08-27-2014, 12:03 PM | #20596 |
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I finished The Dispossessed on the 20th and then promptly left for a few days on vacation, still need to get my thoughts in order for that. I did enjoy it though. Definitely a product of its time in the midst of the cold war.
While on vacation I managed to barely start Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey. The first Zane Grey book I have ever read, possibly the first western I have ever read. Something new and I am not sure what to expect. I am about 1/2 way through so far and it has been pretty good but a little too straightforward. |
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08-27-2014, 02:49 PM | #20598 |
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Finished "Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety" by Eric Schlosser. This book was a finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for History and for the Lionel Gelber Prize.
It is really two books interleaved, one about a near thermonuclear disaster at a ICBM site near Little Rock in 1980, and the other a history of U.S. planning and deployment for nuclear warfare. The first provided a human counterpoint to the other and made it very readable, much more so than the average history book. |
08-27-2014, 03:09 PM | #20599 | |
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Next: Into the Hinterlands by David Drake and John Lambshead One of the back catalogue I bought from Baen in July. I like both their individual works, it will be interesting to see what they do together, although I suspect it's more plot provided by David Drake and writing by John Lambshead rather than a full collaboration. |
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08-27-2014, 06:25 PM | #20600 |
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That's a pretty common practice at Baen. It's kind of like an apprenticeship; the established guy writes the outline, then passes it to a new (or newish) author for the actual writing.
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08-27-2014, 07:17 PM | #20601 |
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Fate decided to play nice and deliver Skulduggery Pleasant: The Dying of the Light by Derek Landy into my greedy hands a day early, so that's what I spent eight straight hours on today.
This was not the kind of book I could just put down and go to sleep. And.... Whoah. I'm terribly sad the series is over now - this was the ninth and final book - but it was an excellent ending, full of twists and turns and heartbreak and ... overall, a really fitting send-off to what started out as "oh, this is a fun children's series" and turned, over the course of five years, into my favourite series of all time. (And yes, I'm a grown-up. I'm not going to feel guilty about it. ) I feel rather bereft now, though. Don't think I'll feel up to reading anything else for the next week or few - especially as I'll be travelling to the UK next week, to get my books signed by Derek. |
08-28-2014, 12:29 AM | #20602 | |
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I just began reading Raisins And Almonds (Phryne Fisher #9) by Kerry Greenwood. |
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08-28-2014, 04:36 AM | #20603 | |
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08-28-2014, 11:25 AM | #20604 |
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I didn't say it was bad. I am enjoying the story or I would have stopped. It's just a bit slow at parts. I've head many people say book 3 was the best. We'll see. I'm about 3 chapters into book 3. So far, so good.
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08-28-2014, 04:12 PM | #20605 |
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Well I'm glad you're a reasonable reader. Many people, however, find the glass half full even when it is empty.
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08-28-2014, 07:53 PM | #20606 |
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Finished "A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal" by Ben Macintyre (Double Cross, Operation Mincemeat).
The story of how Kim Philby as the consummate insider was able over a period of more than 20 years to betray so many British and American intelligence secrets and black ops to the Soviets. There is an afterword by John le Carré which describes conversations he had with one of the principals (Elliott). Last edited by bfisher; 08-28-2014 at 08:29 PM. Reason: added content |
08-29-2014, 02:08 AM | #20607 |
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No, this isn't a picture thread, nor is it the Lounge, but you can't say this is off-topic. I just saw this on Facebook and thought I'd share.
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08-29-2014, 07:17 AM | #20608 |
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08-29-2014, 10:49 AM | #20609 |
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I haven't posted here in awhile! I read Book of Life, the last in Deborah Harkness' "All Souls" trilogy. I enjoyed it but the best book is still the second, Shadow of Night.
I also read Magician's Land by Lev Grossman. This was another end of a trilogy and I loved it. It was a perfect ending, I thought. I also read a few graphic novel series, Hellboy, Saga, and Sweetooth. Hellboy was the best but all were good. I really enjoyed Sweet Tooth and I wasn't sure I would. It took me awhile to warm up to the art but I ended up really appreciating it. |
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