Jan Rice > Recent Status Updates

Finished a week+ ago, reviewed Part 3, and book study book met & discussed the final part on Nov. 5, 2025.

Genre: Defense against the Dark Political Arts; Secular Theology

Having finished Chapter 5, the first chapter in Part 2, I'm going to stop for now. Will say "Here I Halted Unfinished So Far" rather than "changed my mind," as a more positive spin. Have reached as far as the early/mid 1630s in the reign of Charles 1, & the arguments over religion and of parliament vs absolutism. I started reading as a trial & stopgap, & am just not that committed & desirous of finishing at present.

Saw this reviewed. My library just got it, and I've been checking it out. It is written experimentally: no paragraphs or chapters, just full steam ahead. May have some good writing. I'm not sure where it's going, and this isn't the time to find out.
If you read this and it's good, I'd like to know, and maybe later I can handle it.

Studying with a small group, and now we're going on to Part 3, the last part. (Lots of notes etc at end, which accounts for high page count.) This is very good. I had heard about the book but its significance and depth didn't hit me until I read an excerpt/adaptation. Not a fast read but worth it. Another one I probably wouldn't have undertaken without a group.

Well, it's fun. A series of short stories and novellas based on or inspired by real spies -- or spy stories. Well narrated on audio. Naturally, after some fast-moving details, I ordered a used copy for less than the price of a greeting card, i.e., very cheap. Yes, I know I could just use kindle. 👎

Not sure if I'll finish right now but very interesting. In Chap 1, learned the whole Guy Fawkes story. Who knew it involved religious conflict? and a plot to blow up king and parliament as well so as to permit the return to Catholicism by those who resented being forced to accept a new religion. This book was readily available in the library after I read about it in a review of the author's new one.

Finished on the 28th. ☺️

Finished yesterday. :)

Yay -- finished in the wee hours last night, or, actually, this morning.

Reading this in fits and starts.
Hope to go on and finish soon.

Finished yesterday.

Finished a few days ago.
This is a novella, 64 pages long. Although it was released as a stand-alone book along with the movie of the same name, I read it in the collection of 4 novellas published under the title of "If It Bleeds." Thanks, Library! :)

Finished a while ago! Let's say June 22. That's when I added, very likely upon finishing.

I finished today.
Have two people I'm going to be giving it to.

Finished this graphic book a couple of days ago.

Finished yesterday!

Finished a couple days ago. A good one! ♥

Well, my copy doesn't have 304 pages. I'm just over halfway. The first chapter didn't capture me but could have been my fault -- as though I were daring the book to be likeable. After a while, though, it did. Hope to reach a time period where I can read it undistractedly, and then it won't take long. Book apparently already out in paperback in the UK; recently published in the US. Thanks, library!

...have slowed down on this one. Have it on audio, but so easy to listen to a podcast instead! Getting more into his personal life than into his mathematical life....

Finished about 2 days ago. Now, need to study. And eventually review.

Just finished listening today. 🙂

About halfway through. (Notes, index at end) I'm reading with a local bookclub for two months. Meeting to describe the 1st half in 2 weeks. Ending of the 1st half is a cliffhanger!

Finished tonight. :)

Have this one exclusively on audio and just letting it flow over me. :)

Finished on Saturday night (Feb. 15)

Finished a couple days ago. :)