What are you reading now?
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@xenon said in What are you reading now?:
Old Man's War
That was the first Scalzi I read (on @Jolly 's recommendation). There are, I think 5 books in the series and all of them are good. They are hard HARD, military SF. Not as engaging, or light as the others, but very enjoyable. The last two books are the same story from two different characters' perspectives. Made for an interesting read.
"The President's Brain is Missing" is another fun read.
wrote on 6 Oct 2021, 20:31 last edited by xenon 10 Jun 2021, 20:33@george-k said in What are you reading now?:
@xenon said in What are you reading now?:
Old Man's War
That was the first Scalzi I read (on @Jolly 's recommendation). There are, I think 5 books in the series and all of them are good. They are hard HARD, military SF. Not as engaging, or light as the others, but very enjoyable. The last two books are the same story from two different characters' perspectives. Made for an interesting read.
"The President's Brain is Missing" is another fun read.
Alright - I'll pick a new one this weekend. Ever read the Bobiverse series? That's another one that seems to pop-up in the same vein...
(Edit: I also just realized that "in the same vein" is a mining analogy. Never actually thought about that before.)
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@george-k said in What are you reading now?:
@xenon said in What are you reading now?:
Old Man's War
That was the first Scalzi I read (on @Jolly 's recommendation). There are, I think 5 books in the series and all of them are good. They are hard HARD, military SF. Not as engaging, or light as the others, but very enjoyable. The last two books are the same story from two different characters' perspectives. Made for an interesting read.
"The President's Brain is Missing" is another fun read.
Alright - I'll pick a new one this weekend. Ever read the Bobiverse series? That's another one that seems to pop-up in the same vein...
(Edit: I also just realized that "in the same vein" is a mining analogy. Never actually thought about that before.)
wrote on 6 Oct 2021, 20:53 last edited by@xenon said in What are you reading now?:
Ever read the Bobiverse series? That's another one that seems to pop-up in the same vein...
I've all but the new one. Though a clever concept, they don't seem to have the wit or charm of Scalzi.
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@bachophile said in What are you reading now?:
After binging Lilyhammer I went to this. Just published last week.
The title and photo makes it looks like something that ladies of a certain age would read
wrote on 8 Oct 2021, 12:50 last edited by bachophile 10 Aug 2021, 12:51@doctor-phibes a more recent photo. Today actually. Recognize the bird next to him?!
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@doctor-phibes a more recent photo. Today actually. Recognize the bird next to him?!
wrote on 8 Oct 2021, 13:08 last edited by@bachophile said in What are you reading now?:
Recognize the bird next to him?!
She looks like a lady of a certain age. Then again, so does he.
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wrote on 8 Oct 2021, 13:31 last edited by
Just started
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@george-k Ha! I started looking for some similar books. Old Man's War seems to be a frequently recommended one as well.
wrote on 8 Oct 2021, 15:47 last edited by@xenon said in What are you reading now?:
@george-k Ha! I started looking for some similar books. Old Man's War seems to be a frequently recommended one as well.
Check out the Honor Harrington series. Think of it as Hornblower in space. Besides, the first six or seven books are available online for free. Just do a search for Baen CD.
I thought Jim Baen was a very smart man for giving away author's blacklists.
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just started this, its the story of an american british convoy to deliver matériel, to archangel in arctic russia, summer 1942. along the way, the c0mplex relationship between FDR, Churchill and Stalin.
when it comes to history, im a sucker for all things maritime (yes i loved greyhound with tom hanks even though some panned it) and every time i think there cant be another angle about world war two that hasn't been covered, i discover this. Just started but I know from the first few pages it will be my kind of book.
wrote on 8 Oct 2021, 15:50 last edited by@bachophile said in What are you reading now?:
just started this, its the story of an american british convoy to deliver matériel, to archangel in arctic russia, summer 1942. along the way, the c0mplex relationship between FDR, Churchill and Stalin.
when it comes to history, im a sucker for all things maritime (yes i loved greyhound with tom hanks even though some panned it) and every time i think there cant be another angle about world war two that hasn't been covered, i discover this. Just started but I know from the first few pages it will be my kind of book.
Read Forrester's The Good Shepard which is the book on which Greyhound is based. Available for free at The Faded Page.
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@bachophile said in What are you reading now?:
just started this, its the story of an american british convoy to deliver matériel, to archangel in arctic russia, summer 1942. along the way, the c0mplex relationship between FDR, Churchill and Stalin.
when it comes to history, im a sucker for all things maritime (yes i loved greyhound with tom hanks even though some panned it) and every time i think there cant be another angle about world war two that hasn't been covered, i discover this. Just started but I know from the first few pages it will be my kind of book.
Read Forrester's The Good Shepard which is the book on which Greyhound is based. Available for free at The Faded Page.
wrote on 8 Oct 2021, 15:52 last edited by bachophile 10 Aug 2021, 15:52@jolly yea I put that on a to read list a ways back.
I enjoyed the archangel convoy book a lot.
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@bachophile said in What are you reading now?:
Recognize the bird next to him?!
She looks like a lady of a certain age. Then again, so does he.
wrote on 9 Oct 2021, 17:04 last edited by@doctor-phibes said in What are you reading now?:
Recognize the bird next to him?!
Well, who is it???
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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wrote on 9 Oct 2021, 17:06 last edited by George K 10 Sept 2021, 17:07
Enjoyed Project Hail Mary. Not as good as The Martian, but MUCH better than Artemis. Weir tends to let techno-talk get in the way of storytelling a bit too much, however.
Up next:
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Enjoyed Project Hail Mary. Not as good as The Martian, but MUCH better than Artemis. Weir tends to let techno-talk get in the way of storytelling a bit too much, however.
Up next:
wrote on 9 Oct 2021, 18:13 last edited by@george-k said in What are you reading now?:
Enjoyed Project Hail Mary. Not as good as The Martian, but MUCH better than Artemis. Weir tends to let techno-talk get in the way of storytelling a bit too much, however.
Up next:
Books are fun.
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@doctor-phibes said in What are you reading now?:
Recognize the bird next to him?!
Well, who is it???
wrote on 9 Oct 2021, 19:08 last edited by@george-k said in What are you reading now?:
@doctor-phibes said in What are you reading now?:
Recognize the bird next to him?!
Well, who is it???
I think that is Sarah Duchess of York.
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@doctor-phibes said in What are you reading now?:
Recognize the bird next to him?!
Well, who is it???
wrote on 9 Oct 2021, 19:46 last edited by@george-k said in What are you reading now?:
Well, who is it???
Hint: Her first name starts with F.
I think.
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@george-k said in What are you reading now?:
@doctor-phibes said in What are you reading now?:
Recognize the bird next to him?!
Well, who is it???
I think that is Sarah Duchess of York.
wrote on 9 Oct 2021, 19:46 last edited by@friday yup. Fergie.
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wrote on 26 Oct 2021, 02:07 last edited by
Actually, for me, it is kind of a boring book.
About how the earth would be if humans suddenly disappeared. Each chapter is kind of standalone and examines the impact (or lack of impact) on different areas of earth.
I was read that it was based on a magazine article that the author wrote and then expanded into a book.
Maybe I will just read the article. 5555
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Actually, for me, it is kind of a boring book.
About how the earth would be if humans suddenly disappeared. Each chapter is kind of standalone and examines the impact (or lack of impact) on different areas of earth.
I was read that it was based on a magazine article that the author wrote and then expanded into a book.
Maybe I will just read the article. 5555
wrote on 26 Oct 2021, 02:13 last edited by@taiwan_girl There was a TV show several years ago that was pretty fascinating (especially for TV), that examined what the world would be like if people disappeared. That is, not that they were never here, but that they had been here but vanished.
I remember one episode in particular that was set in Las Vegas. As years passed, you saw the tall signs and marquises on the Strip gradually buried in sand, and then at the end, a smooth surface of desert . . . and you knew a whole city was . . . down there . . .
Br-r-r-r!
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@taiwan_girl There was a TV show several years ago that was pretty fascinating (especially for TV), that examined what the world would be like if people disappeared. That is, not that they were never here, but that they had been here but vanished.
I remember one episode in particular that was set in Las Vegas. As years passed, you saw the tall signs and marquises on the Strip gradually buried in sand, and then at the end, a smooth surface of desert . . . and you knew a whole city was . . . down there . . .
Br-r-r-r!
wrote on 26 Oct 2021, 02:17 last edited by@catseye3 The book is the same. It assumes that people were here, but then disappeared. Mostly, I like books more than movies, but in this case, I can see where a subject like this might be better visually than just words on paper.
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wrote on 27 Oct 2021, 03:57 last edited by kluurs
Finished
It is a quick read discussing the rise of authoritarianism around the world beginning with Poland, Hungary, etc. She notes that the desire is linked to both left and right ideologies coming from an insufficient understanding of (respect for?) the nature of democracy.
Provides a compelling case questioning her religion, the subjugation of women, and numerous other issues antithetical to human rights. She is, an interesting person and has had an amazing life. She notes that Islam is extremely focused on the notion that this life means nothing - and the next life is the major focus. Islam has not had a reformation. She also explains why poverty and ignorance are not the causes of violent actions by its adherents.
.I'm still slogging through Ariel and Will Durant's History of Civilization volume 1. It is dated but still fascinating. I realize some significant deficits in my education - particularly, the history and culture of India. India had an amazing culture before AD 1000 - including some quite sophisticated medical expertise.
Reading now.
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wrote on 27 Oct 2021, 11:25 last edited by
A second recommendation for Ali's "Heretic." It an easy read, and she gets a bit preachy about "what must be done." But the early parts, about her growing up in a fundamentalist Islamic culture, and her later years, in the Netherlands, are just fascinating.
