Book # 95 Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks

Part of my point of reading books off of a list is to discover books that I normally wouldn't read... but should. And Birdsong is one of those.  I had never heard of it before and really, even if I did I probably wouldn't have picked it up. But, wow, I quite enjoyed it. And since I doubt anyone actually reads these posts I can admit that, maybe, some passages brought a tear or two to my eyes. The bulk of the story is about a guy named Stephen and his experiences in WW1. Just so good. Highly recommended - A

Sci-Fi Book # 44 - Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov

 The problem with the Sci-Fi list I'm using is that it is ever changing. When I read the Foundation trilogy some years ago the fourth book wasn't on the list. But now it is. Sigh.... So Foundation's Edge continues the storyline from the original trilogy. I forgot that Asimov books can be kind of boring at times - especially when the thin story is spread out over 400 pages. Just a whole lot of talking about space politics and somehow the entirety of millions of planets is influenced by just a handful of people that are all being controlled by an even smaller group of people.  I know there is a tv series coming out soon and I can't imagine that this series is a good idea for a show. I'm not sure if it is even a good idea for a book series. C+