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Spoilers What Book Are You Reading?
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Have read the two on the right (Parliament and Impending Crisis) and can strongly and warmly recommend them both. Have also read a lot on WW1, but am less than sure of Max Hastings as a source for serious, solid history.
Yeah, I've read a lot of WW1. WW2 is of more interest to me. Same stories but never tires. Thankfully.
Well, I have read a lot of - or about - both. Both were utterly transformational conflicts.
Interestingly enough, there should be quite a good few well written and researched works coming out about different aspects of WW1 over the next few years on account of the centenary, and serious, applied access to sources.
For that matter, it is worth noting that it is only in the past few, as in handful of years - quite literally - that the last few actual survivors - that is, survivors as combatants - in that war have died, and 'actual living memory of the war as lived memory' has died with them.
However, Max Hastings would not be the first source I would visit to read about WW1.
Enjoyed that book as I have all the Harry Bosch books. Finished The Crossing at the weekend. Another great read.
Reading The Firm at the moment. I thought John Grisham was supposed to be the leading author on law and court room stuff? Maybe he gets better but it's not on par with Michael Connelly's Lincoln Lawyer books.
Every October, I like to read a volume or two of horror. I never heard of any of these writer but some of them are excellent.
reminded me of thisEvery October, I like to read a volume or two of horror. I never heard of any of these writer but some of them are excellent.
50 years old book but still an excellent novel
A classic. Also, I think the Vincent Price movie was the best adaptation. Wonderfully low-budget.
Have just thoroughly enjoyed reading T. S. Eliot's charming and delightful book "Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats". This is the book which inspired the musical 'Cats'.
i was just going to say i don't care too much for the will smith film adaptation... i will have to check out the VP version. title?
I believe it's The Last Man on Earth, but you might want to check IMDb.
Reading Bel Canto at the moment. Also reading a variety of children and whatever comes before young adult to the kids. Probably does nothing and all they understand is babbling from an adult. But it puts them to sleep. Has anyone read Outlander?
Actually, I thoroughly enjoyed 'Bel Canto' when I read it a number of years ago. A lovely bitter sweet novel, and quite apposite, too.
I've finally finished all the Xanth novels. Now I'm reading something that is every bit as much fantasy - Common Formative Assessment 2.0.
Have finished up 11 out of 15 books in Daniel Silva's Gabriel Allon series:
#1 The Kill Artist
#2 The English Assassin
#3 The Confessor
#4 A Death in Vienna
#5 Prince of Fire
#6 The Messenger
#7 The Secret Servant
#8 Moscow Rules
#9 The Defector
#10 The Rembrandt Affair
#11 Portrait of a Spy
#12 The Fallen Angel
#13 The English Girl
#14 The Heist
#15 The English Spy
#1 The Kill Artist
#2 The English Assassin
#3 The Confessor
#4 A Death in Vienna
#5 Prince of Fire
#6 The Messenger
#7 The Secret Servant
#8 Moscow Rules
#9 The Defector
#10 The Rembrandt Affair
#11 Portrait of a Spy
#12 The Fallen Angel
#13 The English Girl
#14 The Heist
#15 The English Spy
Wow, all 36?
I started on Ogre, Ogre, and went back and read everything before that. I made it through to book 15, and gave up on the series.
I'd bought the book several years back on a buying binge and never got around to reading it.
I just finished it a few minutes ago. It was a very fascinating read, whereby I learned more new things about Cosmology and the origins of our Universe.
I recommend it as a good book to read for those interested in science.
Finally finished A Tale of Two Cities last night. Honestly I didn't expect Carton to come out of nowhere and do what he did, but in retrospect it makes sense for his character. I do feel that Dicken's prose is too wordy (he loves his run on sentences) but whatever I guess...I still enjoyed the book although at the times it felt like it was dragging.
Going to start Crime and Punishment later this week. I have 4 friends who have read this book, one works in an investment bank, one works as a software engineer, and 2 are in medical school. All of them have said this book is one of the best books they've read so I'm looking forward to this.
Going to start Crime and Punishment later this week. I have 4 friends who have read this book, one works in an investment bank, one works as a software engineer, and 2 are in medical school. All of them have said this book is one of the best books they've read so I'm looking forward to this.