Leslie Zemeckis's Blog - Posts Tagged "war"
Winter of the World
Book two in the trilogy series by master author Ken Follett. A monster of a book (I liked part one better)I was engaged and then I wasn't. Where I cannot fault his writing and storytelling some parts absolutely riveting and surprising (I hate when bad things happen to main characters - and I LOVE it.) but a lot of it was dull information about Soviets and nuclear bombs - and politics - necessary but the most boring parts. I could only recommend this hefty doorstop if one really wanted to settle into a book for quite sometime.
If so pour the following Freedom Martini:
3 cups good cold gin
1/2 c. vermouth
3 T. lemon, throw in a little zest for fun
shake with ice, pour and hope you make it past the Nazi torture bits in one piece.
If so pour the following Freedom Martini:
3 cups good cold gin
1/2 c. vermouth
3 T. lemon, throw in a little zest for fun
shake with ice, pour and hope you make it past the Nazi torture bits in one piece.
A Man of Parts
Well, I can't say I am a fan of H.G. Wells after reading David Lodge's bio fic or is it ficbio? In any case I'm a fan of Lodge's and the way he uses the fiction "voice" to tell the comprehensive story of a complex - aren't they all - troubled, highly sexual, or so he claims - man.
In thinking of the drink to recommend with this, I was stumped. Wells despite his numerous affairs seems to be something of a cold dispassionate fish. The best I can come up with is the Time Machine:
2 oz ice wine
2 oz vodka
splash of vermouth
drizzle of lemon
serve over ice
and though the book becomes bogged down towards the end and I stopped caring about his numerous, seemingly chaste affairs Lodge is a master of bio/fiction and this is worth a read.
In thinking of the drink to recommend with this, I was stumped. Wells despite his numerous affairs seems to be something of a cold dispassionate fish. The best I can come up with is the Time Machine:
2 oz ice wine
2 oz vodka
splash of vermouth
drizzle of lemon
serve over ice
and though the book becomes bogged down towards the end and I stopped caring about his numerous, seemingly chaste affairs Lodge is a master of bio/fiction and this is worth a read.
Paris
As always keeping this light - with no plot giveaways. After reading Edward Rutherfurd's gorgeous Paris, I've ordered all his books. So clearly I've become a fan. I recommend a sassy champagne cocktail with this thick - worth it Paris bio.
40 ml dry gin
20 ml lemon juice and a dash of lime
simple syrup to taste
the rest champagne
Will make this well-woven multi-generational book worth the trip. You'll feel as if you've gotten a healthy dose of French history without the aftertaste.
40 ml dry gin
20 ml lemon juice and a dash of lime
simple syrup to taste
the rest champagne
Will make this well-woven multi-generational book worth the trip. You'll feel as if you've gotten a healthy dose of French history without the aftertaste.
