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im currently on an urban fantacy buzz,
just finished reading the dresdan files,
and on the final book of harry connollys 20 palaces series (been reading a book a night, quite good )
another couple of good series are by jon f merz,
lawson the fixer series, really good despite it being a vampire series ____________________ the humans are dead
I kick arse for the lord
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hmmmnz wrote: | really good despite it being a vampire series |
This is what I mean by the writer being the all important thing. It doesn't really matter what the subject is; if it's by a good writer, it'll be a good read. Exactly my point about some Stephen King stuff. He's done one called "On Writing" which is (as you may gather ) just about how he goes about the writing process - very interesting (helps that he has a sense of humour, not to mention excellent taste in music ).
So other than just good books, I'd be interested to know who people consider to be great/engaging writers. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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I'm going through the Aubrey / Maturin series ("Master and Commander") again. Astonishingly confident and compelling stuff, should be required reading before having any debate on Europe. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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Air Warfare In The Missile Age. Well, it touches on an area I worked in for a while, so interesting to me.
FriendlyEllis wrote: | In and out of
Nick Sanders" Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man"
Been reading it for months and months.
Genuinely quite fascinating but don't read that often. |
I hope he writes better than he narrates. His round the world on an R1 film was very tedious. All those places he went, and he had very little that was interesting to say. A proper snooze fest ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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chris-red Have you considered a TDM?
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Rogerborg wrote: | I'm going through the Aubrey / Maturin series ("Master and Commander") again. Astonishingly confident and compelling stuff, should be required reading before having any debate on Europe. |
I found those unbearably slow.
I read a lot and often have multiple books/audio books on the go.
Currently I'm reading
2nd Sharpe book (Chronologically) he is in India chasing a renegade officer, Can't remember the title
Skunkworks all about the Advanced Technology being developed at Lockheed Martin, U2, SR71 etc.
The Fellowship of the Ring, Finished the Hobbit Film and though I'd give it ago I've read the Hobbit before but never LotR
Approaching Storm (Audiobook) It's a Star Wars Novel set between Episode 1 and 2
Modern Toss:- A Decade in the Shithouse, it's more a Comic Book Annual type thing Modern Toss is Hilarious if you don't know what it is have a look. Funnily enough this is in my Shithouse for when I have a dump.
Stars Wars Omibus:- Knights of the Old Republic Vol3
Stars Wars Omibus:- Droids
A pair of Star Wars Comic book omnibus's (Omnibi?) One is at my missus' place. That is the only book out of those listed I have picked up since Monday
Recently Finished:- Fermat's Last Theorem, Maths book, really interesting it's a kind of history of maths then tells the history of Fermat's Last Theorem. Really interesting, if you have the vaguest interest of Maths or Science you will love it.
Tomb Raider book, can't remember the title set after the latest Game, it was pretty good, a light easy read.
Princess Mononoke, The original book by Haziao Miyasaki (That is probably spelt horrifically) He is the co-founder of Studio Ghibli (The Japanese Disney for lack of a better term, Spirited Away etc.) This is a book he wrote in the 80's to try to get funding for a film, the book has little to do with the Princess Mononoke Film but has loads of great artwork, you can really see his films in it, although it is basically a childrens book TBF.
Sled Driver, it's a book written by an SR71 pilot just telling stories about what it was like. Really interesting, it is rare and out of print now. Copies go for £100's, I have it on PDF. If anyone fancy's reading it I'll send it to them. ____________________ Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
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chris-red wrote: |
I read a lot and often have multiple books/audio books on the go.
Currently I'm reading
2nd Sharpe book (Chronologically) he is in India chasing a renegade officer, Can't remember the title
Skunkworks all about the Advanced Technology being developed at Lockheed Martin, U2, SR71 etc.
The Fellowship of the Ring, Finished the Hobbit Film and though I'd give it ago I've read the Hobbit before but never LotR
Approaching Storm (Audiobook) It's a Star Wars Novel set between Episode 1 and 2
Modern Toss:- A Decade in the Shithouse, it's more a Comic Book Annual type thing Modern Toss is Hilarious if you don't know what it is have a look. Funnily enough this is in my Shithouse for when I have a dump.
Stars Wars Omibus:- Knights of the Old Republic Vol3
Stars Wars Omibus:- Droids
A pair of Star Wars Comic book omnibus's (Omnibi?) One is at my missus' place. That is the only book out of those listed I have picked up since Monday
Recently Finished:- Fermat's Last Theorem, Maths book, really interesting it's a kind of history of maths then tells the history of Fermat's Last Theorem. Really interesting, if you have the vaguest interest of Maths or Science you will love it.
Tomb Raider book, can't remember the title set after the latest Game, it was pretty good, a light easy read.
Princess Mononoke, The original book by Haziao Miyasaki (That is probably spelt horrifically) He is the co-founder of Studio Ghibli (The Japanese Disney for lack of a better term, Spirited Away etc.) This is a book he wrote in the 80's to try to get funding for a film, the book has little to do with the Princess Mononoke Film but has loads of great artwork, you can really see his films in it, although it is basically a childrens book TBF. |
All at once?!
chris-red wrote: | Sled Driver, it's a book written by an SR71 pilot just telling stories about what it was like. Really interesting, it is rare and out of print now. Copies go for £100's, I have it on PDF. If anyone fancy's reading it I'll send it to them. |
Available on Kindle for £9.02 Just bought on your recommendation and cos it's right up my street
I've recently finished:
Viper Pilot: A Memoir of Air Combat, by Dan Hampton - Wild Weaseling in F-16s; good.
Stealth Fighter, by Lt Col William B. O'Connor - how not to go to war! - ok.
Fast Movers: Jet Pilots and the Vietnam Experience - short profiles of those who flew combat missions, and their experiences - good.
See a pattern here?
I read Lord of the Rings again for the first time in a long while a few months ago, and still found it to be excellent, better than The Hobbit by far, perhaps unsurprisingly. The Hobbit is written in a much more light-hearted manner, almost as if aimed first and foremost at children, whilst LOtR has a much more serious feel to it. Obviously both evergreens though. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 9 years, 171 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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