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Dukasaur wrote:Well, today the wife and I created a New Year's Resolution to resume reading.
(Yeah, henceforth the New Year begins on Remembrance Day.)
We both used to read a lot, and noted that neither of us has actually read a book in years. So today we began a new policy of reading for an hour before bed every night.
We have lots of unread books laying around, but to get into the spirit of things we went to Chapters and bought new books for the occasion. I bought Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine.
riskllama wrote:Koolbak wins this thread.
Dukasaur wrote:90% of my reading was traditionally science fiction.
I'm trying to broaden my horizons now -- read more non-fiction, and maybe also some non-science fiction.
jusplay4fun wrote:I have enjoyed reading over the summer, Chesapeake (in 6 weeks), by James A. Michener. I read Hawaii as a teen (in 6 days..!..) and want to read a few more of his historical fiction. I finished reading another historical novel by James A. Michener, called The Source, about the Jews, from Pre-History to now. I enjoyed the book, about 1080 pages.
I have enjoyed reading some of the Killing Series by Bill O'Reilly. I have read, in the Killing series:
Killing Jesus
Killing Patton
Killing Kennedy
Killing The Rising Sun
He (Bill O'Reilly) has some 12 volumes, as of now.
I also read American Prometheus, about J. Robert Oppenheimer, before the movie was released.
I have read other books in the past few months, but nothing noteworthy. I do not think that "The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Middle Ages" is up there, but I learned more History, of an era I did not already know LOTS about.
Votanic wrote:jusplay4fun wrote:I have enjoyed reading over the summer, Chesapeake (in 6 weeks), by James A. Michener. I read Hawaii as a teen (in 6 days..!..) and want to read a few more of his historical fiction. I finished reading another historical novel by James A. Michener, called The Source, about the Jews, from Pre-History to now. I enjoyed the book, about 1080 pages.
I have enjoyed reading some of the Killing Series by Bill O'Reilly. I have read, in the Killing series:
Killing Jesus
Killing Patton
Killing Kennedy
Killing The Rising Sun
He (Bill O'Reilly) has some 12 volumes, as of now.
I also read American Prometheus, about J. Robert Oppenheimer, before the movie was released.
I have read other books in the past few months, but nothing noteworthy. I do not think that "The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Middle Ages" is up there, but I learned more History, of an era I did not already know LOTS about.
I'm just playing a wild hunch here... Have you read Killing the Joke?
Lonous wrote:Hemingway is a good read, would recommend.
Although his style takes some getting use to.
He writes more on themes than story plots.
Votanic wrote:jusplay4fun wrote:I have enjoyed reading over the summer, Chesapeake (in 6 weeks), by James A. Michener. I read Hawaii as a teen (in 6 days..!..) and want to read a few more of his historical fiction. I finished reading another historical novel by James A. Michener, called The Source, about the Jews, from Pre-History to now. I enjoyed the book, about 1080 pages.
I have enjoyed reading some of the Killing Series by Bill O'Reilly. I have read, in the Killing series:
Killing Jesus
Killing Patton
Killing Kennedy
Killing The Rising Sun
He (Bill O'Reilly) has some 12 volumes, as of now.
I also read American Prometheus, about J. Robert Oppenheimer, before the movie was released.
I have read other books in the past few months, but nothing noteworthy. I do not think that "The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Middle Ages" is up there, but I learned more History, of an era I did not already know LOTS about.
I'm just playing a wild hunch here... Have you read Killing the Joke?
mookiemcgee wrote:It might border on too much of the same as you broaden your horizons... but give 'American Gods' by Neil Gaiman. I think it might be right up your alley
Lonous wrote:Hemingway is a good read, would recommend.
Although his style takes some getting use to.
He writes more on themes than story plots.
mookiemcgee wrote:It might border on too much of the same as you broaden your horizons... but give 'American Gods' by Neil Gaiman. I think it might be right up your alley
jimboston wrote:“The Killing Joke” however was an excellent graphic novel…
Dukasaur wrote:90% of my reading was traditionally science fiction.
I'm trying to broaden my horizons now -- read more non-fiction, and maybe also some non-science fiction.
riskllama wrote:Koolbak wins this thread.
jonesthecurl wrote:For non-fiction I'd recommend West Like Lightning by Jim DeFelice, which I read a while ago - about the Pony Express, and an absolute classic, Straight and Crooked Thinking by R Thouless, which should be required reading before posting in this forum.
KoolBak wrote:So Dod....on a scale of 1 - 10, how much do you value the advice you're getting?
Do you want more?
Do you laff and shake your head?
Wanna hear about the 5,000 books I've read for fun? Or my 4 years of college philosophy??
This is fun....
riskllama wrote:Koolbak wins this thread.
KoolBak wrote:Cool.
I was an unwilling participant. At 19, my GF of 2 years was attending a private Catholic college for nursing and I was in public college 100 miles away. Guess why I wanted to attend the MUCH more expensive, small, elite school? You got it....we have a lot in common
Anyway, scored a great job and could afford it. That school required you take 1 philosophy course and 1 theology course every year. As an agnostic, it was eye opening and I really enjoyed it as they did a great job. I ended up modeling my entire 4 years around one philosophy professor so I could always get him. An outstanding, weird, excitable, totally non religious little round Austrian dude....LOVED him. True what they say how one educator can make a difference.....
Anyway, with kindle Unlimited there are COUNTLESS Indy writers that can cheaply self publish and will visit with customers. I totally support this new clique.
As far as classics, the one singular book I go back and read every 5 years or so is Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard. All his sci Fi was outstanding, but this book is a work of art.
Probly my second fave is Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds....
I'm doing a lot of current day shifter / weird fiction lately. Here's one I picked up this am on KU
Witchy Whiskers: A Nine Lives Magic Mystery https://a.co/d/3fi14vP
Read on Duk!!
PS....Did you hear about the time when Rene Descartes went to the burger joint? They brought his meal, and asked "Do you want ketchup for your fries?" he goes "No...I think not" and POOF!!!! He disappeared!!
*mike drop*
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