Anyone read books anymore?

[burnt]

John Grisham - what a story teller!

Herman Wouk

Wilbur Smith - a must-read if you like Africa lore. A bit graphic at times, but all too historically realistic according to a former worker in Zambia.

C.S. Lewis

J R R Tolkien

James Herriot, my grandchildren love his stories.

Frank Herbert - Dune

Kenneth E. Bailey

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

[redleaf]

Used to be a real voracious reader. Glad my kids also learned to love the written word as well. Sci-fi and history mostly but just about anything. James Herriot is amazing. Larry Niven’s ringworld captivated me. 1491 was another great book. Not as many books anymore because of the internet. I find I am returning to books a little more recently.

[blackpowder]

This thread has me a little nostalgic.
Pre internet, pre sat tv.
All I did was read after chores as a kid. The World Book Encyclopedia was a constant go to. Often just because there may have been nothing else at the time.
It seems the internet is a poor substitute for that kind of companionship.
Something to ponder while slogging through the deepening pile of crap.

[biglentil]

If you own some of the banned Dr. Suess they have sure sky rocketed in price. Im unfamiliar with James Herriot any favorites of his? I'm going to place an order for reading time to the boys.

[burnt]

If you own some of the banned Dr. Suess they have sure sky rocketed in price. Im unfamiliar with James Herriot any favorites of his? I'm going to place an order for reading time to the boys.

I have a set of 3 James Herriot books which were later compiled in "All Creatures Great and Small", alternately amusing, touching and all around good story-telling.

Some of his lines are so memorable, such as when the dog who loved surprising people jumped up put of the grass in front of him with an explosive "WOOF' right in his face. Herriot says that it about caused him "...an involuntary evacuation of the bowels...", a line that I've fully understood a time or two since I read it...

Also, there have been occasions when I resorted to one of his customer's verbiage when handling uncooperative cows - "MOVE OVER, YOU SHITTIN' OLD BOVRIL!", much to my helper's disgust...

Children's version as pictured -

[GALAXIE500]

.. a real r code? your car?

That is not my car , man I wish ! I have 2 68 Galaxies , one is an XL fastback with a 302 , 44,000 original miles. The other one is a 68 Galaxie 500 restomod with a 428 big block , c-6 automatic. Was originally a 302 car also.

[shtferbrains]

Car in the picture 66 Thunderbolt?

[GALAXIE500]

Car in the picture 66 Thunderbolt?

That is a 64 R code custom . R code means it had a 427 big block. Very rare , wish I owned it !

[furrowtickler]

This is a good read ..

[A990]

Car in the picture 66 Thunderbolt?

it does look like a thunderbolt, just Xtra Large lol