I actually spent a good bit of reading time in study this week; studying writing, publishing, etc… I did find time to read other things though.
After months of buddy reading with a dear friend of mine, we reached the end of Tolkien’s Return of the King. (We began with the first book months ago!) I can honestly say that I loved the entire series even more this time than after my first reading. Faramir and Frodo are my favorites, but I love many of the characters in The Lord of the Rings. The way Mr. Tolkien portrayed good vs. evil and the ultimate triumph thereof is honestly beautiful.
On the recommendation of a friend, I read my first Louis L’Amour book, Off the Mangrove Coast. I thought it an intriguing collection of short stories. Detectives, boxers, cowboys, and sailors, adventurers, actors, and an insurance man. The stories had quite a mix. Some stories I liked, others not so much. I wasn’t very fond of The Diamond of Jeru, but I rather enjoyed The Unexpected Corpse. I won’t give an order of all the stories and what I liked least to most, but it was a good mix.
I haven’t finished it yet, but I’ve also worked on Starlight and Time by Dr. Russel Humphries. I expect to complete it soon.
What are you reading this week?
To the KING be all the glory!
I am for sure reading Chautona Havig’s Christmas In Breakers Point, and Live Without You by Sarah Grace Grzy.
Other books I’m hoping to read are a Susan May Warren series, and several review books.
I’m sure Christmas at Breakers Point will be good – I need to read it sometime soon!
I’ve never read either of the other authors that you mentioned. Maybe I should look them up.