# Whatcha Readin' April 2012 Edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 31, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-april-2012-edition/617388 "2012-03-31T15:36:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 87
**Author:** ![Shakester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shakester/32/437_2.png) [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-april-2012-edition/617388/87 "2012-04-20T17:35:16Z")
Not reading yet but purchased today: [Kinglake-350](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005EPJNS6/ref=docs-os-doi_0), 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. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-april-2012-edition/617388)._