...I'm just a few days back from 12 days of 'vacation' incl. RT international flight...so I finally got to do some reading
Started out with Tolkien's
LotR: FotR. Actually started it a few months ago, but just couldn't get into it. And, I've still not finished it, but I made it through to the last chapter
The writing and story is excellent, but
1. I'm not
really into that 'genre'.
2. Sometimes the elaborate descriptions of the scenery etc. just gets so tedious..just skimmed through most of that. I understand the point of it, but I just don't care that much for so much of it.
....then, went to a used bookshop in the US and picked up 2 paperbacks -
1. Stephenson's
Cryptonomicon. Since his
Snow Crash is one of my favorites...but, I've not started this one yet. /queued.
2. Eco's
Foucault's Pendulum. Finally! Eco's been in my 'reading queue' for years...but I just never got around to it. Then earlier this year I read Brown's
Angels & Demons (which I enjoyed..but not without criticism) and read somewhere that
Pendulum is in a similar vein, but much better.
So - I devoured the first half-ish of it on a wknd on the boat...and I still have half to finish. But it's sort of like a yummy treat - once I finish it, it's gone.
Love it, and I recommend it. Brilliant.