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This is not an alt history. It is a true account. I'm not sure if I posted this on here before or not. It is a very good read though.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/29558/the-avengers-by-rich-cohen/9780804151207/
I consider myself fairly well versed on partisan fighting during the war but this is new to me. Thanks!This is not an alt history. It is a true account. I'm not sure if I posted this on here before or not. It is a very good read though.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/29558/the-avengers-by-rich-cohen/9780804151207/
This is not an alt history. It is a true account. I'm not sure if I posted this on here before or not. It is a very good read though.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/29558/the-avengers-by-rich-cohen/9780804151207/
Sounds absolutely fascinating.
I'd forgotten about this film. I didn't even know it premiered this month. Prior to your post, the last time I remember seeing anything about it was a YouTube trailer I watched in early October. I didn't even know it was based on a novel. Looks like I'm going to have a lot of fun next weekend reading this and the book @pachyderm, the friendly MR dinosaur back from extinction. We're expecting 3-4 days of pouring rain this weekend. I. Cannot. Wait. I'm. So. Excited.
The Island of the Day Before by Umberto Eco
My 5th Eco novel. Can't believe I've almost read his entire fictional oeuvre. I could read his work forever...
My 5th Eco novel. Can't believe I've almost read his entire fictional oeuvre. I could read his work forever...
It is on my list. How is it?
Reading a book by David Roberts 'Limits of the Known'. He has written a number of adventure type books and was in the forefront of mountaineering.
Red Sparrow was pretty good. Good enough that I am starting book 2 of the trilogy: Palace of Treason
Characters were pretty interesting for the most part, except I found some of the chances they took to be pretty frustrating at times. Sort of like in the scary movies when you are screaming "don't open that door!! run, run for your life instead". Hard to believe real professionals would behave the way they do at times, regardless of passions. But the premise was intriguing and the twists were good at times. I wouldn't say it was a great book, but worth a read, and as I said, I am continuing the series. Personally, I prefer the Vince Flynn series with Mitch Rapp, or the Daniel Silva series with Gabriel Allon. But that opinion could change with a strong second book.
The Island of the Day Before by Umberto Eco
My 5th Eco novel. Can't believe I've almost read his entire fictional oeuvre. I could read his work forever...
I'll admit that I loved The Name of the Rose, but - to my mind - nothing else that Eco wrote that I have read (and no, I haven't read them all) came close to it.
Outlander
What a brutal and degrading book. I finished it right before I started Red Sparrow, and honestly, it made the brutality in Red Sparrow seem like the Mickey Mouse Club. I know there are several books in this series and it is quite popular. I started it thinking it would be a typical romance type novel... its not. The violence, sexual brutality and perversions were something I was not prepared for at all. The overall concept of the book was interesting enough, but the story itself served as barely more than a pretense to record scene after scene of brutality and degradation. There were several times I was close to putting the book down for good, but I kept hoping it would redeem itself. I can't say that it did.
And yet I am sucker for books. If I start one, I will likely finish it, even when I bored with it or in this case somewhat appalled by it.
That said... I am currently reading the Red Sparrow trilogy, and once I am finished, I will likely start book 2 in the Outlander series.
Just like with books, I am loathe to give up on a good long series. I am hoping, with fingers crossed, that the next book will concentrate more on the storylines rather than the gratuitous sexual brutality.
Hah, I wish you had warned me. I ended up purchasing all three books. Those and the other ones should do me good until after the three or four day "storm." I use quotes because even our weather people and the national weather service love to hype up itty bitty systems as the calling of Noah's Ark.
We'll probably get 1.5-2" of rain in total. I feel like we've had this conversation before on authors. After reading lighter material the past couple of weeks, I'm in need of some violence in my literature.
She's a very groovy person in real life. Very funny, witty and you'd never think she wrote what she wrote. I met her some years ago at one of those book cons a long time ago. The book scene is different now, but if you're into Nick Offerman, Travis Noah or Nicholas Sparks, you can go this year.
Hah, I wish you had warned me. I ended up purchasing all three books. Those and the other ones should do me good until after the three or four day "storm." I use quotes because even our weather people and the national weather service love to hype up itty bitty systems as the calling of Noah's Ark.
In an earlier life, when I was a teacher, toiling in the groves of academe, I sometimes used to read this sort of stuff for a change of mental scenery, and read it with the disinterested and detached curiosity of a scientist peering at an insect under a microscope.
These days, my life is quite different and I find I have little appetite for such material.
Can't fault you. It is a good series. Funny you mention that, though. The woman, can't remember her name, who wrote the fifty shades tripe, once said this series was one of her inspiration. I've tried to make the connection over the years but haven't figured out what specifically inspired her. Was it simply the shape of a book? Who knows. One of those mysteries of the world that will always pique the curiosity but should lock it away and slam it into a cupboard that's then nailed over.
It's a small world author-wise this weekend I guess... I just started reading "K2 : life and death on the world’s most dangerous mountain” (David Roberts and Ed Viesturs). Viesturs notes early on that by the numbers, Annapurna is more dangerous than K2 if you look at ratio of the number who died on the mountain vs those who made summit and lived to tell tales of it from sea level later on... but a lot of people have died trying to outwit K2 as well. The book is scary and enlightening; it details six of the more notable seasons of triumphs and disasters K2 has served up so far, including 2008, when the collapse of part of an ice cliff that had overhung the route for decades contributed to the deaths of 11 climbers in a single event on the mountain that August.
It's quite good. Can't imagine going through so much time and uncertainty, constantly cold and wet. Recommended read.
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Not taking a class, no. Just caught my eye and, having loved Dan Simmons' "The Terror" it had some appeal. I'm liking it.
Read "The Heart's Coda" by Carol Berg, a long short story that is the sequel to her excellent book "The Song of the Beast."
I want to read "The Terror" now also. I know they are making a TV show out of it which also peaked my interest. At first I thought they were doing a show on "Endurance" before I looked into "The Terror."
Just started and already a third of the way through "Grendel" and I am digging it. While I know nothing of this story, coming in blind if you will. It is still very entertaining and I am liking it so far!
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - (J K Rowling) - the beautifully illustrated version that was published not long ago.
Finished up "Astrophysics For People In A Hurry" by Neil De Grasse Tyson. It was a great read and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants a layman's overview of astrophysics and the the universe. Definitely worth buying copies to give out to your kids.
Now I'm reading Kevin J. Anderson's "Clockwork Angels", based on the album by Rush and the story and lyrics by Neil Peart. I read the comic book series when it came out an it was good, but the book is even better, so far. If you're a Rush fan the book has little Easter eggs of Rush lyrics from throughout the years in it. Looking forward to a leisurely read of this one.
Now I'm reading Kevin J. Anderson's "Clockwork Angels", based on the album by Rush and the story and lyrics by Neil Peart. I read the comic book series when it came out an it was good, but the book is even better, so far. If you're a Rush fan the book has little Easter eggs of Rush lyrics from throughout the years in it. Looking forward to a leisurely read of this one.
How many pages?Finished up "Astrophysics For People In A Hurry" by Neil De Grasse Tyson. It was a great read and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants a layman's overview of astrophysics and the the universe. Definitely worth buying copies to give out to your kids.
Now I'm reading Kevin J. Anderson's "Clockwork Angels", based on the album by Rush and the story and lyrics by Neil Peart. I read the comic book series when it came out an it was good, but the book is even better, so far. If you're a Rush fan the book has little Easter eggs of Rush lyrics from throughout the years in it. Looking forward to a leisurely read of this one.
Yesterday, in a bricks and mortar store, I bought the Abhorsen trilogy for a colleague and will give it to her when I return abroad from leave.
We have developed a tradition - a nice one - as we both like to read fantasy to relax - that we will each bring the other back a book (or books) that we really like when we return from leave.
On her most recent return from leave, she gave me "Grass" by Sheri S Tepper, which is a favourite of hers, and which I have just brought home with me. Also due to be read are two books by Mary Beard (Women and Power and Civilisation) and the most recent book published by Philip Pullmann (The Book of Dust).
We have developed a tradition - a nice one - as we both like to read fantasy to relax - that we will each bring the other back a book (or books) that we really like when we return from leave.
On her most recent return from leave, she gave me "Grass" by Sheri S Tepper, which is a favourite of hers, and which I have just brought home with me. Also due to be read are two books by Mary Beard (Women and Power and Civilisation) and the most recent book published by Philip Pullmann (The Book of Dust).
No longer a Garth Nix trilogy ...... now a pentalogy: Clariel (2014) and Goldenhand (2016) added.