What I'm reading *

I've always read. While growing up, reading was a refuge when I found life too unpleasant or stressful. Consequently I've bought a lot of books over time as well.

 
Now that I'm no longer in the rich corporate phase of my life I've rediscovered the library. Dayton's library may be maligned by some but is still a great resource. One type of book I like to read is gay fiction and I was surprised to see a lot of it in the Dayton library's catalog. Plus you can even ask them to buy particular titles, and they will!

Below you can see the five most recent books either that I'm reading or that I've acquired. You can search my books, or you can see all my books. Also my classes page has links back to this page for the books for each class.

Author: Brown, Dan

Date
ISBN
 Title Author
Class
2005-01-06 0743486226 Angels and Demons Brown, Dan  
  I hadn't heard of this book when I read Dan Brown's most famous book, but this book, written a few years before, features the same protagonist, Robert Langdon, and is another thriller involving the Catholic Church. I enjoyed this book too, but it shows that Brown's books are rather formulaic. Pit a man and a woman against global institutions engulfed in conspiracy, and then, during their battle for truth and justice, reveal parts of their troubled pasts and their growing realization that they are ready to love again.
2005-01-05 B00007KSCX Deception Point Brown, Dan  
  Of course I read Dan Brown's most famous work, The DaVinci Code, but I hadn't read any of his other books until today. This book isn't about the Catholic Church (it's about the presidency and NASA, among other things), but I can tell that Brown's books have some things in common. One is that they are enjoyable page-turners. However, another is that they also require a substantial amount of suspension of disbelief -- unless you're naturally a conspiracy theorist.
2004-05-16 B00008WFXL DaVinci Code, The Brown, Dan  
  Absolutely everyone including all of my friends read this book, so I had to too. I have to hand it to Dan Brown, that he knows how to write a book that keeps the reader's interest. I did stay up late wanting to finish reading. Some people have some problems with parts of the plot, but the book wasn't offered as a documentary. Look elsewhere if you want an academic or theological inquiry into Jesus' physical time here on Earth.

Next    Find