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Post by Ronv69 on May 25, 2019 10:54:42 GMT -5
Recently finished the first two Cadfael books and Zane Grey's first novel, Betty Zane. Just started "Good Omens" by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. They try to make every sentence a joke, which makes it difficult to find a story in it. I have read several of Gaiman's books and I am tiring of his style. Terminal cuteness. I had difficulty with Pratchett for the same reason.
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Post by PhantomWolf on May 25, 2019 15:33:42 GMT -5
Reading "Hardwired", a third rate cyber punk novel. I guess when you start a genre with Dick and Gibson you will have great expectations, but this guy is average at best. I might be swayed because he is one of the rich New Mexicans who blame all of the states problems on Texas. I've had that book on my shelf for a few years now and just never got around to it. |
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Post by PhantomWolf on May 25, 2019 15:46:48 GMT -5
Finished a couple Audibooks at camp. "Andersonville" which was pretty good and a second listening of Stephen King's "The Outsider" which was if I'm honest.... pretty limp.
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Post by PhantomWolf on May 25, 2019 15:47:31 GMT -5
Reading "Hardwired", a third rate cyber punk novel. I guess when you start a genre with Dick and Gibson you will have great expectations, but this guy is average at best. I might be swayed because he is one of the rich New Mexicans who blame all of the states problems on Texas. I've had that book on my shelf for a few years now and just never got around to it. I lied. I just looked and it's nowhere to be found. I could've swore I had it. |
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Post by pepesdad1 on May 25, 2019 15:52:53 GMT -5
In between bible passages and chapters..Andrew Gross's "The Blue Zone"...fiction about a family in WITSEC...witness protection from a drug cartel.
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Post by Ronv69 on May 25, 2019 20:46:02 GMT -5
Reading "Hardwired", a third rate cyber punk novel. I guess when you start a genre with Dick and Gibson you will have great expectations, but this guy is average at best. I might be swayed because he is one of the rich New Mexicans who blame all of the states problems on Texas. I've had that book on my shelf for a few years now and just never got around to it. I have read much worse, but I could have spent my time on something better. |
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Post by Ronv69 on May 25, 2019 20:49:32 GMT -5
I've had that book on my shelf for a few years now and just never got around to it. I lied. I just looked and it's nowhere to be found. I could've swore I had it. o Happens to me all the time. I have taken a bunch to the resale shop and don't remember which. I wouldn't waste your time looking for that one, but it will probably turn up. |
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Post by jeffd on May 29, 2019 8:06:30 GMT -5
I am reading "The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek", by Kim Michelle Richardson. It is a fictional novel about the historically accurate pack horse librarians in Kentucky, and the historically accurate Blue People of Kentucky. The book is a fast read, and, so far, the story is better than the writing, if you know what I mean.
I am also reading up on the Blue People and it is more than a little fascinating.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2019 12:05:35 GMT -5
Bitcoin Billionaires A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption.
by Ben Mezrich (Author)
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Post by just ol ed on May 30, 2019 9:19:51 GMT -5
when finished here, the morning papers in smoking room & breakfast
Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
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Post by william on May 30, 2019 13:20:43 GMT -5
I decided Joseph Conrad would go well with these steamy afternoons. Although I read it years ago, I started "Victory" again this afternoon....
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Post by jeffd on May 31, 2019 8:51:38 GMT -5
I decided Joseph Conrad would go well with these steamy afternoons. Although I read it years ago, I started "Victory" again this afternoon.... He is an amazing writer. And then when you consider English was his second language, ... mind blown. |
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Post by Ronv69 on May 31, 2019 9:51:52 GMT -5
Just finished Good Omens. Just in time for the series tonight. Just a silly bit of fun.
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Post by Dramatwist on May 31, 2019 10:43:32 GMT -5
...just finished "The John Lennon Letters", introduction and edited by Hunter Davies...
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2019 23:47:51 GMT -5
Extreme Rocketry magazines
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Post by jeffd on Jun 6, 2019 10:51:06 GMT -5
I was reading some essays and letters of H.P. Lovecraft, and found a reference to an author he liked. Irvin S. Cobb. I had never heard of Cobb. He is mostly a humorist, but I am reading his collection of dark (a.k.a. horror) stories.
A delightful writer who can spin a good yarn very effectively. He was a constant cigar smoker.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2019 14:06:25 GMT -5
Disappearing Earth, author: Julia Phillips
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 7, 2019 20:15:16 GMT -5
Now reading "The Name of The Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss. Pretty good fantasy story recommended by Brandon Sanderson. Not bad so far.
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Post by jeffd on Jun 8, 2019 16:04:36 GMT -5
My rule of thumb for reading.
The book should have no redeeming social value except by total accident.
I don't want any book for which someone would praise me for being a concerned citizen were I to read it.
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Post by mgtarheel on Jun 9, 2019 12:44:38 GMT -5
Kingfish by Richard White, Jr.
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Post by elric on Jun 9, 2019 23:11:07 GMT -5
K2; Life and Death on the Worlds Most Dangerous Mountain by Ed Viesturs.
Since I'm not a climber & have a fear of heights, I'm not sure why I have a fascination with books on climbing 8,000m peaks. Hidden crevasses, pain, hypoxia & frostbite while looking over several thousand feet precipices don't sound like fun.
It's a good read but it is astounding just how many elite climbers have died climbing the worlds highest mountains.
Ed Viesturs was the 3rd man to climb all 14 of the worlds 8,000m peaks without using oxygen and has climbed Everest seven times. (His last ascent & when working as a guide he used oxygen)
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 10, 2019 8:26:41 GMT -5
elric,"Because it's there has never been a good enough reason for me. The only climbing I have ever done was to see some cliff dwellings and carvings in New Mexico that hadn't been seen by anyone in 500 years. I barely noticed the 300 foot drop until I was on the return trip.
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Post by just ol ed on Jun 10, 2019 9:08:15 GMT -5
keeping it simple...after feeding the Ed, continue with today's paper first, then NASPC newsletter
Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
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Post by elric on Jun 10, 2019 9:18:20 GMT -5
elric ,"Because it's there has never been a good enough reason for me. The only climbing I have ever done was to see some cliff dwellings and carvings in New Mexico that hadn't been seen by anyone in 500 years. I barely noticed the 300 foot drop until I was on the return trip. Sounds cool (except for the 300 foot drop, lol) Bush walking & hunting (Only hunted feral animals or with tags) through rough terrain was once a lot of fun but I'd keep well away from heights if I could help it. The pics in the K2 book show just how steep that mountain is. It's insane. It is so hairy that only 2 people have climbed K2 more than once. Most do not return once they've reached summit. So that would suggest that it's climbed simply "Because it's there". A notch on ones climbing belt. |
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Post by bouwser on Jun 11, 2019 13:49:13 GMT -5
Just finish A Man Called One by Fredrik Backman. It was quite good to say the least.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Jun 11, 2019 14:04:48 GMT -5
White Doves at Morning...by James Lee Burke...two young Southerners going through the Civil War bloodshed...pretty good fiction novel.
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Post by bouwser on Jun 11, 2019 15:23:45 GMT -5
Just finish A Man Called One by Fredrik Backman. It was quite good to say the least. Stupid spellcheck. "A Man Called Ove" |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 11, 2019 23:04:48 GMT -5
Just finish A Man Called One by Fredrik Backman. It was quite good to say the least. Stupid spellcheck. "A Man Called Ove" We really enjoyed the movie so I bet the book was excellent. A lot of us could really relate to the main character. |
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Post by kxg on Jun 12, 2019 0:01:42 GMT -5
Last week I finished the three book series by Nigel Hamilton on FDR through the WWII years up until his death. Interesting reading, the story FDR never had the opportunity to write. It stands opposed to W. Churchill’s six volume post war version. Given Hamilton is British, it is revealing.
I’ve moved on to Frederick Buechner’s Book of Bebb, four books in one all about Leo Bebb, a fictional film flam preacher who thus far is more of a theologian than meets the eye. Buechner’s writing is exquisite. This series was written in the early 1970’s when Buechner was in his late 40’s. He is 92 now and his writing remains exquisite.
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Post by trailboss on Jun 12, 2019 0:50:43 GMT -5
The life Of Bunyan, by Edmund Venables, M.A.
Circa 1888
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