What are You Reading?

[moxie32]

I’m in the middle of this right now and really appreciating the insights into late 19th century Europe: Robert K. Massie, “Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War”. It’s the third book I’ve read by this guy. Massie does a great job of laying out a history of events by deep diving into the key players lives. Kind of like reading 100 biographies strung together in one book. 

[moxie32]

I’m in the middle of this right now and really appreciating the insights into late 19th century Europe: Robert K. Massie, “Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War”. It’s the third book I’ve read by this guy. Massie does a great job of laying out a history of events by deep diving into the key players lives. Kind of like reading 100 biographies strung together in one book. 

[moxie32]

Woh, sorry that post got repeated over and over! Wasn’t intended!

[+ azdr0710]

6 minutes ago, moxie32 said:

Woh, sorry that post got repeated over and over! Wasn’t intended!

you can use the three dots at upper right in each post to delete all but one

[MikeBiDude]

I just finished this, and really enjoyed it. A great fictional novel of Hemingway’s first wife Hadley and their lives. 

The Paris Wife

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Chicago, 1920: Hadley Richardson is a quiet twenty-eigh…

 

[Rod Hagen]

Just finished this.  Very good.  He's a gay author, but this, like his more famous (and better) book Brooklyn, which became a lovely movie, is not gay.  It's a very Irish book.  Enjoy:

 

Amazon.com

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[+ Just Sayin]

22 minutes ago, Rod Hagen said:

Just finished this.  Very good.  He's a gay author, but this, like his more famous (and better) book Brooklyn, which became a lovely movie, is not gay.  It's a very Irish book.  Enjoy:

 

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At least of two of his books, "The Master" about Henry James, and "The Magician" about Thomas Mann, have gay themes; I enjoyed them both.

[Jim_n_NYC]

On 7/2/2024 at 2:31 AM, moxie32 said:

I’m in the middle of this right now and really appreciating the insights into late 19th century Europe: Robert K. Massie, “Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War”. It’s the third book I’ve read by this guy. Massie does a great job of laying out a history of events by deep diving into the key players lives. Kind of like reading 100 biographies strung together in one book. 

I thought I recognized that author so I went and checked my bookshelf and found Massie's books on 'Peter the Great' and 'Nicolas & Alexandria'.  Never thought to look up other works by him (I read those books in Jr. High when my Mom gave them to me to read).

[Jim_n_NYC]

Just finished 'Paris' by Edward Rutherfurd, which was ok (I think Sarum, the first book of his I read has been my fav of his).

Started 'Guns, Germs, and Steel' by Jared Diamond...was recommended to me by another pilot I flew with once.  Supposed to be a history of the world type of thing....we'll see.

[Rod Hagen]

16 hours ago, Jim_n_NYC said:

Started 'Guns, Germs, and Steel' by Jared Diamond...was recommended to me by another pilot I flew with once.  Supposed to be a history of the world type of thing....we'll see.

Loved GGandSteel when it first came out.  If you like it, read Collapse immediately afterward, also very good, just to stay in the zone.

 

 

Edited August 10, 2024 by Rod Hagen

[+ Just Sayin]

I just finished "Drilled" by K.M. Neuhold, a pansexual woman; it's a light summer reading for my book group; it's a part of the Four Bears Construction series; very highbrow!

Drilled (Four Bears Construction #7)

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A month in a remote cabin with the last man I ever expe…

 

[Rod Hagen]

Just read this.  Fast paced.  Stories a bit thin, but descriptions are beautiful.  It would actually be better if the two main characters were gay, but the story wouldn't have sold as well.  I wonder if someone's treated it for a movie yet, feels like a movie.  The River by Peter Heller

 

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[MikePDNA51]

Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley.  

 

The book is bonkers!

[MikeBiDude]

On 8/10/2024 at 8:04 AM, Rod Hagen said:

Just read this.  Fast paced.  Stories a bit thin, but descriptions are beautiful.  It would actually be better if the two main characters were gay, but the story wouldn't have sold as well.  I wonder if someone's treated it for a movie yet, feels like a movie.  The River by Peter Heller

 

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I just bought the Kindle edition…looking forward to it…

[wanderlust307]

I am reading "Who Started World War II?" by Udo Walendy. It's an interesting opposite perspective.

Who Started World War II?

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Nowadays the Second World War is frequently called the Mother of All Wars, the ultimate war of Good versus Evil. The roles are invariably allocated: Hitler and his Nazi...

 

Edited August 15, 2024 by wanderlust307

[Danny-Darko]

In the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – February 21, 2019
by Frederic Martel 

In the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy; THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: Martel, Frederic, Whiteside, Shaun: 9781472966148: Amazon.com: Books

In the Closet of the Vatican - Wikipedia

 

Edited January 13 by Danny-Darko

[Rod Hagen]

On 8/11/2024 at 9:45 AM, MikeBiDude said:

I just bought the Kindle edition…looking forward to it…

And, what did you think?

[MikeBiDude]

3 hours ago, Rod Hagen said:

And, what did you think?

Ha! LOVED it, as a matter of fact got me into a Peter Heller “rut”.  I read about 4-5 more of his books after finishing The River. Many thanks @Rod Hagen another great choice. So far you’re batting a 1000 in recommends I like.

[+ ApexNomad]

6 hours ago, MikeBiDude said:

Ha! LOVED it, as a matter of fact got me into a Peter Heller “rut”.  I read about 4-5 more of his books after finishing The River. Many thanks @Rod Hagen another great choice. So far you’re batting a 1000 in recommends I like.

@MikeBiDude @Rod Hagen thanks for the recommendation - I’ll add this to my list. If you’re into thrillers, I highly recommend The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. It’s a few years old, but I only read it recently. It’s a psychological thriller that masterfully combines suspense with a slow-burn mystery and delivers an explosive ending.

[mtaabq]

“Ball Four”, Jim Bounton’s 1974 expose of professional baseball. Fascinating! 

[mike carey]

[+ poolboy48220]

I'm re-reading "All Creatures Great and Small", James Herriot's stories about a vet in England in the 1930's.  I read it long ago and am enjoying it again. 

[AtticusBK]

I’m finally reading the big bestseller DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver — which was inspired by DAVID COPPERFIELD by Dickens, but tackles poverty and Opioid addiction in Appalachia. It’s a total page turner so far. 

[MikeBiDude]

15 minutes ago, AtticusBK said:

I’m finally reading the big bestseller DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver — which was inspired by DAVID COPPERFIELD by Dickens, but tackles poverty and Opioid addiction in Appalachia. It’s a total page turner so far. 

Sounds great, I love her work. Just added it to my kindle.

[Zippo5]

On 4/1/2025 at 1:17 AM, MikeBiDude said:

Sounds great, I love her work. Just added it to my kindle.

I really like Kingsolver and enjoyed Demon Copperhead. But prefer The Lacuna and can highly recommend it.