What Are You Reading Today?

**Zardoz** · 27th April 12, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by Grizzly

Am currently reading The Resurrection Men by Ian Rankin. First of his that I have read. So far so good.

Hats off to Zardoz for reading Elizabeth Sladens book, a lovely lady who time never aged. Sadly taken from us before her time.

They say the first Doctor you see is always your favorite, I started in the mid 70's with Jon Pertwee, but I've always rolled with the different Doctors, finding something to like about most of them. On the other hand, my boyhood crush on Sarah Jane never went away, and I will always think of her as the best of the assistants. I met and had a chance to speak with Jon Pertwee in the 80's when the BBC did a tour thing in the US and spoke with him for like 15 minutes, he was a very pleasant gentleman and he spoke of Ms Sladen, who he called 'Lizzie', and Katy Manning (Jo Grant) like they were his favorite children.

**Lime** · 27th April 12, 11:03 AM

Patrick O'Brien's 13 Gun Salute... and, keeping with the theme, I am going to sail on one of these on Sunday:

http://www.classic-sailing.co.uk/tall-ships

Set the topgallants, hawsers to the mizzen and double reef the fore royal!

**unixken** · 27th April 12, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

I have just finished this month's Shooting Gazette...

**Grizzly** · 27th April 12, 11:06 AM

Liz Sladen was my first assistant as well. A beautiful lady in every respect. Jon Pertwee was my first Dr as well although I vaguely remember Patrick Troughton. However in my eyes the legend that is Tom Baker will always be my no 1 Dr.

Respect to you Sir for even knowing about them and for being part of every British youngsters upbringing.

**Dale Seago** · 27th April 12, 12:43 PM

Mockingjay, the third book in Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy.

**mookien** · 27th April 12, 01:04 PM

"The Romance of the Forest" by Ann Radcliffe - faster paced than "The Mysteries of Udolpho" or "The Italian".

**TurboKittie** · 27th April 12, 01:05 PM

I have a whole stack I bought from library waiting to be read, but I haven't cracked open anything since I started writing.

**dutchy kilted** · 27th April 12, 01:14 PM

Shadows in the Jungle: The Alamo Scouts Behind Japanese Lines in World War II by Larry Alexander. Nice historical read.

**Woodsheal** · 27th April 12, 01:21 PM

"Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile" by Herman Melville. An obscure post "Moby-Dick" novel, but a good one!

**Dale-of-Cedars** · 27th April 12, 01:23 PM

Saint Peter's Fair: The Fourth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters (Edith Pargeter)
Working my way through the books, after watching the ITV series with Sir Derek Jacobi...