I get an opportunity to boast!!
I just finished “War and Peace”...something I had promised myself to do for a long time. I guess I was intimidated by the length, but I shouldn’t have. It was as good as they get. (Only last 2-3 chapters a bit boring).
We had TIVOed “John Adams”, watched that last week, and that motivated me to read “1776” by David McCullough. ‘Have read 8 pages so far.
‘Great to see these other titles posted, and think we should have an award for everybody who reads “Atlas Shrugged.”
I read “War and Peace” twenty years ago. It was gripping. Funny you found the last 2-3 chapters boring. I found the first 2-3 chapters just about impossible (so many different Russian names, I couldn’t keep them straight). But I persevered. What a great book.
Just finished “Wonderful Tonight” last night by Pattie Boyd. I thought her insights about marriage to Clapton and Harrison would be interesting, but she kind of dances around most edges and I was often disappointed. Also, I can’t listen to “Something” or “Layla” or “Wonderful Tonight” without being cynical, now.
I’m in the middle of “Marine” (story of Chesty Puller) and it is above average for a book with a lot of battles in it. Probably most FReepers love books with a lot of battles, anyway. Chesty deserves to be remembered, so I am glad there is a book about him.