Leaving Van Gogh--#10 finished

 This is a good historical fiction about the end of Vincent Van Gogh's life.  It is told from the perspective of a doctor and friend that lived in the same town and helped Van Gogh during this time.  I enjoyed learning about both Vincent and his brother Theo.  All based on a true story, the author does a very good job weaving in what she thinks their day to day lives were like and especially their struggles. Good read and interesting subject.

I have posted it on PBS & it has already been requested so will be mailing off in the next few days.

Mr. Mercedes--#9 finished

 This is a Stephen King book but not a supernatural or really out there fiction type story.  A retired detective is having a hard time with retirement, the whole boredom of life thing.  One of the cases he couldn't solve is still lingering and the sociopath killer--he drove a heavy duty Mercedes through a crowd killing 8 people--reaches out to the detective.  The detective re-evaluates the crime and starts investigating it again with help from a high school friend and family from lady that owned the car.  Sort of creepy and some good twists and turns too throughout.  Not a bad read but took a while for me it get into it.

I have posted it on PBS, there is one copy ahead of it, I am hoping it moves at some point since it is a Stephen King book.

What Did We Use Before Toilet Paper--#8 finished

 The rest of the title is: 195 Curious Questions & Intriguing Answers.  Some interesting and some not so much.  I finished this like a week ago and I really couldn't tell you much that I remember.  Just a sort of mindless read in short blurbs about stuff.  Not too bad but not really memorable either.

I have posted it on PBS, there are 2 copies ahead of it so I doubt it moves soon if at all.

Fear--#7 finished

 This book and the earlier one were both finished in January but just now getting them logged in.  This is the Bob Woodward book about Trump's 2016 election and the first 2 years of this presidency.  Talk about dysfunctional, I am just amazed that our country was duped by this guy into electing him as our president. You might like some of his ideas or positions or the tough talk but he was not presidential material--he made decisions on hunches & instincts, while having some of the best information being provided to him. I remember in the campaign then with Rubio hitting him that he doesn't understand or want to learn about details of our world--something along those lines--it rang true to me when I heard it and still rings true today, especially after reading this book and a few others about him.  I need to track down the next Woodward book that is out there too.  

What really scares me is that so many people are still supporting him, even after the lies and seeing that it is always all about him--not the country or party--it is all about Trump the person.  That our country could elect such a charlatan makes me worry for our country.

There are like 5 or 6 copies in PBS system already so not sure if I will post it.  I might set aside and look to loan out instead. 

The Last Full Measure--#6 finished

This is the last in the 3 book series started by the author's father about the Civil War with a focus on some of the people--mainly generals involved.  This is about the end of the war, pretty much from when Grant gets appointed in charge of the union forces.  The focus is on Grant, Lee & Chamberlain--a college professor that moved up the officer ranks to become a general--he was also focused in the earlier books too.  A really interesting and good read, I enjoyed the whole series.  It is hard to even imagine the whole Civil War even with all the problems & divisiveness in our country right now, I can't imagine whole states of people taking up arms against other states.  I have ordered other books from author about the Civil War in the west and hope to get to them later this year.

This series is on my keeper list.