The book just arrived from the library!

Sarennah

Sat, 2011-04-23 15:21

So I just finished reading the book - very interesting and classic Heinlein. I liked it a lot until the last 100 pages or so where it became mostly gobbledy-gook and confusion and didn't resolve very well. Sad because it started off so promisingly!