When I look back on the year that was 2020, I found that although my excursions abroad were canceled, my typical highlight, I was able to enjoy the quieter things in life. It was a year of grounding in the extensible. That attribute that causes one to extend beyond your current ability: to grow in…
Category: Favorite 2020
Twilight of the Gods: Burning the Dragon
Twilight of the GodsWar in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945By: Ian TollNarrated by: P.J. OchlanSeries: The Pacific War Trilogy, Book 3Length: 36 hrs and 46 mins I scheduled my reading to coincide with the release of this final book in the trilogy. The release date kept getting pushed off. But it appears to be for a…
Armada: Contemporary Nostalgia with a Side of Space Invaders
ArmadaA NovelBy: Ernest ClineNarrated by: Wil WheatonLength: 11 hrs and 50 mins As a master of contemporary nostalgia, I found Cline’s book to be a nice fresh divertimento in the midst of heavy history reading. Not sure the book is worth a relisten, but great light reading.
Matterhorn: Soul Eater
MatterhornA Novel of the Vietnam WarBy: Karl MarlantesNarrated by: Bronson PinchotLength: 21 hrs and 11 mins In reading this book I was confronted with the ethereal face of a man in pain from fear of losing his soul. After traversing the mud-sucking pages of chapters encased in sodden boots while steeped in the fetid rot…
The Guns at Last Light: Nostalgia for a Great Tragedy
The Guns at Last LightThe War in Western Europe, 1944-1945By: Rick AtkinsonNarrated by: L. J. GanserSeries: The Liberation Trilogy, Book 3Length: 32 hrs and 18 mins The Phoenix is trained and ready for its final engagement with the foe. From the invasion of Normandy to liberating concentration camps. This concluding volume covers an episode of…