Currently reading “The Immortal Life of Henrietta lacks”. It is about the first successful cell cultures, taken from an impoverished black woman without consent. very well written and fascinating for the science and the ehtical questions it raises. Not as hard to read as it sounds!
I read for pleasure and to turn my brain off rather than make me think so I prefer more ripping yarn type thrillers that don’t need a lot of brainpower to absorb.
Just finished this last night
Found that current events (Ukraine) sort of had a downer on my enjoyment of the book with me running out of sympathy for the “good guys”.
I’ve basically just re-read the whole of the “Jack Ryan” series for the umpteenth time up to this book which delayed the reading of my current. I’ve still yet to take the plunge into some of Clancy’s co-authored “Ryanverse” novels.
This is now my current;
I love the way Pratchett writes, his sense of humour appeals to me directly particularly the City Watch. This isn’t his best by far but it is very enjoyable about 1/3 of the way in.
and I will follow that with this;
Watched the film last Sunday (how the hell did I miss that in the cinemas?) and now need to dive into the book.
I read for pleasure and to turn my brain off rather than make me think so I prefer more ripping yarn type thrillers that don’t need a lot of brainpower to absorb.
Nothing wrong with that IMHO (see my contribution above, though I do stretch to Sebastian Faulks, which is supposedly intellectual, but still does the same job). Got bored with Clancy a while ago – though to be fair I did read a lot of his stuff, and not suggesting there is anything wrong with it.
Good to hear OMITN, will also have to select a ‘classic’ at the airport. Trying to broaden my reading by choosing something different. Recently read On the Road and The Picture of Dorian Gray which were both pretty good. Catcher in The Rye was 1 I came to too late in life I think to truly enjoy it