Well, folks, I read seven (count 'em) seven books in October. One I didn't finish but even at that I hit the magic number 50 I estimated for myself by the end of the year. The six books I successfully waded through were, firstly, What Happened, Hillary Clinton's book on her bid for the Presidency. I''m a bit of a political junkie so I get off on this stuff but still it kinda struck me as one long whine over losing. Next up was the excellent Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and Music of Laurel Canyon. Laurel Canyon was the fabled area outside of Los Angeles where many musicians and artists lived. Known as a 60s enclave, the book takes a look at just who lived there over the last 80 years. A fascinating read. Next up was Lightfoot, a biography of Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot. He may have been responsible for some iconic folk songs but he was also quite the womanizer and boozer. Enough said. Then I read Dan Brown's new tome Origin, the fifth ...
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I try to stay clear of politics, so a lot of the political humor is usually lost on me. Even so, I loved the fourth one down because it reminded me of Monty Python and The Holy Grail. ("I'm not dead yet... I don't want to go on the cart.... I think I'll go for a walk...")
Also I liked the pestilence one. And, by "liked", I mean I thought "Oh... look, a guy riding a big giant worm... and I just got done eating a McDonalds cheeseburger.")