What are you reading?

[revolution saint]

I'm currently reading "The End of the world as we know it" which is an anthology based on The Stand by Stephen King.  Got some decent authors like Joe R Lansdale and S A Cosby and so far I'm enjoying it.  Couple of stories haven't quite hit the mark but most have been good and particularly enjoyed the Joe R Lansdale one.

Also reading "Cool Hand Luke".  Haven't seen the film but for some reason thought it was a western (which it isn't), setup so far seems to be building the main character to be some anti-authoritarian rebel in the style of RP McMurphy in One flew over the cuckoo's nest which is right up my alley.

[Nordic Saint]

Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor's Son by Sholem Aleichem.

Why? I watched Fiddler on the Roof, found it more poignant than I'd expected, and wanted to know more about it so I dug out the book it was based on. I also decided to learn a little Hebrew. It is VERY similar to Arabic, which I speak already. You'll probably recognise the author's pen name as the Hebrew equivalent of As-salamu alaykum.

Edited 2 hours ago by Nordic Saint

[sadoldgit]

On 20/09/2025 at 12:02, revolution saint said:

I'm currently reading "The End of the world as we know it" which is an anthology based on The Stand by Stephen King.  Got some decent authors like Joe R Lansdale and S A Cosby and so far I'm enjoying it.  Couple of stories haven't quite hit the mark but most have been good and particularly enjoyed the Joe R Lansdale one.

Also reading "Cool Hand Luke".  Haven't seen the film but for some reason thought it was a western (which it isn't), setup so far seems to be building the main character to be some anti-authoritarian rebel in the style of RP McMurphy in One flew over the cuckoo's nest which is right up my alley.

Watch the film if you haven’t since you posted. Paul Newman is excellent.