Wrapping up my tour in
Afghanistan I found this 6 month period to be extremely prolific and fruitful
for reading. And I feel like the books I read amounted to an embarrassment of
riches. The biggest change was switching to literature and, from the perspective
of a father of three daughters, I tried to engage with the work of some of the
most famous female authors. Knausgaard continues to be brilliant. Ferrante was
an incredible find. Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre kept me thinking for weeks and
months.
