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[Sword86]

Just wikipedia'd TWA 841. This sounds incredibly interesting. Let me know if it's a good read.

I’m about halfway in now. I’m reading it on a Kindle. A lot of what I read I get cheap. I doubt this one cost me much more than $3.
I think I came across it on Bookbub. Bookbub is worth subscribing to. They send you e-mails with suggestions and the majority are inexpensive.
This one is worth it so far. The majority of what I read are non-fiction, science, military, espionage, aviation, naval, spaceflight, etc. I throw the odd sports book in the mix. S

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Yes, he was, and I understand he has worked on a Sherlock Holmes series and a James Bond book.

In Foyle's War, I was impressed by the research and historical accuracy of the series, and the attention they paid to such things.

The plots, (which were based on actual events), and stories that developed from that, the characters, superb scripts (many written, or jointly written, by Horowitz) and wonderfully understated acting made it one of my personal all time favourite TV series.

 

[0388631]

I don't quite remember if I finished it.

 

[AVBeatMan]

In Foyle's War, I was impressed by the research and historical accuracy of the series, and the attention they paid to such things.

The plots, (which were based on actual events), and stories that developed from that, the characters, superb scripts (many written, or jointly written, by Horowitz) and wonderfully understated acting made it one of my personal all time favourite TV series.

I loved (love?) Foyle’s War. I’d like to rewatch right from the start but every time I see it On it’s part way through a season. Must look into buying on disc.

 

[AVBeatMan]

This is on offer today on Amazon UK. I highly recommend


The Signature of All Things https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BXI0IHS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_yjXeDbVGESGXX

 

[scubachap]

Enjoyed this one - recommended...

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Thoroughly enjoying "Post Captain" by Patrick O'Brian; this is wonderful stuff.

 

[JamesMike]

Just started reading The Fox by Frederick Forsyth, the author of The Day of the Jackal. It has captured my attention. This one is worth putting on your reading list.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Just started reading The Fox by Frederick Forsyth, the author of The Day of the Jackal. It has captured my attention. This one is worth putting on your reading list.

Re Frederick Forsyth, I thought that The Day of the Jackal, and The Odessa File were excellent, fresh, of their time, relevant to the world as it was then and very well researched.

And I thoroughly enjoyed No Comebacks, his book of short stories; some of them were excellent.

But, I didn't much care for some of his later work.

 

[Ulenspiegel]

José Rodriguez dos Santos: "Signal of Life".
Reviews.

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Re Frederick Forsyth, I thought that The Day of the Jackal, and The Odessa File were excellent, fresh, of their time, relevant to the world as it was then and very well researched.

And I thoroughly enjoyed No Comebacks, his book of short stories; some of them were excellent.

But, I didn't much care for some of his later work.

I enjpoyed his earlier books, especially: "The Fourth Protocol" (1984.) and "The Deceiver" (1991.)

 

[CodeRaven]

Working thru the doctors biographies or autobiographies in order.....

 

[Huntn]

Just finished the The Princess Bride (1987) I love the movie, but the book is better. Yes a common critique of books. This is why it is better, although a short book, it has more depth, the characters are richer due to more background and more time devoted to the story. For example Buttercup spends many pages developing her love of Wesley, not hey stable boy one minute, and I love you the next minute as in the movie. The Fire Swamp terrifies Buttercup and rightfully so, the machine torture sequence has more weight, the rescue of Wesley in the Circus of Death (not Pit of Despair) is much more involved. Miracle Max, the Impressive speech impeded Bishop and most of the movie dialog is true to the book.

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One thing that threw me off a bit at the beginning of the book this guy addressing his audience, talking about how he loved this book as a child, his father read it to him and how he, an author is releasing an abridged version of the story, leaving out the poorly written parts of the book. It’s many pages of this, and in the movie, this is replaced by a grandfather (Peter Falk) reading to his sick grandson (Fred Savage). At several points in the book, the author breaks in with comments. You soon figure out that the author talking is a mechanism the real author is using as part of the story, not the actual author addressing his audience.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Just finished the The Princess Bride (1987) I love the movie, but the book is better. Yes a common critique of books. This is why it is better, although a short book, it has more depth, the characters are richer due to more background and more time devoted to the story. For example Buttercup spends many pages developing her love of Wesley, not hey stable boy one minute, and I love you the next minute as in the movie. The Fire Swamp terrifies Buttercup and rightfully so, the machine torture sequence has more weight, the rescue of Wesley in the Circus of Death (not Pit of Despair) is much more involved. Miracle Max, the Impressive speech impeded Bishop and most of the movie dialog is true to the book.

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One thing that threw me off a bit at the beginning of the book this guy addressing his audience, talking about how he loved this book as a child, his father read it to him and how he, an author is releasing an abridged version of the story, leaving out the poorly written parts of the book. It’s many pages of this, and in the movie, this is replaced by a grandfather (Peter Falk) reading to his sick grandson (Fred Savage). At several points in the book, the author breaks in with comments. You soon figure out that the author talking is a mechanism the real author is using as part of the story, not the actual author addressing his audience.

An absolutely lovely book, one which I received as a gift from my sister-in-law one Christmas a good few years ago.

 

[Nhwhazup]

Alexander Hamilton.

My daughters are taking me to see the play so I want to know the history better to understand the play better. I started reading this and then got the audio book - going much faster now.

 

[RootBeerMan]

Just finished the The Princess Bride (1987) I love the movie, but the book is better. Yes a common critique of books. This is why it is better, although a short book, it has more depth, the characters are richer due to more background and more time devoted to the story. For example Buttercup spends many pages developing her love of Wesley, not hey stable boy one minute, and I love you the next minute as in the movie. The Fire Swamp terrifies Buttercup and rightfully so, the machine torture sequence has more weight, the rescue of Wesley in the Circus of Death (not Pit of Despair) is much more involved. Miracle Max, the Impressive speech impeded Bishop and most of the movie dialog is true to the book.

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One thing that threw me off a bit at the beginning of the book this guy addressing his audience, talking about how he loved this book as a child, his father read it to him and how he, an author is releasing an abridged version of the story, leaving out the poorly written parts of the book. It’s many pages of this, and in the movie, this is replaced by a grandfather (Peter Falk) reading to his sick grandson (Fred Savage). At several points in the book, the author breaks in with comments. You soon figure out that the author talking is a mechanism the real author is using as part of the story, not the actual author addressing his audience.

One of my favourite movies and reads. I'd be hard pressed to pick which I liked more.

 

[Gutwrench]

The Grapes of Graphs by @chown33 Steinbeck.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

The Grapes of Graphs by @chown33 Steinbeck.

My favourite work of his is East of Eden, which I think a superb book.

 

[AVBeatMan]

Love this.

 

[AVBeatMan]

Love this.

Audio not playing. Will try and fix later.

 

[AVBeatMan]

 

[ThisBougieLife]

I am re-reading Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, which I read in high school, and now feel am getting more out of the second time around.

 

[RootBeerMan]

Reading "Trail of Lightning" by Rebecca Roanhorse. So far it has been a great book! A real page turner written by a Native American author about Native American characters. This was a Nebula Award finalist and it's easy to see why!

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Absolutely loved Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian.

About to embark upon HMS Surprise, the third book in the series.

 

[JamesMike]

Started Knife by Jo Nesbø, a Harry Hole series. I have enjoyed the other books in this series.

 

[LizKat]

Abraham Verghese's 2009 novel Cutting for Stone. This was too long left on the must-read pile on back of the couch, although I think I only heard of it after the paperback was being reviewed in 2011. At some point I had actually passed my copy on to someone who might make time for it sooner, and then bought it in e-book format after trying to get it from the library's ebook collection for ages. It's wonderfully written. I feel like I'm in Ethiopia and not as a visitor or time traveler either. Barely a quarter of the way into the novel, I'm already thinking how sad I'll be in reaching the end one of these days, and that's my short version of high praise for anyone's writing.