What are you reading??

Tubber · May 26, 2024

Just finished two books about the Falklands.

Forgot to add, both were excellent.

Waltesefalcon · May 26, 2024

Doc Savage
Rereading this masterpiece.

McCarthy is one of my all time favorite authors. When I heard of his death I broke out Blood Meridian to read. It's incredible how beautifully he could express such raw violence as he did in that book.

Doc Savage · May 26, 2024

Waltesefalcon
McCarthy is one of my all time favorite authors. When I heard of his death I broke out Blood Meridian to read. It's incredible how beautifully he could express such raw violence as he did in that book.

Well said. He's my favorite American author.

ghce · Jun 6, 2024

Just bought this 1978 edition and enjoying the read for a wonderful glimpse into 19th century US.

Togri v. 2.0 · Jun 8, 2024

Pretty amazing account of a period at the beginning of the end of the Western Roman Empire by “the last great Roman historian”. It is one of the primary litteratur sources from that part of antiquity but I never actually read it before now.

pdxleaf · Aug 11, 2024

Got a ways to go but excellent so far. This subject has been extensively researched and his use of diaries, speeches and correspondence from the period make it read as an unfolding event, as opposed to revisiting a well-worn story.

Everything Erik Larson has written is recommended.

Charlemagne1333 · Aug 11, 2024

I have a couple, on the go. Prefer autobiographies/biographies, unless it’s Ian McEwan.

30t1 · Aug 11, 2024

I just finished the flix series. I know tv leaves lots of stuff out for obvious reasons. So I just ordered the books.

ghce · Aug 11, 2024

30t1
I just finished the flix series. I know tv leaves lots of stuff out for obvious reasons. So I just ordered the books.

His works sound very interesting and reading the Wikipedia on the books and the original written material they do sound substantially different in the execution of characters personalities and other background environments so I think is a wise choice to read the books, probably first.
The series writers are well known and have produced some really tremendous series which are very reflective of their source material, this one doesn't sound like the same approach, will be interested to hear your verdict on it.

Turpinrr · Aug 13, 2024

I don't normally like books that are written in the 1st person style but this one is a cracker so far.
I've read The Shining and The Stand at least once a year since they were written

vbrad26 · Aug 13, 2024

lillatroll · Aug 15, 2024

Currently reading Earnest Shackletons' account of his journey/shipwreck in Antarctica. What a story! I struggled through the first 4 or 5 chapters and almost gave up. Very glad I didn't. Unbelievable what they went through. If you like adventure books, I don't think you will be disappointed with this book.

Waltesefalcon · Aug 15, 2024

lillatroll
Currently reading Earnest Shackletons' account of his journey/shipwreck in Antarctica. What a story! I struggled through the first 4 or 5 chapters and almost gave up. Very glad I didn't. Unbelievable what they went through. If you like adventure books, I don't think you will be disappointed with this book.

I also enjoyed Endurance by her captain, Frank Worsley.

SpeedyPhill · Sep 30, 2024

80 years ago... Tripartite Uranium accord
After Belgium delivered Uranium ore from "Belgian Congo" Haut-Katanga province for the "Manhattan Project" and subsequent nuclear weapons, this 1944 treaty between BE, GB and the USA ensuring a flow of "strategic minerals" included Chromite, Copper, Gold, Uranium and Cobalt.
The latter was hugely important for to produce the Iron-Nickle-Cobalt alloy used in jet engines as it was the solution for heat emission in prolonged time running jet engines in e.g. strategic bombers.
Besides the minerals, raw materials and diamonds it's interesting to see the political background and intrigues of the wars in Congo!
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