The 'What are you reading at the moment' thread
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Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Just read "the junior offices reading club" and now reading "Dead men risen"
Both very powerful accounts of the war in Afghanistan.
A little warning for Dead men risen, it has made me cry twice so far,
Both very powerful accounts of the war in Afghanistan.
A little warning for Dead men risen, it has made me cry twice so far,
Just found a long interesting list of recommended reads here...
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2013/05/21/fiction-for-men-as-suggested-by-art-of-manliness-readers/
Quite U.S. based, for us this side of the pond, but loads of good recommendations. Read quite a few, but lots I quite fancy a go at.
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2013/05/21/fiction-for-men-as-suggested-by-art-of-manliness-readers/
Quite U.S. based, for us this side of the pond, but loads of good recommendations. Read quite a few, but lots I quite fancy a go at.
Haldeman is very good. Have you read 'The Forever War' or 'All My Sins Remembered'?
Some good choices there, the second book on the list, Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson is a fantastic read, it follows several stories some of which occur during the second world war while the others in the modern world, code-breakers, commandos, u-boat crews, hackers and many more entertaining characters make an appearance.
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I am reading " The last go round" by Ken Kesey a story about the Penleton round up in 1911. Got some great photos in it and it is loosely based on real event and real people.
Also "King rat" by James Clavell, a great read
The kids and I are also reading "Oath Breaker" from the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series.
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Craig
Also "King rat" by James Clavell, a great read
The kids and I are also reading "Oath Breaker" from the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series.
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Craig
aha a fellow connoisseur, good man.
Do like a bit of lovecraft
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
Just finished Camoflage myself last night. Felt a bit disappointed as I did not think it was up to Haldemans usual standard.
Originally Posted by ReamviThantos
aha a fellow connoisseur, good man.
Originally Posted by Man of Tanith
Do like a bit of lovecraft
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
"In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming".
Biker
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
The Forever War is in my top ten book list. Haven't read the latter one though. The sequels to Forever war were a major let down for me
Horses for course. I liked it but the ending was a bit too abrupt for me, but it was still an enjoyable read. Haven't read much of Haldeman's stuff I have to say, maybe just 4 or 5 of his books in total.
I'm just short of halfway through Alex Sparrow's "October Skies" at the moment. It's an easy read and keeps flitting back and forth between two eras - the mid-1800's and modern day with a common theme.
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I agree, Forever War is a top notch book. but I also liked the sequels very much. I've just started HG Wells The sleeper awakes.
"London has grown to giant proportions. Skyscrapers tower all around. Great wind wheels revolve slowly above the city. Broadcasting and television are the method of communication, for there are no longer any books. In medicine, hypnotic suggestion is the universal nostrum.
It is to these startling new advances that Graham awakes from his trance. Startling, because he has been asleep for two hundred years...."
Sound familiar, and this was written in 1899.
"London has grown to giant proportions. Skyscrapers tower all around. Great wind wheels revolve slowly above the city. Broadcasting and television are the method of communication, for there are no longer any books. In medicine, hypnotic suggestion is the universal nostrum.
It is to these startling new advances that Graham awakes from his trance. Startling, because he has been asleep for two hundred years...."
Sound familiar, and this was written in 1899.
