re: What are you reading?

Just finished Helmet For My Pillow. Robert Leckie

Currently reading.
We. Yevgeny Zamyatin
Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman. James Gleick

Next up Planet Of the Apes. Pierre Boulle

Inspired by a true story, prize-winning historian and acclaimed novelist Simon Sebag Montefiore explores the consequences of forbidden love in this heartbreaking epic of marriage, childhood, danger, and betrayal that unfolds in Stalin's Moscow during the bleak days after World War II.

As Moscow celebrates the motherland's glorious victory over the Nazis, shots ring out on the crowded streets. On a nearby bridge, a teenage boy and girl—dressed in traditional nineteenth-century costumes—lie dead. But this is no ordinary tragedy, because these are no ordinary teenagers. As the son and daughter of high-ranking Soviet officials, they attend the most elite school in Moscow. Was it an accident, or murder? Is it a conspiracy against Stalin, or one of his own terrifying intrigues?

On Stalin's instructions, a ruthless investigation begins into what becomes known as the Children's Case. Youth across the city are arrested and forced to testify against their friends and their parents. As families are ripped apart, all kinds of secrets come spilling out. Trapped at the center of this witch-hunt are two pairs of illicit lovers, who learn that matters of the heart exact a terrible price. By turns a darkly sophisticated political thriller, a rich historical saga, and a deeply human love story, Montefiore's masterful novel powerfully portrays the terror and drama of Stalin's Russia.

About 100 pages in and enjoying it.

Just picked up True Believer by Jack Carr

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Twisted Prey by John Sanford

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I think I have this one on my shelf. The Prey books are excellent.

No Man's Land by David Baldacci

Books on Big Bend:

Big Bend a Homesteaders story.

Quicksilver, about the Terlingua mines

Lizards on the mantle and Burros at the door. About a family living in the park right after WW2.

Traitor's Blade (Greatcoats #1) by Sebastien de Castell

"The republic" by Plato

Having to re-read every chapter 3 times.

Great book.

Finished Portnoy’s Complaint and now reading The Bell Jar.

Now that I'm about 10 years older and a bit less dumb I'm reading Machiavelli's The Prince a second time.