"What book are ye reading ritemeow?"
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Trevor Kerber wrote: I have read it several times and I believe this to be the idea. Are you as lost as Billy Pilgram? Maybe it’s a glimpse into what it’s like to be him, unstuck in time. |
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I liked the book ^ Striking out lately though. When I start skimming it's over. |
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I enjoyed his son Martin's book. Zone of Interest not sure of title, gaining some traction as a film lately. |
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Cory N wrote: If you've gotten into whales, whaling, and Natucket, the following is a must read. Would recommend to anyone into survival stories. Warning: Cannibalism |
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Hank Caylor wrote: If your wife is a dam safety engineer and the Colorado river is her jam I couldn't recommend the Emerald Mile more. Would also recommend to anyone into rafting or adventure stories in general. |
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You have to put yourself in Billy Pilgrim's shoes and know enough history about WW2 to get Slaughterhouse Five. 1984 should have been called 2004 IMO, Orwell's future predictions were spot on but a few years off. The Ministry of Truth and The Ministry of Love remind me a lot of names drug and chemical companies use now for all their products. |
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John Steinbeck, The Grapes Of Wrath. |
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Peter Garnsey wrote: Having grown up on Cape Cod and being surrounded by whaling culture, it’s super cool to read these stories that talk about that area. It’s a history I never really understood growing up despite being surrounded by restaurants with whaling harpoons on the walls. I read the Wikipedia page about the Essex when I was reading Moby Dick, looking forward to reading this book! Thanks for the recommendation!! |
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Trevor Kerber wrote: Slaughterhouse is a classic but perpetuated bad history. I don't blame him as his reference was the propaganda he was fed as a POW. But the figure of 100,000 civilians killed in Dresden came from Joseph Goebbels. The figure is more like 25,000. It was also a vital staging center for troop deployment to the Eastern front. |
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Just finished Stranger in a Strange Land. It sure was... something. I'm glad Heinlein was able to inspire other writers with ideas that clearly show up in Dune and Foundation/Galactic Empire, but it fell flat for me. |
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Ooh just found this thread and now I have lots of good stuff to add to my reading list! Some recent favorites of mine: Sharp Teeth, Toby Barlow- Werewolves, gangs and LA, pretty fun read Three-Body Problem series, Cixin Liu- Everyone's favorite scifi recently, and yeah it was pretty good Native Air, Jonathan Howland- Kind of about climbing except not really The Expanse series, James S. A. Corey- Nearish-future scifi, and sorta long series, cool concepts though |
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Kook, surfing memoir |
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The Boer War, Thomas Pakenham Gallipoli, L.A. Carlyon And currently finishing Batavia's Graveyard, Mike Dash |
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Kevinmurray wrote: Perhaps the best book ever. Haven't read anything particularly good, lately. Having a hard time even concentrating enough for much of anything, lately, sadly. But, hoping to get back in gear. |
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Trying to get my 19yr old to read it too. |
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Hank Caylor wrote: First two books are the first major chapters in Churchill's war life. Not sure how much he's mentioned in The Boar War but really interesting stuff. |
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Since last time: Dune and Dune: Messiah Nearly halfway through Children of Dune. |
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Just finished Heart of Darkness (Conrad). Somehow I never had a chance to read this classic until now. It packs quite a punch. |
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Just finished No Time for Sergeants. Rare case of the movie was better. |