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Spoilers What Book Are You Reading?
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Well that's a blast from the past! It certainly did the rounds here quite a few years ago.
If I remember correctly thats the story of Chatterton's U boat. 60ish meters? (The one the Rouse's screwed up on?) I did some diving courses with a guy in the UK who knew him. Said a couple of bits of his anatomy was made from Tungsten steel... I can remember seeing some footage of him taking down a single set for use inside the wreck so that he could take it off - push it ahead of him then wiggle on through and put it back on to have a good ferret about.
Try The Last Dive too by Bernie Chowdhury. It's not as good as Shadow Divers and I don't know what Chatterton etc made of Chowdhury (the guy I knew here wasn't terribly complimentary) but it's an interesting read if you know a bit about the events of that time.
Just read 11/22/63 by Stephen King
Excellent book, truly wonderful read and one of King's finest.
Next up is The Girl in the Spider's Web, the fourth Millennium book.
I'm sceptical of this one not being from Stieg Larsson but I couldn't resist I loved the other three.
Excellent book, truly wonderful read and one of King's finest.
Next up is The Girl in the Spider's Web, the fourth Millennium book.
I'm sceptical of this one not being from Stieg Larsson but I couldn't resist I loved the other three.
That is an excellent book! I've read it a couple of times and it is just amazing.
I apologize for my late reply. I was still at the very beginning of the book when you posted this and so I wasn't able to form an opinion but now I'm halfway through. I haven't finished the book yet but it's a wonderful read so far. Very inspiring and well written. I haven't yet reached the part where he builds and powers a windmill even though I'm a little more than 50% in. Most of the book is about William's background; he tells us a lot about his life in Africa (Malawi). We get to know a lot about his family and friends, his personal accounts of a lot of terrible events such as the Malawian food crisis and cholera, to name a few, that swept through the country. All this is highly interesting and I can't wait to read how he" harnessed the wind".
Well that's a blast from the past! It certainly did the rounds here quite a few years ago.
If I remember correctly thats the story of Chatterton's U boat. 60ish meters? (The one the Rouse's screwed up on?) I did some diving courses with a guy in the UK who knew him. Said a couple of bits of his anatomy was made from Tungsten steel... I can remember seeing some footage of him taking down a single set for use inside the wreck so that he could take it off - push it ahead of him then wiggle on through and put it back on to have a good ferret about.
Try The Last Dive too by Bernie Chowdhury. It's not as good as Shadow Divers and I don't know what Chatterton etc made of Chowdhury (the guy I knew here wasn't terribly complimentary) but it's an interesting read if you know a bit about the events of that time.
Yup, that's the book! They certainly pushed the limits, that's for sure.
Thanks for the recommendation, I'll be sure to check it out. Just started on Raising the Dead: A True Story of Death and Survival by Phillip Finch last night, so far it's quite good!
Yeah it is! I look forward to checking out the PBS/Nova special on it as well, Hitler's Lost Sub. I've always had an interest in WWII history and especially the war in the Atlantic. As a fairly new diver myself, it was a fascinating read for sure.
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Just read 11/22/63 by Stephen King
Excellent book, truly wonderful read and one of King's finest.
i read this a few years back and i remember being very underwelmed by it, especially the ending
It has been a long time since I gave up on a book, but 'The Girl in the Spider Web' was such a complete disappointment that I will not even attempt to finish it. It's as though the author put all the terms he ever heard about computer viruses and hacks into a basket, shook it up and attempted to create a plot from this mishmash. Add into it all he knows about autism and genius-savants and the creation of black holes in the universe and he soon lost me. I prefer to remember the original series! Stieg Larsson would turn over in his grave....
Interesting remarks.
I'll admit that I have had some reservations about this book, written, as it has been by someone other than Steig Larsson, and in the teeth of a protracted dispute - both legal and personal - between Eva Gabrielsson - Steig Larsson's long time partner who did not wish to see the book published and his estranged family (brother and father), who had inherited his estate after the dispute who insisted on going ahead.
Reviews have been guarded but lukewarm, so I admit to having been more than a little curious as to how this book would read, and how it would continue with such an iconic character and trilogy.
just starting Saul Bellow's "The Adventures of Augie March"
Ah, I read that years ago. A very good read. To my mind, Saul Bellow's best book is 'Herzog' which is first rate.
I recently realized I haven't read any of Bellow's books so I went to Amazon to find some in the "used paperback" listings for his work......I bought Herzog and Humbolt's Gift at the same time as Augie March, so I have those to read too
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I just finished In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. I found it to be intriguing and disturbing. It is a very well structured and very well researched non-fiction novel. I was so absorbed in the book that I kept forgetting that this not a fictionalized story rather an actual true account. The writing is very descriptive and visual and the description of the people and events is where Capote truly shines. Prior to reading this book I was confused as to how a story of four brutal murders be considered a classic, and now that I have read it, I fully understand and would describe it as a tragic story, beautifully told. Capote’s In Cold Blood is highly riveting and brilliantly written.
Just read 11/22/63 by Stephen King
Next up is The Girl in the Spider's Web, the fourth Millennium book.
I'm sceptical of this one not being from Stieg Larsson but I couldn't resist I loved the other three.
I've just downloaded this on Kindle and am about to start reading.
I can't believe I didn't know this was out. I'm actually somewhat nervous to start.
I'm really excited about that book!
For me, first, I'm re-reading a personal favorite
That book was the source for the excellent movie of the same name (starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford), one of the relatively rare examples of a book being translated faithfully to the screen and resulting in a seriously good movie.