"Custer" is Larry McMurtry's latest. It was, like all of his recent nonfiction (well, and to be honest, fiction too) kind of disappointing. Without all the pictures (which were lovely) there was maybe 30 pages of solid story. I just didn't feel like I learned anything new about George Custer at all, and I didn't know that much about him to begin with. I miss the Larry McMurtry of old, who really fleshed out characters and brought them to life.
"Finding Ultra" by Rich Roll was incredibly inspiring. On the eve of his 40th birthday, Rich finds himself out of shape, overweight, and winded walking up a flight of stairs. It's a wake up call for the former college athlete, who fears an early death. He completely turns his life around, goes vegan, and becomes an endurance athlete, training for and competing in Ultraman triathlons. All I can say after reading this book is WOW. What an inspiration.
"Burned" by Sara Shepard is the 12th Pretty Little Liars book and it was supposed to be the last one, but it looks like she's continuing. I'm kind of disappointed: I was looking forward to finally finding out who A is. At any rate, the girls are on Spring Break in Bermuda on a cruise ship, and it looks like A is also on board, causing problems. The girls are convinced A is actually a team, consisting of Graham, who was in love with Madison (the girl they killed the year before in Jamaica) and Naomi, who was real Ali's best friend before Courtney took over her life. The girls have to evacuate the cruise ship and narrowly escape death when their life raft sinks. Back in Rosewood, they've decided to turn themselves in to the authorities regarding Madison's death when they hear on the news that she actually died not from being pushed from the tower but from blunt force trauma to the head. Looks like A is trying to frame them for Madison's murder. Okay then!
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