memorial day reading

Finally finished reading Dick Francis "Odds Against". For not being a big book (186 pages) it took me a lot longer to read than I had planned. At least I learned some things that I did not know having started reading the series in the middle. I look forward to reading the next book in the series of Sid Halley. He is a delightful character and very inspiring considering is tremendous loss.

I've been spending way too much time on the computer and accomplishing nothing else. I started reading Dean Koontz "Odd Hours" last night. Odd Thomas is another delightful character, a younger man with special abilities. This is the closest I get to reading books about the super natural. You almost wish you could see ghosts too. Well, not the kind Odd does, but I'd give anything to visit with my Mother.

successful visit

It was a very successful visit to the library today. I brought home six books, all from my list of "Want to Read". Since I was having difficulty which book to read first, I chose the one with the fewest pages.

Dick Francis has been around for a long time. I only recently started reading his books about a former jockey, Sid Halley. Sid Halley was once one of England's greatest jockeys until he ran into some bad luck and crippled his hand. Now as a detective, his luck is hasn't changed much. A thriller to read with subtle British humor.

"Odds Against" was first published in 1965. The book from the library is an original. The pages have yellowed over time, however, but it's not in bad condition considering it's been around for 34 years.