flight paths discussion

oh yay its May!
what are you reading to celebrate?

I'm deep in the historical novel

astonished by

and absolutely flumoxed and delighted with

Still deep (65%) in William Gaddis' The Recognitions-liking it more and more.

I like 'light' multi historical period novels like Sarum: The Novel of England, North and South and Kane and Abel, currently reading Fall of Giants that is heading the same way.

Ice wrote: "I like 'light' multi historical period novels like Sarum: The Novel of England, North and South and Kane and Abel, currently reading Fall of Giants that is heading the same way."

than you will most likely love Noah Gordon
tho I cried a lot throughout
the historical period is one I knew little about, other than Gone with the Wind, but more focused on the native genocide

started songspinners, a fantasy on universal themes

Although I continue with Recognitions, I paused and did a quick read of James Thompson's Helsinki White , which I loved despite its brutality. So very well-written. And I'm deeply invested in this series and the characters.

Merde! I left my book on set and we got wrapped before I could retreive it Songspinners

Struggling with Simulations: anybody read it? Slow going with all the necessary rereadings.

Almost finished Sacred Time and the Search for Meaningand resisting the temptation to gallop through these last pages.

Started Songdogs byColum McCann. Especially for a first novel, its wonderful.

Ellie, arent you finished with the recognitions?

Reading Gravity's Rainbow and Helen in Egypt. H.I.E is an interesting idea; what if Stesichorus and Herodotus were right? What if Helen and Paris stopped in Egypt and only Paris continued on to Troy? What if the Achaeans spent 10 years besieging the city for a phantom?

Yes, I finished ! I loved it, even though it's already crying out for a second reading.

My computer crashed so I'm trying to use my new IPad from work but change is hard. :(

I am now reading a bunch of stuff-most notably along with and , as well as back to which I missed. I am also reading , (in which I am taking a personal interest!), and a very interesting (also non-fiction) work, ?

Oh yeah,and for work: