Bibliophile Thread

Postby **eddy** » Thu Dec 12, 2019 8:20 pm

Have you read his latest dead astronauts book from the Borne timeline?

Postby **Gaucho** » Thu Dec 12, 2019 8:34 pm

Have you read his latest dead astronauts book from the Borne timeline?

Not yet, I mean to.

Postby **Gaucho** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:13 am

Postby **eddy** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:20 am

Postby **robbiestoupe** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:26 am

Gaucho just saved Christmas. But will anybody see it in the bibliophile thread?

Postby **eddy** » Wed Dec 18, 2019 2:03 pm

not sure why I never read this, but got through half of A Christmas Carol last night before falling asleep. That book is so good. I've been kicking myself since page 1 for never opening it.

Here and Now and Then was very good. I got pretty choked up with it. Real nice father-daughter family time-travel story.

Picked up Richard Brautigans The Hawlkine Monster and Joe Hills NOS4A2 to read next.

Postby **the wicked child** » Fri Dec 20, 2019 12:54 pm

Currently reading the Tattooist of Auschwitz (slowly, as I haven't had a ton of reading time of late)... Discovered because The Raven Age wrote a song about it (Forgotten World).

Postby **Troy Loney** » Mon Dec 23, 2019 8:25 am

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/02/book ... aitor.html

Just finished this book. Really an incredible story. The author gets a little heavy handed towards the end as he is clearly an anglophile and has an ax to grind with the CIA (not misplaced).

The historical importance of these events are unquestionable, and this book made me think about the classes Pitt was offering when I was a history/econ undergrad. I only remember one class that looked at the cold war fall out, but I think the end of the cold war was maybe seen as more of a current event, hopefully now there are more classes addressing the impact of the end of the Soviet Union. They had multiple specialists for early american history, and the post WWII classes just talked about Vietnam mostly.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Mon Dec 23, 2019 9:32 pm

Reading the first Raylan Givens novel. Good stuff

Postby **dodint** » Mon Dec 23, 2019 11:12 pm

I tried with those. Just didn't take for me.

Postby **robbiestoupe** » Wed Dec 25, 2019 3:00 pm

Santa brought me The Pioneers by David McCullough. Excited about this one

Postby **tjand72** » Wed Dec 25, 2019 4:30 pm

I'm reading a book that uses an 's as a possessive for a name that ends with an s: Columbus's. I know it's technically not wrong, but it's hard to read.

Postby **obhave** » Thu Dec 26, 2019 10:55 am

I somehow didn't get any books for Christmas (do people not know me at all!?!). What was all of your favorite book presents?

Postby **robbiestoupe** » Thu Dec 26, 2019 11:37 am

see above

My sister-in-law always gives us a metric ton of books for Christmas that she buys from Half Price Books. Her taste in books is quite enigmatic, so it's always a lottery pick with those.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Thu Dec 26, 2019 12:22 pm

I am just over halfway through The Matarese Circle, from Robert Ludlum. Man, this is a fun read...I was disappointed with the Bourne Identity book, and actually think this is far more entertaining.

Postby **eddy** » Thu Dec 26, 2019 1:36 pm

Imajica, nothing lasts forever (die hard), the beautiful ones (prince), and predator 30th anniversary comic collection were all under the Christmas tree. Did pretty dang well.

Postby **eddy** » Sat Jan 04, 2020 10:43 am

I've had Hyperion on my list for quite a while and decided to give it a go last night. I'm pretty sure I've tried a couple times over the years, but don't really remember. Starting off it appears it's going to go through each of the characters stories and I wasn't thrilled with that, but after the first priest story, I think I'll dig this if they are all that good.

Postby **eddy** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 11:35 am

The Beautiful Ones (Prince bio) was really interesting. He died before he could finish so it's changed from what he obviously originally wanted, so the first half is about the co-author and his meetings and experiences talking with Prince on what he wanted the book to be about. That in itself is worth the price of the book. Prince had about 30 pages done, so his childhood is covered pretty well in there with a few stories up to around the purple rain movie. The rest of the book is filled with his journals, songs, and pictures. Highly recommend.

The Hawkline Monster by Richard Brautigan was really something. I don't know who this Brautigan guy is, but I look forward to reading some of his other stuff.

Has anyone read The River (Peter Heller or did The Dog Stars)? Just put a request in through the library for that one. Sounds pretty intense.

Postby **Gaucho** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 11:38 am

The Beautiful Ones (Prince bio) was really interesting.

Reading it atm. In fact, I'm lounging on my bed in a purple kimono, sipping cremant and snacking on chocolate covered strawberries while reading.

Postby **eddy** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 11:50 am

The Beautiful Ones (Prince bio) was really interesting.

Reading it atm. In fact, I'm lounging on my bed in a purple kimono, sipping cremant and snacking on chocolate covered strawberries while reading.

interesting and I'm not lying when I say, I read it in one sitting while lounging on my couch in my red and white paisley silk kimono, sipping presecco while snacking on a box of fancy chocolates...

Postby **Gaucho** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 11:54 am

my man

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:39 pm

Reading "The Way of All Flesh" by Samuel Butler

Enjoyable

Postby **LeopardLetang** » Mon Jan 13, 2020 11:45 pm

What's it like? I have it to be read

Postby **shafnutz05** » Tue Jan 14, 2020 7:03 am

I've read and liked most of Chabon's work. This one I didn't read, but I loved The Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, The Yiddish Policemen's Union, Telegraph Avenue, and Moonglow.

I was going to pick up Yiddish Policeman's Union from the library tonight...good stuff?