Mithrandir Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins. Started, but don't think I'll finish it. I like horror but nonstop child abuse isn't my cuppa tea.I had this book in my office to read, but never did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 "...Sprinkle some water on the babies and say, 'Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies:God damn it, you've got to be kind.'" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 "...Sprinkle some water on the babies and say, 'Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies:God damn it, you've got to be kind.'" The world could use a little more of that belief right now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 "...Sprinkle some water on the babies and say, 'Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies:God damn it, you've got to be kind.'" The world could use a little more of that belief right now! Indeed. It's almost embarrassing being a hairless ape these days. Here are a couple more KV quotes for you. Lucky you! :P "I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit.I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, 'The Beatles did.'" God bless you, Mr. Vonnegut. Reading makes me glad to be alive, no matter how gloomy it is outside. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 A Boy In The Water - Tom Gregory Excellent account of the record-breaking attempt to swim the English Channel by the youngest successful swimmer so to do. The book is as much about the lad's coach John Bullet than Gregory himself. Read it in one sitting. Highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Gotta ask two things:1- What records did this book set?2- Was it any good? Observation:This book is 600 chapters away from being Satanic. :oBe careful, greyfriar! These are dangerous waters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Quite fascinating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Hans Fallada - Nightmare In Berlin William Golding - The Spire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Gavin Mortimer - The Men Who Made The SAS: The History Of The Long Range Desert Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Gotta ask two things:1- What records did this book set?2- Was it any good? Observation:This book is 600 chapters away from being Satanic. :oBe careful, greyfriar! These are dangerous waters. I haven't read the whole thing yet but the first 250 pages are pretty entertaining. It's very well written and full of stories and clues that I haven't heard or read anywhere before. The book is surely thought-provoking and even if you don't believe the whole replacement thing, it's an enjoyable read. For the world record question go to... http://www.billyshears.com/5.htm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 This book is 600 chapters away from being Satanic. :o 66 chapters and exactly 666 pages. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 This book is 600 chapters away from being Satanic. :o 66 chapters and exactly 666 pages. Proof it was written by the Dark One himself - Kevin J Anderson :P "I have no soul, but I do have a cool goatee and shades. And razor burn." Thanks for the info, btw. Sounds interesting. Is the whole thing really a poem, or just bits of it? I can't imagine a poem taking up such a devilish amount of pages. It must be an epic I guess! :cheers: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 This book is 600 chapters away from being Satanic. :o 66 chapters and exactly 666 pages. ...Thanks for the info, btw. Sounds interesting. Is the whole thing really a poem, or just bits of it? I can't imagine a poem taking up such a devilish amount of pages. It must be an epic I guess! :cheers: I wouldn't call it a poem. It's the writing style that reminds of a poem. Go to amazon, take a look inside the book and judge for yourself...Interesting fact: The book is published by Peppers Press, which is a subsidiary of the MACCA Corp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 P.G. Wodehouse - The Heart Of A Goof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 The Polish Kings by Ludwig Stomma. The writing feels a bit chaotic, leaving some of the major events untold. Somehow I think the author is not on the Polish side in his testimony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Why We Don't Suck: And How All of Us Need to Stop Being Such Partisan Little Bitches, by (Dr.). Denis Leary. Yeah it 's an honorary doctorate. What'd you think for a self admitted asshole? Funny as hell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Svetlana Lokhova - The Spy Who Changed History Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krystal Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyta Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 (edited) Listening to Always Look On the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography by Eric Idle, so far so good. Definitely need a laugh right now. Mystery The Wailing Wind by Tony Hillerman, enjoying a re-read of this series which are about crimes on the Navajo reservation and two NTP characters Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee...excellent diversion and love the descriptions of the country. And for my book club, a re-read of Jane Eyre, part way through and remembering why I like Jane, she's feisty. Edited November 13, 2018 by Rhyta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Finishing: Thanks a Lot, Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story, by Roger Daltrey. F--k Keith Richards, Roger is only four months younger, and will outlive him. Great read! Starting: Red War, by Vince Flynn & Kyle Mays (Mitch Rapp series). On Deck: The Revenant: A Tale of Revenge, by Michael Punke. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Been readin' up a storm lately. Meet Me at the Morgue - Ross MacDonaldOld-school detective-type novel. Interesting writer."It was hard to hate evil without overdoing the hate and becoming evil. It wasn't Molly I hated, or even Lemp. It was the shapes of their desires, the frantic waste of their flesh, the ugly zero waiting at the end." The Road - Cormac McCarthyI really liked "No Country for Old Men", but I didn't like this one. The spare prose suddenly and weirdly giving way to florid similes was off-putting for me.Also wasn't a fan of the word-a-day desk calendar he was obviously using. Deserves a punch in the nuts because this could've/should've been really good. Under Milk Wood - Dylan ThomasSo damn good. Sadly, he passed away a few days after finishing it. His word-of-the-day calendar is much better than Cormac's. Written as a "play for voices", his use of language at times is f*cking stunning. Suck it, Shakespeare! :P 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Sea of Greed, by Clive Cussler & Graham Brown (Kurt Austin series) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Started wading thru "The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha: Expanded Edition."But was then easily seduced into a small stack of JD MacDonald thrillers. I had no idea what "pentateuch" was. I figured it had something to do with molestation of satanists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Started wading thru "The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha: Expanded Edition."But was then easily seduced into a small stack of JD MacDonald thrillers. I had no idea what "pentateuch" was. I figured it had something to do with molestation of satanists. If you are enjoying JD MacDonald you might like Robert B. Parker. He has a whole series of Spenser mysteries, a detective based in Boston. It was a tv series years ago but the books are better! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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