# Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - October 2026 edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comic-books-manga, books-writing-myths\ **Created:** [October 1, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2026-edition/1033495 "2026-10-01T01:10:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 72
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2026-edition/1033495/72 "2026-11-01T02:06:29Z")
Taking a break from _Titan_, Ron Chernow’s huge 1998 bio of John D. Rockefeller Sr. I’m about a third of the way through it and am learning a lot about the Standard Oil tycoon. Quite interesting. I had no idea he was a zealous Baptist and thought he made so much money because he was doing the Lord’s work. Also, his monopolizing business policies were intended, at least in part, to even out some of the wild, ruinous price swings in the oil biz back then. At the moment I’m listening to David Sedaris’s newest book, _The Land and Its People_, a collection of his public readings. Some very good, very funny essays in it. > [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > …I got distracted by _Bad Blood_ which is the book about Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos scandal. Carreyrou interviewed 60 people who worked there. It’s impressive in its scope, but honestly, the writing itself is not that good. Still the story keeps me turning pages… Glad it got better for you; I enjoyed it all the way through. I know you already posted in it, **S\_W** , but this thread may be of interest to others, as well: [The trial of Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos)[sentenced to 11+ yrs, 18Nov2022]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trial-of-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-sentenced-to-11-yrs-18nov2022/946138) > [@Railer13](#): > > Finished _The Girl in 6E_ by A.R. Torre. A decent psychological thriller told in first person by the protagonist, a young woman who makes great money as a cyber sex worker. But she also is a killer who harbors strong homicidal urges… Thanks - that sounds cool! I’ve added it to my audiobooks queue. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2026-edition/1033495)._