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Posted on 3/14/14 at 5:00 pm to witty alias
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I read Reamde and I liked it but it wasn't great. Would you say it's one of his better books or not?
I haven't read Reamde, but Snow Crash is the book I'd suggest for anyone trying out Stephenson for the first time. I really enjoyed that and the Baroque cycle.
Posted on 3/16/14 at 9:59 pm to biglego
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I love historical fiction, but I like medieval or ancient era. Just finished Bernard Cornwell's Saxon series. 6 books of Saxons fighting Vikings in medieval England. Highly recommend anything by Cornwell.
Checked out Cornwell's The Last Kingdom from the library Saturday and am about 1/2 way through it. It's a good read. Nothing particularly deep but a good fast read and entertaining.
Posted on 3/16/14 at 11:44 pm to Feral
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The Winds of War (covers 1938 through Pearl Harbor)
War and Remembrance (Pearl Harbor through VJ Day)
Both are about 40 years old and were written by Herman Wouk -- who wrote The Caine Mutiny -- and they're (IMO) on the level of War and Peace in terms of historical realism intertwined with gripping fictional character subplots. They're about an American Navy officer who crosses paths with several historical figures in his posts, as well as his family. Both sons are Navy officers, one of whom is married to an Italian Jew caught in Europe during the Holocaust.
I've read both books about four times, and I'm re-reading War and Remembrance right now. They are two of the best books I've ever read.
The Caine Mutiny Court Martial is really, really good reading play.
Haunting writing on the Holocaust in War and R.
2 Very good TV mini series' too.
Posted on 4/15/14 at 10:13 pm to Freauxzen
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Finished the Mistborn trilogh. All I can say is, wow.
Just an awesome ending. The third book just hit mark, after mark, after mark. Piecing together everything from Book 1 and on brilliantly.
I'd love to do a spoiler thread about it, but it felt like Fringe to me. Just complete. There's nothing else to say about it. It closed every hole, sufficiently. Just great stuff. I will turn around and highly recommend that to anyone interested in fantasy.
Probably the best pure fantasy I've read since the Dragonlance series.
Finished the Mistborn trilogh. All I can say is, wow.
Just an awesome ending. The third book just hit mark, after mark, after mark. Piecing together everything from Book 1 and on brilliantly.
I'd love to do a spoiler thread about it, but it felt like Fringe to me. Just complete. There's nothing else to say about it. It closed every hole, sufficiently. Just great stuff. I will turn around and highly recommend that to anyone interested in fantasy.
Probably the best pure fantasy I've read since the Dragonlance series.
Posted on 4/15/14 at 10:13 pm to Freauxzen
Stapledon's Starmaker is next, although If Lewis isn't a fan, I'm not sure I'll be. But I'm not afraid, and I'll finish it.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 9:19 am to Freauxzen
just finished book 3 of The Dresden Files. I love it
Posted on 7/9/14 at 9:38 am to Freauxzen
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Stapledon's Starmaker is next, although If Lewis isn't a fan, I'm not sure I'll be. But I'm not afraid, and I'll finish it.
Finished this. Was not a big fan of it. I think it had some good ideas, and certainly was not a waste of time. I liked the experience, just not the themes.
I'm deep into Swan Song by McGammon, which is completely awesome.
This post was edited on 8/28/14 at 11:22 am
Posted on 7/9/14 at 9:57 pm to Freauxzen
Try Piers Anthony Xanth series if you like fantasy. Got hooked as a teenager. There are like 41 or 42 books in the series.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:08 pm to RFDAWG
Recently read Mitla Pass and Battle Cry by Leon Uris.
Both good reads. Though Mitla pass did get just a bit bogged down in the flashbacks to so many ancestors. I'd still recommend it though.
And I thought Battle Cry was very good. Stacks up pretty well with other Marine in the Pacific books like Helmet for My Pillow and With the Old Breed.
- a bit off topic but the boot camp sections (well really most of the sections) of all the WWII Marines novels that I've read are very very consistent. (The "this is my rifle this is my gun" incidents appear in all I think). The basic training instructors must have had a pretty set routine.
Both good reads. Though Mitla pass did get just a bit bogged down in the flashbacks to so many ancestors. I'd still recommend it though.
And I thought Battle Cry was very good. Stacks up pretty well with other Marine in the Pacific books like Helmet for My Pillow and With the Old Breed.
- a bit off topic but the boot camp sections (well really most of the sections) of all the WWII Marines novels that I've read are very very consistent. (The "this is my rifle this is my gun" incidents appear in all I think). The basic training instructors must have had a pretty set routine.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:54 pm to Freauxzen
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Is Drizzt worth it?
Yes it is. The crystal shard is one of my favorite books. I have read all of the series and all were good.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 11:10 pm to Freauxzen
I would enjoy your thoughts on ASOIAF after you get around to reading it, based on your love for fantasy. I'd like to hear how it stacks up.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 11:19 pm to RFDAWG
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Try Piers Anthony Xanth series if you like fantasy. Got hooked as a teenager. There are like 41 or 42 books in the series.
Actually some of the first fantasy I read as a kid. THe school librarian had to call my mom to make sure I could read them. I was in the third grade pulling Piers Anthony off the shelf
Posted on 7/9/14 at 11:21 pm to TaxmanMSU
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I would enjoy your thoughts on ASOIAF after you get around to reading it, based on your love for fantasy. I'd like to hear how it stacks up.
It's loooowwww on the list. Reason being: I've already started it and I was honestly appalled at how overrated it was. Maybe it's just me, but I found everything about the book laborious. The prose, the characters, the completely unnecessary situations. Maybe it wasn't the right time, but I was literally stunned with how much I hated it.
I'll give it another try again though. Eventually.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 12:11 am to Freauxzen
Russell Kirk, generally know for his political writings in support of conservatism, wrote a number of short ghost stories which have been collected in an anthology. Ancestral Shadows: An Anthology of Ghostly Tales
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 12:12 am to Mr. Misanthrope
That looks interesting. On to the list it goes.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 12:32 am to Freauxzen
Interested to see what you think of Wool, Shift and Dust. And if you like HH, pick up Sand also.
If you want a completely stupid but fun read, try Year Zero.
I see you already read Ready Player One. That one is a must for anyone who lived around the 80s.
If you want a completely stupid but fun read, try Year Zero.
I see you already read Ready Player One. That one is a must for anyone who lived around the 80s.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 7:47 am to witty alias
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I read Reamde and I liked it but it wasn't great. Would you say it's one of his better books or not?
I haven't read that one yet and need to.
A few recommendations for historical fiction:
December 6 - Martin Cruz Smith. Set in Tokyo just before Pearl Harbor. Kind of a Casablanca in tone but a lot of fun.
The Emperor's General - James Webb. Set in the Philipines and Tokyo at the close of WWII. Deals with McArthur's role in creating the post WWII Japan. From the viewpoint of an aid and it's really his story. Very well done.
Fields of Fire - James Webb. The best Vietnam book I've read. Webb is interesting. He was highly decorated in Vietnam, Secretary of the Navy, a Senator from Virginia, and has written two really outstanding fiction books and several others that are pretty good.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 8:36 am to Xenophon
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Interested to see what you think of Wool, Shift and Dust.
These are coming up for me.
Down to 200 pages in Swan Song, so I'll finish that early next week. Then it's back to fantasy, probably Moorcock next for one or two books. THey seem short.
After that, Wool.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 11:25 am to Freauxzen
Bump again.
So I finished Swan Song a couple of weeks ago and took a break.
What a great book. Any horror fan or post-apocalyptic fan should read it. Lots of fun, very "Stand" like, but separate enough to be unique.
I needed a break to recallibrate and figure out what book next. I really wanted Moorcock, but I came across a couple of deals, so...
Wool
it is next. I do have lots of travel coming up, so I'll probably whip through this trilogy in Mistborn time.
Then fatnasy.
Two Post-Apocalyptics in a row is going to be depressing.
So I finished Swan Song a couple of weeks ago and took a break.
What a great book. Any horror fan or post-apocalyptic fan should read it. Lots of fun, very "Stand" like, but separate enough to be unique.
I needed a break to recallibrate and figure out what book next. I really wanted Moorcock, but I came across a couple of deals, so...
Wool
it is next. I do have lots of travel coming up, so I'll probably whip through this trilogy in Mistborn time.
Then fatnasy.
Two Post-Apocalyptics in a row is going to be depressing.
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