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Sonderval posted:Looking for some sci fi recommendations.
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Apr 24, 2020 17:09
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Thanks, I have read all the culture books and pretty much everything Else Ian (M) Banks has done.
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Apr 24, 2020 22:08
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looking for books about the history of Catholic saints, monastic orders, and the like. I have an Oxford Dictionary of Saints but want some more detail.
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Apr 25, 2020 02:26
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PsychedelicWarlord posted:looking for books about the history of Catholic saints, monastic orders, and the like. I have an Oxford Dictionary of Saints but want some more detail. Sean Kelly's Saints Preserve Us! isn't particularly serious but it's a decent reference guide to saints. The companion volume, Who In Hell... is a good read too.
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Apr 25, 2020 07:19
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poisonpill posted:Strong agree on Halliburton. A lot of fun. King of the Khyber Rifles by Talbot Mundy.
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Apr 25, 2020 09:14
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Sonderval posted:Thanks, I have read all the culture books and pretty much everything Else Ian (M) Banks has done. Have you done the Kim Stanley Robinson Mars stuff yet?
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Apr 25, 2020 11:08
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Can anyone recommend a modern drama book? I read The Vegetarian and it was weird but there were some dramatic moments. Also any recommended super near sci-fi books? Something like Seveneves where something dramatic happens.
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Apr 27, 2020 06:35
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err posted:Can anyone recommend a modern drama book? I read The Vegetarian and it was weird but there were some dramatic moments. So many hard sf books fit the bill. Consider: Spin, Rendezvous With Rama, Pushing Ice, The Three-Body Problem, Contact.
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Apr 28, 2020 05:00
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I'm looking for recommendations for a couple of books for some reading times ahead. I'm interested in books in the western genre, inspired by a recent bout of playing Red Dead Redemption 2. I'm a big fan of Blood Meridian, the Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, literature about the Donner Party, etc. It doesn't necessarily have to be fiction, although I primarily am looking for fiction, as I've enjoyed reading the historical sources behind Blood Meridian. I'm also looking for some books that take place in colonies, preferably Pacific Ocean colonial life, although literature themed on American slavery might be interesting too. I really enjoyed reading the sections taking place in the Pacific Ocean in Cloud Atlas and stuff like Kafka's In the Penal Colony. Also - and I'll finish up after this - sci-fi literature describing "life as it goes on" in the future, stuff like Alien minus the horror, e.g. fairly regular drama literature about future space miners (I enjoy The Expanse).
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Apr 29, 2020 09:05
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On The Beach might check the marks for your last category there, it’s very much “a day in the life after all-out nuclear war”
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Apr 29, 2020 11:37
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For westerns, this may be so obvious you've read it already but True Grit by Charles Portis is really good.
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Apr 29, 2020 12:25
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csidle posted:I'm looking for recommendations for a couple of books for some reading times ahead. I'm interested in books in the western genre, inspired by a recent bout of playing Red Dead Redemption 2. I'm a big fan of Blood Meridian, the Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, literature about the Donner Party, etc. It doesn't necessarily have to be fiction, although I primarily am looking for fiction, as I've enjoyed reading the historical sources behind Blood Meridian. Warlock by Oakley Hall
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Apr 29, 2020 12:29
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csidle posted:Also - and I'll finish up after this - sci-fi literature describing "life as it goes on" in the future, stuff like Alien minus the horror, e.g. fairly regular drama literature about future space miners (I enjoy The Expanse). Trouble on Triton by Samuel R. Delany
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Apr 29, 2020 13:27
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Humerus posted:For westerns, this may be so obvious you've read it already but True Grit by Charles Portis is really good. I’ve always wanted to read his previous book Norwood but have never been able to find a cheap copy. I hear it’s also a great read.
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Apr 30, 2020 00:45
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Kart Barfunkel posted:I’ve always wanted to read his previous book Norwood but have never been able to find a cheap copy. I hear it’s also a great read. It is. Funny, light picaresque novel. It's not a western, though. It's currently $2 on kindle. (As are the rest of his novels, currently.) I'm surprised used copies are going for $30+ right now?? I bought in new in paperback for $8 and sold it a few years ago when I was downsizing my collection. It's less than 200 pages, and really only takes an afternoon or two to read, so I'd say grabbing it on kindle until a new affordable edition is published is a safe bet.
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Apr 30, 2020 12:38
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So, this is a bit of an odd request. I'm looking for a collection of short stories or non-fiction articles that are weird and interesting. Thing is, I read a bit to my girlfriend most nights before we go to sleep and we've burnt through most everything I had on the backburner in the past couple months of corona curfew. For some examples: This year, we've read the No Such Thing as a Fish Book of the Year 2019 Elise's old blog- http://www.endofshiftreport.com/2015/07/my-name-is-elise.html and the greatest hit is definitely The Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel Fruits of the sea fucked around with this message at 21:37 on Apr 30, 2020 |
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Apr 30, 2020 21:31
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Fruits of the sea posted:So, this is a bit of an odd request. I'm looking for a collection of short stories or non-fiction articles that are weird and interesting. Thing is, I read a bit to my girlfriend most nights before we go to sleep and we've burnt through most everything I had on the backburner in the past couple months of corona curfew. Metamagical Themas is a collection of Scientific American columns / essays by Douglas Hofstadter that deal with typically-Hofstadterish things -- free will, AI, game theory, philosophy, morality, fonts. They're super interesting but maybe too weighty for bedtime stories. E: for an example of his writing, search 'Douglas Hofstadter careenium'. It should be the second link. For some reason I can't link it from mobile, maybe because it's a pdf. regulargonzalez fucked around with this message at 05:47 on May 1, 2020 |
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May 1, 2020 05:42
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Fruits of the sea posted:So, this is a bit of an odd request. I'm looking for a collection of short stories or non-fiction articles that are weird and interesting. Thing is, I read a bit to my girlfriend most nights before we go to sleep and we've burnt through most everything I had on the backburner in the past couple months of corona curfew. Maybe Bryson’s “At Home”? It’s a bunch of more-or-less apocryphal stories about like, why salt and pepper at the table? Or why are old British houses called “Hall”? I really liked it.
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May 1, 2020 05:51
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Fruits of the sea posted:So, this is a bit of an odd request. I'm looking for a collection of short stories or non-fiction articles that are weird and interesting. Thing is, I read a bit to my girlfriend most nights before we go to sleep and we've burnt through most everything I had on the backburner in the past couple months of corona curfew. You might enjoy Ricky Jay's Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women, which is a history of various carnival sideshow acts.
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May 1, 2020 13:17
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My two favorite books are Pushing Ice and House of Suns, both by Alistair Reynolds (I’ve read basically everything he’s written). My wife calls it the “sentient spaceship genre”, but I really like books set over long time periods where the author really explores how people adapt to changing circumstances. I also really liked Children of Time and some of Asimov’s stuff like Foundation, The End of Eternity, and The Gods Themselves.
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May 2, 2020 01:48
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I need a recommendation that will hook me back into reading. When I’ve been into a series, reading the next chapter is on my mind all day and it’s great. Genre doesn’t matter, but I prefer fantasy, horror, and sci-fi: -a series of books -exciting, has some hooks to draw me in. I think this is the most important one. -doesn’t poo poo the bed with poorly written characters Books/series I’ve loved (I know some of these are probably looked down on.. help me be better!) -Song of Ice and Fire -LoTR -Blindsight/Firefall by Peter Watts -The Laundry Files series -Dune -Three Body Problem (As a kid/teenager: Wheel of Time, Sword of Truth) Couldn’t get into MBotF, Dresden Files, Name of the Wind
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May 2, 2020 04:59
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C. J. Cherryh's Alliance-Union books are a safe bet. Merchanter's Luck and Rimrunners are good, representative places to start. Lloyd Alexander's Prydain books are also good. They aren't in the genres you mentioned, but Raymond Chandler's books about Philip Marlowe would probably fit your bill too.
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May 2, 2020 05:05
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Great! Thank you
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May 2, 2020 06:21
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Tenacious J posted:I need a recommendation that will hook me back into reading. When I’ve been into a series, reading the next chapter is on my mind all day and it’s great. Check out Children of Time as well.
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May 2, 2020 06:50
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Tenacious J posted:I need a recommendation that will hook me back into reading. When I’ve been into a series, reading the next chapter is on my mind all day and it’s great. The Black Company series
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May 2, 2020 15:56
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Thanks for the recommendations! We're starting with Bill Bryson. Selachian posted:You might enjoy Ricky Jay's Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women, which is a history of various carnival sideshow acts. This looks fascinating, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be published as an ebook and isn't available for buying or borrowing in my country. Archive.org does seem to have a copy for borrowing, but something about their email registration system is borked. Arrgh
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May 2, 2020 17:40
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Fruits of the sea posted:So, this is a bit of an odd request. I'm looking for a collection of short stories or non-fiction articles that are weird and interesting. Thing is, I read a bit to my girlfriend most nights before we go to sleep and we've burnt through most everything I had on the backburner in the past couple months of corona curfew. David Eagleman's Sum Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky's Memories of the Future The Best American Series is generally excellent and covers a wide range pretty much anything by Kafka, Ted Chiang, Ray Bradbury, Ursula K LeGuin, or Philip K Dick
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May 2, 2020 18:06
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Fruits of the sea posted:So, this is a bit of an odd request. I'm looking for a collection of short stories or non-fiction articles that are weird and interesting. Thing is, I read a bit to my girlfriend most nights before we go to sleep and we've burnt through most everything I had on the backburner in the past couple months of corona curfew. how weird are we talking? today i wrote nothing by daniil kharms gets pretty weird, but it's also great. some short stories, some flash fiction, some poetry.
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May 2, 2020 20:50
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csidle posted:I'm looking for recommendations for a couple of books for some reading times ahead. I'm interested in books in the western genre, inspired by a recent bout of playing Red Dead Redemption 2. I'm a big fan of Blood Meridian, the Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, literature about the Donner Party, etc. It doesn't necessarily have to be fiction, although I primarily am looking for fiction, as I've enjoyed reading the historical sources behind Blood Meridian. Late to this party but you should read Larry McMurtry. Start with Lonesome Dove, which is incredible. Then there’s an omnibus called The Berrybender Narratives which is also well worth a read if you like LD. The Big Sky is also a good one. Also consider Texas and/or Centennial by James Michener. That’s about 4000 pages of content right there, so you should be set.
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May 3, 2020 18:34
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csidle posted:I'm looking for recommendations for a couple of books for some reading times ahead. I'm interested in books in the western genre, inspired by a recent bout of playing Red Dead Redemption 2. I'm a big fan of Blood Meridian, the Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, literature about the Donner Party, etc. It doesn't necessarily have to be fiction, although I primarily am looking for fiction, as I've enjoyed reading the historical sources behind Blood Meridian. I just started Pekka Hamalainen's book on The Comanche Empire and it's pretty fascinating.
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May 3, 2020 20:06
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Okay, thread, long shot here, but how about a book about the history of surf culture in Hawaii? Or maybe just a good non-fiction about Hawaii? I could use a book that has chill island vibes to take me away.
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May 3, 2020 23:08
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Kart Barfunkel posted:Okay, thread, long shot here, but how about a book about the history of surf culture in Hawaii? Or maybe just a good non-fiction about Hawaii? I could use a book that has chill island vibes to take me away. Not sure of a book but I was just listening to Gabby Pahinui and Ry Cooder's collaboration and that is about as chill island vibes you will find anywhere, so a good soundtrack for whatever you find?
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May 4, 2020 02:34
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Kart Barfunkel posted:Okay, thread, long shot here, but how about a book about the history of surf culture in Hawaii? Or maybe just a good non-fiction about Hawaii? I could use a book that has chill island vibes to take me away. James Michener's Hawaii but I'd actually recommend his short nonfiction collection _Rascals in Paradise _. The Charlie Chan mystery books are set in Hawaii also.
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May 4, 2020 03:20
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Brandon Sanderson’s Way of Kings is the free Tor book of the month.
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May 4, 2020 14:10
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Captain Monkey posted:Brandon Sanderson’s Way of Kings is the free Tor book of the month. It’s also available today only. https://twitter.com/tordotcom/status/1257297792277643267
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May 4, 2020 14:40
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Captain Monkey posted:Brandon Sanderson’s Way of Kings is the free Tor book of the month. You couldn’t pay me to read that. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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May 4, 2020 15:12
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tuyop posted:You couldn’t pay me to read that. Thanks for letting us know.
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May 4, 2020 15:57
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what's a good book on the history of radio in the UK? especially looking for one that goes into pirate radio, how it worked, how it developed, etc
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May 4, 2020 18:06
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What's the best book about Muhammad Ali? I know he has some autobiographies, is one better than the other? Is there a particular biography that's better than the others? I'm more interested in the boxing/sports side of things but wouldn't mind just reading about his life in general either
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May 4, 2020 18:28
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csidle posted:I'm looking for recommendations for a couple of books for some reading times ahead. I'm interested in books in the western genre, inspired by a recent bout of playing Red Dead Redemption 2. I'm a big fan of Blood Meridian, the Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, literature about the Donner Party, etc. It doesn't necessarily have to be fiction, although I primarily am looking for fiction, as I've enjoyed reading the historical sources behind Blood Meridian. While it doesn't hit any of those specific marks I have a feeling you'd really enjoy C. S. Forester's The General
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