3 cups of tea is up there with 3 pieces of feces or whatever that piece of fiction was
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3 cups of tea is up there with 3 pieces of feces or whatever that piece of fiction was
I just finished "Iron Coffins", autobiography of one of very few surviving German U-boats Captains. Good read, really interesting.
make sure you read 3 cups of deceit shortly after by krakauerQuote:
Originally Posted by Intuit
If you read no other book for the rest of your life, then you can't really go wrong, in my opinion, with Ishmael by Daniel Quinn.
It's one of those books that you will remember for a very long time.
I'd put it up there with the Prophet, as a must read.
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i would suggest you read Match me if you can, One Day .Both are best selling novels.You will not be disappointed .
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I read 3 Cups of Tea shortly after it came out, and then taught it the next year to my students out here. Loved the book, but was bummed about all the controversy surrounding it. I haven't read Krakauer's rebuttal to it, but have picked it up and it's waiting in line with several others. Speaking of Krakauer, I absolutely loved reading Into Thin Air. That was such an exhilarating read!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ksyrium
I have recently read The Hunger Games and really enjoyed it. Thinking about using it at the JHS level. I heard it was made into a movie maybe?
Currently reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and am enjoying the novel, but hating how bad the translator/proofreader was - it's like reading my student's essays. Other than that petty criticism, I am enjoying the story and picked up the rest of the Millennium Trilogy to continue the story. Again, I think this was made into a movie, too? It's embarrassing that I couldn't even tell you what's playing in the theater.
Also picked up Captain Corelli's Mandolin and Midnight's Children as a mate highly recommended them. Have any of you read them?
Going to finish Stones into Schools before I taint my view of Greg Mortenson with Krakauer's book.
Ishmael is on the list. I look forward to it, currently enjoying flirting with the idea of reading it soon.
Just finished The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov - A parable on power, corruption, good, evil, human frailty and the strength of love. A satirical fantastical fable of sorts.
Something a little different for me, that I am having fun with at the moment, is The Sandman - Neil Gaiman. It is a graphic novel series and I'm somewhere in the 3rd Vol. I can't begin to convey what it is like, other than I can't stop going back to it for more.
Alaskan Rover is right, I am only about 50 pages into Ishmael, but it is fascinating and makes you think. On the cover, from memory, there is a quote that says something to the effect of "I will remember books now by what I read before Ishmael, and after Ishmael" and I wholeheartedly agree. It is outstanding so far.
I finished up the Millennium Series and loved the third book the best. The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest was so fascinating and I really enjoyed how it got into the Sweedish law system - something I know nothing about. Very good series, long but interesting and fast read.
Just finished Nicholas and Alexandra last night. It's a thick-assed volume, but very compelling reading even if you already know a lot about that period of Russian history.
the elegant universe, by brian greene. all about string/ m theory. very fascinating stuff, written in a (for the most part) easy to understand conversational style.
i now want to read something a bit newer on the subject, see what the latest devrlopments are.
devil all the time by Donald Ray Pollock was really good. definitely not a pick me upper kind of book.
I am almost through with Jumping Fire by Murry Taylor and it is pretty good.
Recs on any books like this but maybe without the weaving of romantic shit into a book about doing dangerous hard work.
anyone reading the hunger games trilogy? not exactly great literature, but a fast enjoyable read that holds your (my) attention.
By Massey? He's awesome--his bio of Peter the Great and "Castles of Steel" (completely diff. subject--WWI naval warfare) are both great. Recently picked up his Catherine bio, but haven't got to it yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jer
Finished the first one over the weekend; enjoyed it, but debating whether further reading is merited. More killing/dystopia, please, less teen-age love angst. Anyone?Quote:
Originally Posted by nateski
Vacation read recs? Just finished finals, heading out for a few weeks. Looking for something clever/fun. Haven't read a thriller in a few years. Ideas?
^^ If you're into spy fiction, I've been really digging on Daniel Silva. IMO, he's as good as Clancy (though without the historical background) and more mature than Vince Flynn. Personally, I'd start with The Kill Artist, which is the first of the Gabriel Allon series. But it's not exactly a "thriller."
ETA: Oops, forgot I mentioned this on the first page already.
For "mountain-lifestyle" books, I really liked Forget Me Not, by Jenni Lowe-Anchor. Details her life with Alex Lowe. Also greatly enjoyed This Game of Ghosts by Joe Simpson. Same guy who wrote Touching the Void, but it's more of a memoir chronicling his life rather than a specific experience. Crazy stuff.
For other wilderness books: Kabloona in the Yellow Kayak, Malamute Man, .... drawing a blank on some others. Will update later.
I read "The Fabric of the Cosmos" - though I haven't read "The Elegant Universe" - and it was great, five years more recent than EU. Though he also has an even newer one, "The Hidden Reality." http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Reality...7199280&sr=1-1Quote:
Originally Posted by nateski
Cant remember if I recommended these or not yet
Power of One - Bryce Courtenay
American Gods - Neil Gaiman
A River Runs Through It - Norman Mclean
Starship Troopers - Robert Heinlein
Where Men Win Glory - Krakauer
the sigma force series by james rollins is pretty awesome reading...
I'm reading "11/22/63" by Stephen King right now and it's great (if you can overlook a glaring plot hole). Really compelling and well written.Quote:
Originally Posted by BraddA
(I'm not a huge King fan by any stretch and haven't read anything by him in over 20 years, FWIW.)
I just knocked out Andrew Vachss' The Getaway Man in a week. Great little noir novel with definite odes to Jim Thompson.
Currently reading Smonk, a bugged out western with a bizarre and twisted sense of humor, by Tom Franklin (his book of short stories, Poacher, is also worth a gander).
Peter Bergen’s Manhunt: The Decade-Long Hunt for Osama bin Laden
a little redundant but a great read.
looking for a good hemingway bio. the new-ish "hemingways boat" looks pretty interesting. anyone?
Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates - Tom Robbins
Not new but an amazingly descriptive tale that is unpredictable. Includes S American shaman magic, washed up USA spy, sex with a nun in the middle east, and grandma's parrot. Unreal story. And almost anything else by Tom Robbins is good
If you are PNW a great read is
A year of broken glass - joe denham
A tale set in present time of a fisherman who finds a glass Japanese fishing float. And all the events after. Fantasy but really really good
Also for you Canadians (esp. Sunshine coasters and islanders)
The above is great but also try. Very entertaining
Adventures in Solitude: What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation Sound - Grant Lawrence
+1 -sex drugs cocoa puffs - chuck closterman
+1 -golden spruce
If you're into surf reading, don't get "the lost coast". it's a collection of mediocre short stories.
get West of Jesus
or Caught Inside instead.
or just watch endless summer a few more times.
"all for a few perfect waves" is an interesting surf-bio, about an interesting character.Quote:
Originally Posted by mobygrape
where does one start with charles bukowski? randomly picked up a book of his poetry at the book store recently and really liked it.
I've read "post office" and "factotum" and they're both more or less the same, from what I remember. Get drunk; have sloppy sex; drink more; go to work or not; drink more. Repeat for 200 pages.Quote:
Originally Posted by nateski
City of Thieves. quick easy good read.
The Beautiful and Damned - F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen - Christopher McDougall
Anybody read Ghost Wars? Just started reading it today and cant put it down... read 80 pages this afternoon. Even though it goes into much detail and deals with lots of names and detail, it's not dry nor boring at all which kinda surprised me. So far I'm quite enjoying it and would recommend it if you're a history buff.
Erections, Ejaculations and Other Tales of Ordinary MadnessQuote:
Originally Posted by Hugh Conway
Love is a Dog from Hell
Women
The Heart of the Fire
by Cerridwen Fallingstar
This one is not for the faint of heart, seriously, I had what seemed like a heart attack while reading it. It is, at times, almost unbearably intense.
It recounts the perspective of a young witch in early 17th century Scotland during the witch hunts, revealing a hidden world of earth based religion and magic, it will cause your nape hairs to rise.
It becomes evident that the author considers these to be memories from a past life where she was ultimately burned at the stake. Very rich imagery, highly erotic, and at times horrifying, it is ultimately fascinating.
How odd. I could have sworn I was responding to the What Bukowski Should I Read post. My thumbs need to go on a diet.Quote:
Originally Posted by ms ann thrope
"Unbroken" - Read it.
and I'm sure I've thrown this one out on here before, but "The Heart of the Sea" - the true story of the Essex - is a must read too.
That book was really good, and an incredible story.Quote:
Originally Posted by Knockneed Man
Searched Unbroken and there seems to be several books with the same title. Considering you said it's an incredible story I'm guessing it's Zamperini's and his story as a Japanese POW? Will check it out. Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ksyrium
I'd highly recommend.a.book called ''The Incantation of Frida K''. It's a very powerful but poetically-written book. See my recent thread about it in this forum for an excerpt.
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