What are you reading now?
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There's a massive knob living across the street, but this book hasn't helped at all.
wrote on 23 Dec 2021, 00:02 last edited by@doctor-phibes I thought the author was Hugh Jardon.
My bad.
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wrote on 23 Dec 2021, 00:07 last edited by
As I said, I decided to binge through the last 3 books of the Expanse series.
Finished "Leviathan Falls" this afternoon. What a great ride it's been. The ending of the story is satisfying and complete, while still leaving the door open for more stories. All of the characters have an appropriate ending, especially the "Last Man Standing."
Just loved the scope and scale of the story.
THere's no doubt that, if you just wanted to tell "The Story," much could have been omitted, and rather than taking 9 books, 3-4 would have been sufficient. Get rid of the "Prax" stories, for example. Though enjoyable, they really don't move the story forward other than expanding on the horrors of Strickland's research.
It could have been leaner if all you wanted to do is tell the story. But, they were building a universe, and it worked. Very satisfied.
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wrote on 2 Jan 2022, 03:26 last edited by
I am almost finished with the following book:
I wasn't really familiar with this story. Quite interesting. About a unknown young Malaysian guy who was able to get the Malaysian government to set up a soveriegn fund which he controlled and ultimately stole most of the money (hundreds and hundreds of millions of USD). I did do a search and it appears that he is hiding out in China (probably Macau).
@jon-nyc Have you heard of this case? It seems like it was quite easy for it to happen. Greed on the part of the investment banks, private bankers etc.
@Axtremus The book gives a pretty bad picture of corruption and politics in Malaysia. I dont know much about government affairs in Malaysia and was wondering if you feel corruption is pretty common there?
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wrote on 12 Jan 2022, 18:57 last edited by
I read this a long time ago.
I thought it might be nice to revisit.
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wrote on 12 Jan 2022, 19:02 last edited by
That's the story he supposedly sold to the movies that bought his house.
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wrote on 15 Jan 2022, 15:15 last edited by Aqua Letifer
@George-K : listened to this just last night, all in one go. My wife and I listened to it in the car on the way up to see my in-laws. The book ended just as we pulled into the driveway.
(By the way, this is the second Scalzi book we've done this with. We started Redshirts on the way up to New Hampshire. Listened to it all in one go, got done right when we pulled into the parking lot.)
Anyway, this series rocks. Please have Quinto play Tony in the TV series. This SO NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
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wrote on 15 Jan 2022, 15:19 last edited by
Wasn't it great?
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wrote on 15 Jan 2022, 15:36 last edited by
@george-k said in What are you reading now?:
Wasn't it great?
Freaking awesome. I can't wait for the TV series.
I'm glad Mason returned.
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wrote on 17 Jan 2022, 22:22 last edited by
Finished "Bosch #1" this morning. Great cop story with a worthy twist at the end. None of that was in the TV series.
So...I started #2 this afternoon.
This is really popcorn, but it's good popcorn.
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Finished "Bosch #1" this morning. Great cop story with a worthy twist at the end. None of that was in the TV series.
So...I started #2 this afternoon.
This is really popcorn, but it's good popcorn.
wrote on 19 Jan 2022, 23:11 last edited by@george-k said in What are you reading now?:
So...I started #2 this afternoon.
What a fun read. Great twist at the end (as in #1).
Just dipped my toe in to #3 this afternoon. It introduces Honey Chandler.
I can see this being a MAJOR binge...
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@george-k said in What are you reading now?:
So...I started #2 this afternoon.
What a fun read. Great twist at the end (as in #1).
Just dipped my toe in to #3 this afternoon. It introduces Honey Chandler.
I can see this being a MAJOR binge...
wrote on 21 Jan 2022, 20:46 last edited by@george-k said in What are you reading now?:
Just dipped my toe in to #3 this afternoon
Very binge-able. Just finished #3, and I'll dive into #4 tomorrow. Then, it'll be time for a break.
Lots of fun.
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wrote on 23 Jan 2022, 22:36 last edited by
Yeah #4 was quite the page turner. Lots of false leads, dead ends, intra-departmental intrigue...
Should I do #5 or take a break...
Harry...."C'mere. George!"
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wrote on 25 Jan 2022, 09:49 last edited by
@george-k is that the posthumous one? I’m waiting for a relaxed vacation to read that. The last le carre ever. Maybe this summer
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@george-k is that the posthumous one? I’m waiting for a relaxed vacation to read that. The last le carre ever. Maybe this summer
wrote on 25 Jan 2022, 12:30 last edited by@bachophile said in What are you reading now?:
@george-k is that the posthumous one?
Don't think so. "Silverview" is listed as his last book, published in 2021.
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@george-k is that the posthumous one? I’m waiting for a relaxed vacation to read that. The last le carre ever. Maybe this summer
wrote on 26 Jan 2022, 21:46 last edited by@bachophile said in What are you reading now?:
@george-k is that the posthumous one? I’m waiting for a relaxed vacation to read that. The last le carre ever. Maybe this summer
Not a bad story. THere's a lot of "building the foundation" stuff for the first ¾ of the book. In typical Le Carre fashion, you don't know who's important, and who's not.
The last ¼ is absolutely riveting, with great descriptions of an
interrogationdiscussion with one of the principals and depiction of really interesting spy craft.Up next: More Bosch (#5 - "Trunk Music")
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wrote on 27 Jan 2022, 22:52 last edited by George K
I love, LOVE, Ben MacIntyre's books ("Operation Mincemeat").
Started this today...
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wrote on 28 Jan 2022, 22:09 last edited by
@george-k said in What are you reading now?:
I love, LOVE, Ben MacIntyre's books ("Operation Mincemeat").
Started this today...
Bumping this for @Renauda who might find it interesting.
"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 30 Jan 2022, 21:09 last edited by
Finished this this morning. Probably one of MacIntyre's best. It's up there with "Mincemeat" and the Gordoyevsky story. The afterword is written by John Le Carre. Le Carre had occasion to meet the guy who confronted Philby in Beirut in 1963, and had several interviews with him.
Le Carre also received an invitation to meet Philby in Moscow.
He declined.
So, as long as I'm doing spies, I thought I'd give this another shot. I started it when it first came out, but lost interest.
So far, it's VERY James Bond-like. Interesting, perhaps unrelated opening, flashback to past missions, etc.
Oh, and it was written by someone I knew, back in another life.
