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Post by minorkey on Feb 15, 2018 4:42:00 GMT -5
 Currently reading Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett |
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Post by billf on Feb 15, 2018 9:41:05 GMT -5
 David Lodge, Writer's LuckAlthough I have read nearly all of Lodge's novels, I'm not sure if 300+ pages on a 15-year period in his life are worth the effort. |
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Post by kinuta on Feb 15, 2018 22:54:05 GMT -5
 Just started. |
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Post by JamesP on Feb 16, 2018 10:32:46 GMT -5
I might be interested...let me know what you think |
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Post by kinuta on Feb 20, 2018 2:34:48 GMT -5
I might be interested...let me know what you think An essential read if you are interested in the Vietnam war. I already knew the basics, remember the tv coverage at the time, and had recently seen the Ken Burns doc, which devotes an entire episode to Hue, but the book really fleshes the story out and paints an intense portrait of the campaign. It starts with the preparation for Tet, it's wider aims and the nationwide attacks, but quickly focuses in on the fighting in Hue and the disconnect between the truly violent and harrowing situation on the ground and the rosy way it was initially presented in the US. Verdict - worth reading. |
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Post by kinuta on Feb 21, 2018 0:52:38 GMT -5
 Just started. Just finished. Verdict - load of rubbish. |
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Post by kinuta on Feb 21, 2018 22:33:57 GMT -5
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Post by billf on Feb 22, 2018 4:00:36 GMT -5
 From Lauren Lee to Laurie Lee. Continuing my reading of English and American literature (Orwell, Hemingway, Lee) relating to the Spanish Civil War. |
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Post by kinuta on Feb 24, 2018 19:26:35 GMT -5
 Fragmented and hard to follow series of short stories with characters in common. The long middle section was interesting, the section of power point diagrams baffling, and the final parts meandering. I prefered Manhattan Beach. |
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Post by kinuta on Feb 26, 2018 17:01:27 GMT -5
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Post by kinuta on Feb 28, 2018 21:32:55 GMT -5
 Had to call a halt on this during the final 100 pages. The meandering detail and oppressively dark content were too much for me. I'll resume at some later date. |
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Post by kinuta on Mar 3, 2018 3:57:37 GMT -5
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Post by JamesP on Mar 3, 2018 9:28:25 GMT -5
My Mother was a avid fan of Ellery Queen. I just picked this one up in memory of her.  |
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Post by kinuta on Mar 5, 2018 22:08:32 GMT -5
I was getting ready to read Directorate S then realized it was a sequel to Ghost Wars. I thought I'd better refresh my memory by reading Ghost Wars again.  |
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Post by billf on Mar 8, 2018 14:06:54 GMT -5
 Barnes's latest. Slight, but readable. Expect the movie will be along in due course. |
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Currently reading Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
