I used to be a voracious reader. In my first solo apartment, I lived near a little independent bookstore and would spend hours in there and several of my favorite books I bought at that store. But in terms of newer fiction, I have not come across a fiction book that has really grabbed me in awhile. My friend, who is also a big reader, and I were discussing it and we theorized that part of it is we have aged out of the target demographic for sales. She reads fan fiction now instead- she told me over the weekend that because of that, she knows the entire cannon of certain shows without ever watching them. The example she gave was Game of Thrones. My MIL is also a big reader and she loves biographies. I am starting to understand why.
Currently I am reading JFK and the Unspeakable by James Douglass. Published about 10 years ago. There has been so much written on JFK, but I heard a podcast with RFK Jr and I can't remember who his guest was, but he mentioned this was one of the best books about his family so I was intrigued. Many common themes that have been discussed here. Research is meticulous- I think the footnotes take up about 15-20% of the book. JFK's experience with PT-109 gave him a healthy skepticism of what the brass told him. Unfortunately, he paid dearly for it.
I used to be a voracious reader. In my first solo apartment, I lived near a little independent bookstore and would spend hours in there and several of my favorite books I bought at that store. But in terms of newer fiction, I have not come across a fiction book that has really grabbed me in awhile. My friend, who is also a big reader, and I were discussing it and we theorized that part of it is we have aged out of the target demographic for sales. She reads fan fiction now instead- she told me over the weekend that because of that, she knows the entire cannon of certain shows without ever watching them. The example she gave was Game of Thrones. My MIL is also a big reader and she loves biographies. I am starting to understand why.
Currently I am reading JFK and the Unspeakable by James Douglass. Published about 10 years ago. There has been so much written on JFK, but I heard a podcast with RFK Jr and I can't remember who his guest was, but he mentioned this was one of the best books about his family so I was intrigued. Many common themes that have been discussed here. Research is meticulous- I think the footnotes take up about 15-20% of the book. JFK's experience with PT-109 gave him a healthy skepticism of what the brass told him. Unfortunately, he paid dearly for it.