{"id":2743,"date":"2016-07-01T15:52:45","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T06:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/?p=2743"},"modified":"2018-07-23T15:15:07","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T06:15:07","slug":"2016-reading-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/2016-reading-3\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Reading Diary Part 3!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">JULY TO SEPTEMBER<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>July&#8217;s reading adventures began with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0167CNCFY\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B0167CNCFY&amp;linkId=c50a101b9ff46ffd148f37ba163e5bcb\"><em><strong>End of Watch<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, the final book of Steven King&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/series\/The-Bill-Hodges-Trilogy\"><strong><em>Bill Hodges<\/em>\u00a0trilogy<\/strong><\/a>. After just completing the first two very long <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Outlander_series\"><strong>Outlander<\/strong><\/a> <\/em>books, it was a nice change of style, pace, and length, and I do always enjoy King&#8217;s writing.\u00a0I finished it the afternoon of July 4. I&#8217;ve no idea at the moment what&#8217;s next, but I have a list of summer books handy and a nice 2-hour bus ride tomorrow that&#8217;ll afford me plenty of time to decide and then start the lucky book.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2016-07-04-End-Of-Watch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2757\" src=\"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2016-07-04-End-Of-Watch.jpg\" alt=\"2016 07 04 End Of Watch\" width=\"320\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2016-07-04-End-Of-Watch.jpg 549w, https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2016-07-04-End-Of-Watch-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2016-07-04-End-Of-Watch-300x298.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_f6i1hjvbH0\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0Next, I returned to the Scottish Highlands of the distant and not-so distant past with, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000FC2L1E\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B000FC2L1E&amp;linkId=617906d2564fbeb91356b551891158c2\"><em><strong>Voyager<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, the third book in the <em>Outlander<\/em> series. I predict our heroes and heroines are in for a spot of travelling. <!--more-->And I was right! Book completed late on the night of July 21.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/kindle\/2016\/26outlander3.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"380\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Next up, back to the future with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00O7X626W\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00O7X626W&amp;linkId=3b271338f72b39f0853a79a1556bc2eb\"><strong><i>Nemesis Games<\/i><\/strong><\/a>, the fifth book in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Expanse_(novel_series)\"><strong>The Expanse<\/strong><\/a><\/em> saga. I read some less-than-glowing reviews last year &#8211; and perhaps that&#8217;s one reason I put off reading this &#8211; but 26% in and I&#8217;m enjoying it a lot. Certainly less action so far compared to the previous books, but that&#8217;s fine with me. Sure, a little alien invasion would be nice, but I&#8217;m enjoying learning more about the main characters. The calm before the storm perhaps. <strong>July 26 Update:<\/strong> 60% in and no complaints. I finished it the next day. Its sequel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B018S2773Y\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B018S2773Y&amp;linkId=8bf3b3a6997da6510efe4821c8d493c3\"><em><strong>Babylon&#8217;s Ashes<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, will be released in November. It&#8217;s going to be a long wait.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/kindle\/2016\/27expanse5.jpg\" width=\"319\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Continuing to let the world of TV and film dictate my reading, I began rereading Stephen King&#8217;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B018ER7JRC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B018ER7JRC&amp;linkId=8f975ddca98f0df29846458ac94b8f11\"><strong>The Gunslinger<\/strong><\/a>, <\/em>the first book in his epic <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Dark_Tower_(series)\"><strong><em>The Dark Tower<\/em> saga<\/strong><\/a>. I read books 2-7 around 7 or 8 years ago (I know for a fact they were read towards the end of my pre-Kindle life). And those were read long after reading <em>The Gunslinger<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/kindle\/2016\/28dt1.jpg\" width=\"319\" height=\"378\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.75;\">I finished the reread on July 30, and not surprisingly I&#8217;m now tempted to continue onto book 2. Reading the revised version of <\/span><em style=\"line-height: 1.75;\">The Gunslinger<\/em><span style=\"line-height: 1.75;\"> &#8211; King expanded and revised it for consistency after completing book 7 &#8211; was fascinating. The hints at things to come, which I was oblivious to the first time around, and all the little tidbits fleshing out Roland&#8217;s world really added to the enjoyment of the story and made it richer. <\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.75;\">They also<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.75;\">\u00a0reminded me of the events to come which I had not thought about in years. The desire to continue is strong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I will reread indeed read the rest of <em>The Dark Tower<\/em> books &#8211; a decision made just this minute, but I have other books I want to read first. There are, after all, other books than these. What&#8217;s next? As I sit here typing minutes after completing T<em>he Gunslinger<\/em>, I have no idea. I do, however, have a list of books that need reading this year and early next.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I spoke too soon. The end of <em>The Gunslinger<\/em> reminded me of the horrible beginning of the second book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B018ER7IRI\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B018ER7IRI&amp;linkId=0e9969c3170a5841cdcdf1ab50be8a18\"><em><strong>The Drawing of the Three<\/strong><\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/peterdaley-20\/detail\/1501143530\">.<\/a> Hence, I decided to read that gruesome opening so that it would be behind me instead of in front of me when I eventually returned to the saga. Well, I read that opening chapter and forgot to stop. Twenty percent in, so I might as well continue. It was the fault of the 40-minute subway ride I took in the early evening. I finished it at 2 am on the hot morning of August 2.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/kindle\/2016\/29dt2.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A return to the familiar world of cults was next with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00X7IPAK2\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00X7IPAK2&amp;linkId=9f781926e916dd71e27297536078b6eb\"><strong><em>The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology Tried to Destroy Paulette Cooper<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. Cults trying to discredit critics is something I can certainly relate to. I finished it the night of August 7.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/kindle\/2016\/30lovely.jpg\" width=\"319\" height=\"414\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V7KadY1UKsE\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0And now it&#8217;s time to complete my journey through the magical archipelago known as Earthsea with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004H1U22E\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B004H1U22E&amp;linkId=8675e1893945a0b180bd3c52c9599720\"><em><strong>The Other Wind<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, the final book in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ursula_K._Le_Guin\"><strong>Ursula K. Le Guin<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s wonderful fantasy series. I finished it during the first hours of August 12. Perhaps my favorite of the series as we saw a slew of characters from the previous books fulfill their destinies. Not a whole lot of action, but plenty of beautiful, touching writing and storytelling. A fitting end to the tale of a man from Gont.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/kindle\/2016\/31earthsea6.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"341\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I then returned to Stephen King&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Dark_Tower_(series)\"><strong><em>The<\/em>\u00a0<em>Dark Tower<\/em><\/strong><\/a> series with a reread of book 3, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B018ER7IR8\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B018ER7IR8&amp;linkId=768d6499a6f001cdb9647685cc5a81b2\"><strong><em>The Waste Lands<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.I finished it the night of August 15 having read 36% of the book that day. It was again fascinating to read all the mentions of and hints of things to come that didn&#8217;t mean much to me upon my first reading some eight\u00a0years ago.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/kindle\/2016\/32dt3.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What&#8217;s next? I again have no idea. I have a list of books to read &#8211; I&#8217;ve mention that already, but over half of them are due to be released later this year and early next year. I will resume my reread of <em>The\u00a0Dark Tower<\/em> series sooner or later, but that&#8217;s enough for now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I woke up the next morning (August 16) and decided another Scientology book was in order, specifically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0191KRCOG\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B0191KRCOG&amp;linkId=cc9130be60f3a099c78347b1afbd2153\"><em><strong>Ruthless<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>by Ron Miscavige who just happens to be the father of current Scientology leader <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Miscavige\"><strong>David Miscavige<\/strong><\/a>. I read the first few pages on the bus before it got too crowded. I finished reading at the gym on the evening of Saturday, August 20. Another fascinating and inspiring account of a journey to freedom from oppression, although it isn&#8217;t often the freedom seeker is the father of the oppressor. I was surprised that the author still seemed to be a fan of the L. Ron. And his dealings with his son weren&#8217;t all that common once David came to power. In that sense, the title is a little misleading as the book is more about Ron than David. Nice marketing idea though.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/kindle\/2016\/33ruthless.jpg\" width=\"319\" height=\"415\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TXbaq0BMOGQ\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A return to north of the DMZ next with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00TMA92BM\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00TMA92BM&amp;linkId=83d653f7a6d9c1ced4d9dbe71510a85f\"><strong><em>Stars Between the Sun and Moon<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Lucia Jang. I finished it the evening of August 25 with tears in my eyes. Inconceivable that all she experiences was experienced not all that far from where I&#8217;m sitting right now. To be honest, I found the chapters about her early life and childhood a little boring; however, the latter chapters about her adult life were amongst the most heartbreaking pages I have ever read, and I have read a lot about North Korea of late. It is also a tale of immense courage and determination amidst an almost impossible struggle to survive. It&#8217;s one of those books that deserves to be read. It&#8217;s astounding that some need reminding what kind of regime exists north of the DMZ. This book is such a reminder, but I doubt that those that need reminding will bother.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/kindle\/2016\/34stars.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"423\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/123688277?title=0&amp;amp;byline=0\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I needed something lighter after that vicarious escape from North Korea. I decided to let my love of film scores and John Williams dictate my next book which wasn&#8217;t on my initial list of summer books to read. Steven Spielberg is <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.movies.yahoo.com\/steven-spielbergs-ready-player-one-filming-in-175819543.html\"><strong>currently filming <em>Ready Player One<\/em><\/strong>,<\/a> an\u00a0adaption<em>\u00a0<\/em>of Ernest Cline&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004J4WKUQ\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B004J4WKUQ&amp;linkId=8dedfd0fbf22d45c67ab5cab846d98ce\"><strong>book of\u00a0the same name<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0in Birmingham. Despite a March 2018 release, John Williams is set to begin work on the film this coming November. John Williams scoring a book adaption is really all the motivation I need to pick up the source material, and that&#8217;s exactly what just happened. I began it about an hour ago in a coffee shop the morning of August 26, 2016. I have a busy week ahead, so I&#8217;ll just aim for a little progress each day. Half way through on my second day of reading. I&#8217;m enjoying this one. And what a sweet love letter to the 80s it is. I finished it at the gym on the afternoon of August 29. I can&#8217;t wait to see &#8211; hear rather &#8211; what Williams comes up with! <strong>Update:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2017\/film\/news\/john-williams-alan-silvestri-steven-spielberg-ready-player-one-the-papers-1202490105\/\">Alan Silvestri will score the film.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/kindle\/2016\/35rp1.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"465\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Soon after finishing the above, I came across about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/uk\/tv\/doctor-who\/25388\/doctor-who-25-stories-that-deserve-more-love\"><strong>25 underrated <em>Doctor Who<\/em><\/strong><\/a> episodes and was intrigued enough by the plot of &#8220;The Ark&#8221; to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0426202538\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0426202538&amp;linkId=27ae025f3356eff99d9e9499f1611575\"><strong>start its novelization<\/strong><\/a>. It&#8217;s nice to read something light, silly, and short in between more serious, longer works. Plus, a short kids book increases my reading average. \ud83d\ude42 Also, it included a dictatorship. I just can&#8217;t avoid cults. I finished it in my office on Friday, September 2.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/kindle\/2016\/36ark.jpg\" width=\"321\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A return to Ender&#8217;s universe with Orson Scott Card&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01AGCMOC8\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B01AGCMOC8&amp;linkId=c1ce9db13e0f34c1c6277b4782fce3e7\"><em><strong>The Swarm: Volume One of the Second Formic War<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, the first of a new prequel trilogy. I finished it around 1 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, September 7. Nothing beats a good alien invasion story. I only wish I had waited until the remaining books in the trilogy were released.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/kindle\/2016\/37swarm.jpeg\" width=\"320\" height=\"428\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I caught a video featuring Stephen King speaking with Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series of books. I hadn&#8217;t heard of the series nor the author before, and I missed the fact that a Jack Reacher novel was recently filmed with Tom Cruise in the title role. I watched that movie last week and then decided to check out the books. Having seen the movie first (which is based on a different book in the series), I now see Tom Cruise in my mind&#8217;s eye while reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000OZ0NXA\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B000OZ0NXA&amp;linkId=06318147f3ccb9cee8ff06ed3b3dbf06\"><strong><em>The Killing Floor<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, the first Jack Reacher novel. I just can&#8217;t escape things and people that remind me of cults, but I&#8217;m loving the book, and it&#8217;s been a while since I stepped outside the genres of science fiction and fantasy and the subjects of cults and totalitarian baddies. I finished it over lunch on September 10. It was indeed highly addictive, and I have no choice but to read one day read all the books in the series.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/kindle\/2016\/38floor.jpg\" width=\"319\" height=\"443\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hIvI9p7tESU\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Back to the past with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000FC2L1Y\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B000FC2L1Y&amp;linkId=29895393fef7e0fee9812536a3a05f76\"><strong><em>Drums of Autumn<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, the fourth <em>Outlander<\/em> novel. At over 800 pages, this is going to take a while. <strong>Update 1, Sept. 14:<\/strong> I&#8217;m making faster than expected progress, but that&#8217;s not good because I have a writing deadline due tomorrow (Sept. 15) which has absolutely nothing to do with <em>Outlander<\/em>. <strong>Update 2, Sept. 20:\u00a0<\/strong>I&#8217;m making faster than expected progress, and I&#8217;m enjoying more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000FC2L1E\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B000FC2L1E&amp;linkId=617906d2564fbeb91356b551891158c2\"><strong><em>Voyager<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, the previous book. Expect to finish it tomorrow at the latest, and that&#8217;s good timing because I have a lot of work and writing to do on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. As predicted, I finished it just before my noon class on Wednesday, September 21. I&#8217;ve yet to decide what to read next.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/kindle\/2016\/39outlander4.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"376\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Back to Jack Reacher for book two, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001NHNG64\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B001NHNG64&amp;linkId=0a9183d93eeb6c2f2bdc5a49064130ce\"><strong><em>Die Trying<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, which was followed immediately by book three, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001FXK8XU\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B001FXK8XU&amp;linkId=66e30fcc99879b540ba04fd89fa5299f\"><strong><em>Tripwire<\/em><\/strong>.<\/a> I&#8217;m now officially and utterly addicted. My Kindle flew into my hand every spare moment I had over the past 6 days.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/kindle\/2016\/40die.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"445\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/kindle\/2016\/41tripwire.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"445\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I finished <em>Tripwire<\/em> at the gym after a treadmill session on the night of September 27. That&#8217;s enough Reacher for now &#8211; I don&#8217;t want to read them all too quickly. Next up, a return to my reread of Stephen King&#8217;s<em> The Dark Tower<\/em> with the fourth book in the series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B018ER7IMS\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B018ER7IMS&amp;linkId=37110a62cc4f22765d78fea944ef769e\"><strong><em>Wizard and Glass<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/kindle\/2016\/44dt4.jpg\" width=\"321\" height=\"379\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After reading the conclusion to the cliffhanger that ended the previous book, I took a wee break from King&#8217;s Dark Tower on the last day of September and read two Jack Reach short stories: <strong>&#8220;Second Son&#8221;<\/strong> and <strong>&#8220;Deep Down&#8221;, <\/strong>which were later published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01MTJQFQY\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tjc0b-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B01MTJQFQY&amp;linkId=711fe6210bbc05bbabb81955cf8367c4\"><em><strong>No Middle Name<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/kindle\/2016\/42son.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"445\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/images\/kindle\/2016\/43down.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"446\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I then returned to <em>The Dark Tower<\/em>. 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