01-26-2023, 09:20 AM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Langley, BC
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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
I recently read The Forever War, which is considered one of the great early sci fi book by Joe Haldeman. Really interesting ideas and concepts.
This made me want to read some of the other classic sci fi books from that era like Solaris, Roadside Picnic, The Stars My Destination, the Dispossessed, the Left Hand of God, Stranger in a Strange Land, A Canticle for Leibowitz etc
Luckily these older novels tend to be relatively short.
On a side note I just finished Project Hail Mary - fun read, very much like The Martian, that I would recommend... They are adapting this into a movie with Ryan Gosling and... Emma Stone?!
https://twitter.com/user/status/1509969004781203457
I love Emma Stone, but no idea how she is going to play Rocky (for those who read the book, they know what I mean).
Hopefully, they'll pull off some magic, like how Arrival was completely different than The Story of Your Life, but still worked great... Just hope they don't somehow turn it into something its not, like a romance. |
OK if you look at the date that tweet was made, its April 1st 2022. Shame on you. And those who noticed and played along, shame on you too. 
https://twitter.com/user/status/1510829507472617473
Nice dad joke though. Who else but Emma STONE could play ROCKY? Sylvester Stallone perhaps? 
BTW, just finished reading the book. Absolutely fantastic and as good a read as The Martian, which is one of my absolute favorites. Hoping the movie turns out at least as good as The Martian did.
Next up I'm going to give Blood Feud: Detroit Red Wings v Colorado Avalanche by Adrian Dater a read. Gotta mix it up with some non-fiction every now and then.
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01-27-2023, 12:58 PM
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#102
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Chicago
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Jack Reacher - No Plan B. Typical new Reacher
Just finished YA trilogy by Holly Jackson - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. Probably really good if you are 15, but fun anyway.
Yeah its easy reading fiction. I'm good with that
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01-27-2023, 01:33 PM
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#103
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I found an old pile of Michael Chrichton and Tom Clancy books. I was leafing through them and it seems its been long enough that I've kinda forgotten what's in the story.
Usually my memory is really damn good for stuff I read, but I'm getting excited to reread some of these almost as if I'm reading them for the first time again.
The only book I sorta recall, is that that in my head the Jurassic Park book had a totally different vibe than the movie. I'm looking forward to reading Prey again.
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04-03-2023, 09:30 AM
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#104
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Alberta
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Does anyone have any recommendations for non fiction historical?
I'm open to any topic, except I'm staying away from politics, especially American politics.
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04-03-2023, 09:34 AM
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#105
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Originally Posted by GordonBlue
Does anyone have any recommendations for non fiction historical?
I'm open to any topic, except I'm staying away from politics, especially American politics.
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I think it's been recommended here before, but Silk Roads: A new history of the world by Peter Frankopan is excellent. I loved it, and the follow up (which is also called Silk Roads but a different subtitle that I can't think of right now).
Anyway, with the war in Ukraine this is a pertinent book, and seriously just an excellent book.
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04-03-2023, 09:40 AM
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#106
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Originally Posted by GordonBlue
Does anyone have any recommendations for non fiction historical?
I'm open to any topic, except I'm staying away from politics, especially American politics.
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Pierre Burton’s books on the Klondike and railroad are good.
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04-03-2023, 09:49 AM
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#107
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: A small painted room
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Originally Posted by GordonBlue
Does anyone have any recommendations for non fiction historical?
I'm open to any topic, except I'm staying away from politics, especially American politics.
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The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown was pretty good. It's about old-school migration across the sierra nevada..
The last podcast on the left did a good job covering it too if you want to listen:
https://www.lastpodcastnetwork.com/b...t-of-the-earth
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05-30-2023, 11:38 PM
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#108
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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Frankenstein. It's a very different story than what's usually portrayed in pop culture.
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05-31-2023, 10:15 AM
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#109
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
Frankenstein. It's a very different story than what's usually portrayed in pop culture.
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I also found that when reading Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde. That one is worth checking out as well.
I'm on a classic literature kick because I've always heard of these books but never got around to reading them. I'm finishing up a modern book right now, but I'm debating the next one to read and I'd kinda like to get some input from the CP collective. Help me choose!
100 years of solitude-Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Moby Dick-Herman Melville
Crime and Punishment-Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Grapes of Wrath-John Steinbeck
Either pick one to recommend first, or rank them in the order I should read them.
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05-31-2023, 10:43 AM
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#110
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Not Taylor
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Calgary SW
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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is an excellent book which only suffers a bit because we know the mystery behind what is happening. I can only imagine the reactions of readers at the time.
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05-31-2023, 01:09 PM
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#111
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATCO Field, Section 201
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I am reading dune. It's good. not sure if I will read the entire series though.
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05-31-2023, 01:40 PM
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#112
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Truculent!
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Children of Time - Andrian Tchaikovsky is quite enjoyable.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...ildren-of-time
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05-31-2023, 10:19 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Originally Posted by GordonBlue
Does anyone have any recommendations for non fiction historical?
I'm open to any topic, except I'm staying away from politics, especially American politics.
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Erebus: The Story of a Ship
Michael Palin
https://www.themichaelpalin.com/shop...hip-paperback/
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05-31-2023, 10:21 PM
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#114
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
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I liked it - could not finish the sequel. It’s a rare book that I don’t finish. Tedious.
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06-01-2023, 11:58 AM
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#115
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATCO Field, Section 201
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Originally Posted by GordonBlue
Does anyone have any recommendations for non fiction historical?
I'm open to any topic, except I'm staying away from politics, especially American politics.
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If you're still taking recommendations. This book captures your imagination.
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06-01-2023, 05:15 PM
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#116
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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
I also found that when reading Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde. That one is worth checking out as well.
I'm on a classic literature kick because I've always heard of these books but never got around to reading them. I'm finishing up a modern book right now, but I'm debating the next one to read and I'd kinda like to get some input from the CP collective. Help me choose!
100 years of solitude-Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Moby Dick-Herman Melville
Crime and Punishment-Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Grapes of Wrath-John Steinbeck
Either pick one to recommend first, or rank them in the order I should read them.
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I’ve also been on a classic literature spree and finally got around to reading a few that have been on my TBR list for a bit. Read 100 years of solitude last month and absolutely thoroughly enjoyed it. Id throw a vote for that. Haven’t read Moby Dick in a few years though.
Going to go on Dvotevsky reading spree starting this month, so planning to start with Crime and Punishment, though I have also heard people start with Notes from Underground.
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06-01-2023, 05:18 PM
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#117
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Originally Posted by GordonBlue
Does anyone have any recommendations for non fiction historical?
I'm open to any topic, except I'm staying away from politics, especially American politics.
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I’m actually currently slowly working my way through Penguin History of the World by J.M. Roberts. It does a great job in covering a lot of the world history.
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06-29-2023, 01:08 PM
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#118
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I've read two books by Khaled Hosseni called Kite Runner and 1000 Splendid Suns.
They are fictional books based in Afghanistan from basically the 1960s-2000s and obviously this era is dominated by real life wars, so the wars influence the stories. Compelling books, and I normally don't really do fiction, unless it's fantasy.
Highly recommend.
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06-30-2023, 02:20 PM
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#119
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by CroFlames
I've read two books by Khaled Hosseni called Kite Runner and 1000 Splendid Suns.
They are fictional books based in Afghanistan from basically the 1960s-2000s and obviously this era is dominated by real life wars, so the wars influence the stories. Compelling books, and I normally don't really do fiction, unless it's fantasy.
Highly recommend.
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The Kite Runner is excellent. Really interesting look into the history of Afghanistan.
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06-30-2023, 02:30 PM
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#120
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Not Taylor
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Calgary SW
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It's annoying when you get stuck on a book. It's different when it's a book that's not doing anything for you, then it's just easy to ditch but I'm reading a 600 page biography of Jonathan Swift, the topic greatly interests me and I'm generally enjoying it, but I've been at it for over a month and am only halfway through. It's a combination of the subject matter being a bit dense with a ton of info on English politics at the time, me being a slow reader and just generally also being tired lately, so I only get through about 5-15 pages a day.
I'm itching to get onto something a bit lighter, some graphic novel or murder mystery.
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