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Khergit Deserters
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Posted - 2016.04.19 18:12:21 -
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Robert Sawyer wrote:Cormac McCarthy, The Road
When Cormac's in your neighbourhood, you better duck Cuz his book be creepy as f*$k That guy sure can write. Sometimes I wish his books would be a little less brutal and nasty though.
Sy Montgomery, The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness |
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Posted - 2016.05.02 01:12:18 -
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ISD Max Trix wrote:Federal Legal Research Man, that sounds pretty thrilling. And about like what I do 9:00 to 6:00 everyday.
Kazuo Ishiguro, The Buried Giant, again. First time was for page turning ride. Second time, to sightsee along the way, and check my theory on what really did happen. A great one. |
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Posted - 2016.06.02 20:32:07 -
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Douglas Southall Freeman, Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command Not as dry as it sounds, a page-turner actually.
But, on the other hand, it is the novice usually who gets the famous ace by doing at some moment the unexpected thing.
-Eddie Rickenbacker
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Posted - 2016.06.19 16:41:13 -
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Just finished Philip K. ****, The Man in the High Castle. Strange book. Not really sci-fi, more like a psychological novel that happens to be in an alternative future setting.
But, on the other hand, it is the novice usually who gets the famous ace by doing at some moment the unexpected thing.
-Eddie Rickenbacker
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Posted - 2016.06.20 23:56:56 -
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LordOdysseus wrote:Khergit Deserters wrote:Just finished Philip K. ****, The Man in the High Castle. Strange book. Not really sci-fi, more like a psychological novel that happens to be in an alternative future setting. Do you recommend it to casual readers? Hmm. Not really, no. There's not that much of a story, really. It's various characters doing various things and having various thoughts. If you know World War II history, the ideas about what happened with non-defeated Japan and Germany are interesting. But it's just worked into the characters' subplots along the way. Like big news stories that might or might not matter to them. I've read a fair amount of Mr. [Censored]'s works, but I had to resort to internet opinions to help get a handle on the bizarre ending of the book.
Amazing that this tripped-out, film noir gritty thing was published in 1962.
But, on the other hand, it is the novice usually who gets the famous ace by doing at some moment the unexpected thing.
-Eddie Rickenbacker
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Posted - 2016.07.27 01:13:35 -
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Jake Hicks wrote:Jonah Gravenstein wrote:Starship Troopers ~ Robert A. Heinlein In the Mouth of the Whale ~ Paul J. McAuley
There's always a random Pratchett on the go too, reading Mort for the umpteenth time and still finding new stuff to laugh at. Always amazes me that Starship trooper was published in 59. The combat suites they use are way more advanced (and in some way more realistic) compared to the ones used in the movies. Yeah, Heinlein was one of those old science fiction guys. Where thinking about real world laws of physics, astronomy and other hard science disciplines were what shaped the story. That kind of went out of style along the way, I guess. But Andy Weir's The Martian from 2014 is equally "hard", science-based sci-fi. So hard and nerdy that I couldn't finish it. Good book, I'm just lazy and not that much of a science nerd.
Start the bubble machine!
-Lawrence Welk
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Posted - 2016.08.09 21:41:46 -
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Wahoo: The Patrols of AmericaGÇÖs Most Famous World War II Submarine by Richard OGÇÖKane It's a great one, really a page-turner.
Start the bubble machine!
-Lawrence Welk
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Posted - 2016.11.03 01:28:38 -
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Penthesilea Otomeya wrote: I've read Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Fronttwice, with about 20 years in between. The second time I read it, the high points of the story seemed really different. Now I have to read it again to see what he changed this time.... What a great one.
Start the bubble machine!
-Lawrence Welk
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Posted - 2016.11.10 01:02:02 -
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Nana Skalski wrote:I havent read a book in a long time, so it was actually Patrick Stewart who had to appear before me in a dream. Sitting with me in a pub, at the table, he said - "You know that they dont teach people how to enjoy reading? Let me show you something, (he opened the book he had). Here you have a name of the author, (he spelled it, then paused for a while). See? This is what they teach you in school, they dont teach how to enjoy book, what it can bring to your life. They teach letters and few theories and then you are on your own"
That's amazing. Yukihiro Takahashi (drummer and songwriter, most known for being a member of the old band YMO) once appeared in one of my dreams. He said something like, "If you want to create something, you don't do it by hoping some brilliant idea to pops into your head from out of nowhere. You do it deciding on your craft, setting a daily schedule for yourself, and working as hard as you can during that scheduled time every day, with no exceptions. You have to work to make yourself more perfect in your skill every day. You must be dedicated and professional, even after you've had some successes and made some money. What are you doing, wasting your time trying to do things as an amateur, when you have an idea and free time? You'll never get anything done that way, and years will pass and all of your ideas will be wasted."
Start the bubble machine!
-Lawrence Welk
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Posted - 2016.11.10 21:52:02 -
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Pod and Planet fiction contest entries Some EVE players are not bad writers at all!
Start the bubble machine!
-Lawrence Welk
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Posted - 2017.01.06 23:44:17 -
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Karl Marlantes, Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War Really great, actually my second time reading it. Background: -The author was a USMC 2nd Lt in Vietnam -It took him 30 years to finish the book -It takes place in the mountains near the North Vietnam border, where there were a series of "conventional war" hard battles between regular (not guerilla) troops -The author's next book was autobiographical long essay-like. Inferentially, it explains a lot about the characters in Matterhorn.
Start the bubble machine!
-Lawrence Welk
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Posted - 2017.01.08 01:16:56 -
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Hmm.... Sounds like there's a void. Therefore an opportunity for someone (looking at you ) to write one.
Start the bubble machine!
-Lawrence Welk
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Posted - 2017.01.08 22:03:11 -
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Marcus Rintel wrote:Khergit Deserters wrote:Hmm.... Sounds like there's a void. Therefore an opportunity for someone (looking at you ) to write one. Not sure how good it would be, but yeah I should take a stab at it. Thanks for suggesting it. If you want to get some warm up writing some short fiction in an Eve setting, here are some places to post and get feedback: -EVE Fiction forum, of course. There will probably be a writing contest announced there in a couple of months. -EVE Fiction forum at Backstage -Pod & Planet Eve fiction contest (in Fall 2017)
Start the bubble machine!
-Lawrence Welk
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Posted - 2017.01.24 15:32:13 -
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James Clavell, King Rat 10,000 allied POWs in a World War II Japanese prison camp and one an American entrepreneur-trader-hustler. Motivational reading for any Eve traders, scammers, market manipulators. |
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Posted - 2017.04.02 20:41:10 -
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About to finish The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett, first novel of the Discworld series. Not as good as I'd hoped, maybe I was expecting too much. Do the books get better as you go along? |
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Posted - 2017.04.03 00:45:55 -
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LordOdysseus wrote:Khergit Deserters wrote:About to finish The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett, first novel of the Discworld series. Not as good as I'd hoped, maybe I was expecting too much. Do the books get better as you go along? They get funnier and more awesome after the third. The second book in the series is the continuation of the first but then the books begin to divide into storylines.I was bored by the third and stopped reading it mid-way.My all-time favorite book is the 5th,Sourcery. Upon searching on a search engine for 'discworld reading order',these storylines come up:
- Rincewind.
- Death.
- Witches.
- City Watch.
- Wizards.
- Tiffany Aching.
- Moist von Lipwig.
- Discworld cultures.
What I did when I first started reading was reading up to the 8th book and then reading each storyline one by one. This flowchart is from 2015.The most recent version I could find. Enjoy! That is awesome! OK, going to follow the flowchart. After I read Clark Ashton Smith, which I had to special order from a neighboring library, good a deadline. And then My Struggle, Book 1, by intense depressed Norweigan guy Karl Ove Knausg+Ñrd. He's on Book 6 by now, and people love them and wait for them. |
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