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Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 9:56 pm
by Pruitt
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This book is blowing my mind.

Re: Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:52 pm
by Rush2112
I read that a few months ago, then picked up a couple of his first books. Amazing how much better of a writer he is now.

Also, I hope he continues with science. I enjoy his travel writing, but A Short History and The Body blow those books away.

Re: Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 11:43 am
by EdRomero
Just finished the last book in Philip Pullman's Darkest Materials series and came away disappointed. The series starts off as a children's book and then turns into a deep philosophy/religious examination. I wonder if my feeling on the book is being influenced by life being so fucked up now -- it's not to focus on reading for me at the time so my next book should be something lighter. One great aspect of this series was there were parts in it where I had no idea where the story was going, which was cool

Re: Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 1:39 pm
by Pruitt
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Always liked his travel books. 1/3rd of the way in and it's good.

Re: Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2020 11:49 am
by Pruitt
Oh this book is a lot of fun...

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Re: Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2020 12:29 pm
by Rush2112
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Re: Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2020 1:09 pm
by Giff
Just finished this one. it was a really fun and easy read from a genre I'm typically not all that into.

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Started this one yesterday and about 1/4 of the way through.

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Re: Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 12:18 pm
by Pruitt
Just loving this book.

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Re: Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Sun May 31, 2020 11:36 am
by wlu_lax6
Knocked out half of this yesterday. Then watched too much coverage of the DC riots last night. Not that I was going to vote for Trump, but after reading this you just realize how not only does he not know what he is doing, but how bad the republican leadership is to let basic management of the country be run so poorly.
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Re: Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Sun May 31, 2020 11:42 am
by DaveInSeattle
I finished Drew Magary's new book a couple of days ago:

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Have really mixed feelings about it. I thought the Sci-Fi aspects were really good (the global implications of being able to teleport from your phone), but that the plot was so-so. And I wasn't completely sold on Drew's being able to write a love story between two teen aged women. Mostly power scanned through those parts.

Re: Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:29 am
by EdRomero
Pruitt wrote: Tue Apr 07, 2020 9:56 pm Image

This book is blowing my mind.
It's taking me forever to read because it's so full of information and so many holy shit moments. Thanks for letting me know about it.

Any recommendations for a first Elmore Leonard book to read?

Re: Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:53 am
by sancarlos
Elmore Leonard books go by in a breeze. Pick up any of them. Rum Punch, Out of Sight, Killshot, Miami Blues, Get Shorty... You can't go wrong.

Re: Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:29 pm
by Rush2112
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Re: Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:33 pm
by Giff
This was an interesting read even if it kind of skimmed over the ultimate result.

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Re: Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 2:04 pm
by DSafetyGuy
sancarlos wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:53 am Elmore Leonard books go by in a breeze. Pick up any of them. Rum Punch, Out of Sight, Killshot, Miami Blues, Get Shorty... You can't go wrong.
Seconded. You can even start with one if you've seen the movie version, just as a bridge. Still enjoyable.

Re: Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 2:31 pm
by Giff
His westerns are good too.

Man, I haven't read one in a long time. I need to read a couple in a week and then watch Jackie Brown (hated missing last night!!), Get Shorty and Out of Sight all in a row.

Re: Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 4:02 pm
by P.D.X.
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1/3 of the way through and not yet convinced it's not a book about a penis.

Re: Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 4:47 pm
by A_B
If it were Pynchon I could confirm.

Re: Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 10:38 am
by Pruitt
This book is hilarious. Just what I needed...

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Re: Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:06 am
by Rush2112
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Re: Spring Reading Thread

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:30 am
by DaveInSeattle
Rush2112 wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:06 am Image
When I was kid, the independent TV station out of Oakland (KTVU) would have Soul Train and Hee Haw on back to back on Saturday evenings.

Probably not a lot of cross-over between those audiences.