What are you Reading today!

[Joe]

Interesting reading there Joe. I read Hofstadter's book many years ago. Should re-read it, but I'm now in the middle of Herodotus 'The Histories', translated by Tom Holland.

I'm approaching the Hofstadter very cautiously, as it has large amounts of numbers in it, and I'm more of a words person myself. So far, so good, though.

(I'm also reading 'The Histories', but by Tacitus!)

[HackneyRF]

Iain Sinclair - Hackney, That Rose-Red Empire

Third of the way in. Typically a challenge to follow Sinclair's train of thought on occasion but so far a bitter sweet reflection on my beloved Hackney. Good stuff. Recommended.

Cheers

Loz

[Joe]

Iain Sinclair - Hackney, That Rose-Red Empire

Third of the way in. Typically a challenge to follow Sinclair's train of thought on occasion but so far a bitter sweet reflection on my beloved Hackney. Good stuff. Recommended.

Cheers

Loz

Excellent book. I think I have almost everything he's published!

[Barry]

I'm approaching the Hofstadter very cautiously, as it has large amounts of numbers in it, and I'm more of a words person myself. So far, so good, though.

(I'm also reading 'The Histories', but by Tacitus!)

Is that the R.V. Rieu translation published by Penguin, or are you reading it in Latin? (!)

[Joe]

Is that the R.V. Rieu translation published by Penguin, or are you reading it in Latin? (!)

It's a later Penguin translation, by Kenneth Wellesley. I can just about remember reading Virgil in Latin at school.