Whatcha Readin' April 2012 Edition

Not reading yet but purchased today: Kinglake-350, about the (Australian) Victorian bushfires of 2009.

Those bushfires were in an area I’ve been to, I’m from Melbourne; the towns most affected are not all that far away. I well remember the unbelievably oppressive heat of that day and the slowly growing horror as the extent of the disaster became clear.

The book comes highly recommended. I find disasters oddly fascinating, and it’s nice to have something Australian to read. So even though it’s more expensive than I’d usually accept for an ebook, I think it’ll be worth it. I’ll finish what I’m currently reading, so it’ll be a little while before I report back about it.