What are you currently reading?

Finally got around to reading Horn of the Hunter by Ruark earlier this year before an Africa trip we did in August (just vaca no hunting). It is excellent and absolutely worth the read whether or not you ever go to Africa. Ruark is a hilarious author, and then just when you least expect it he works in little gems of sincerity and insight.

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Been on a kick of reading novels set largely in and around Texas. Last few have been Lonesome Dove, The Son, and currently 3/4 through Blood Meridian. All have been damn good.

Also purchased a reader’s guide to BM (“Notes on Blood Meridian”) which gives a ton of historical context and clarity to obscure references in the novel. Highly recommended accompaniment.
 
Reading River of Doubt written by Candice Millard. Only a few chapters in - enjoyable read thus far.

Summary from Amazon:
I’ve had this book sitting on the shelf for a couple years and I’ve finally gotten around to reading it.

Holy crap, what a book.
 
I’ve had this book sitting on the shelf for a couple years and I’ve finally gotten around to reading it.

Holy crap, what a book.
Always thought this would make for a great historical movie or a Netflix type limited episodes series. This is a non fiction life and death "adventure" of Theodore Roosevelt and those with him, including his son... Without spoilers, I'll leave it at that.

No clue where it's packed. I just ordered the audible version. I'll see if the imagination from reading matches the narrator's presentation of the harrowing and tragic events.

Thanks for bringing that one back to the forefront.

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Currently reading this.
It’s been pretty good and not what I expected.
Well written by his Grandson.

Next on the list is empire of the summer moon
 
All things fire, past to present.
Good synopsis of Earth's dependence on petroleum and it's effect on our bubble, which in turn links to the change of the power of fire.
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Only 25hrs left to go! I grew up in WV, my family settled western VA in the 1730s, today its eastern WV, Pocahontas county.

Lot of familiar names and places. I was part of an archlogical dig at an old salt spring on Kanawha River when I worked for Corps of Engineers as part of a lock replacement project..that salt spring was referenced in the book.
 
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