RedskinsSuperBowl21 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 12345678910 adg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buenosdiaz Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 books are for commies and gays just kidding haha edit: i tend to read older books from the lit section so im interested in hearing about some more contemporary works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 books are for commiesand gays no no, buenos, that's SOCCER The book club idea is cool though. Too bad I read at the pace of a snail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buenosdiaz Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 haha lets see if the book club thread can hit 25 pages in 4 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 NNT! iheartskins tried awhile back... http://extremeskins.com/showthread.php?t=158350 He went one more time with a thread on Huck Finn (the next selection) and it died quick... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsSuperBowl21 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 haha well I am open for all genres and I was thinkin more along the lines of a bookclub ES style. With a format somewhere along the lines of the way we discuss TV shows. I always hated homework growing up so it would be ideal if it is run with a more loose structure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsSuperBowl21 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 NNT! iheartskins tried awhile back... http://extremeskins.com/showthread.php?t=158350 He went one more time with a thread on Huck Finn (the next selection) and it died quick... :doh: haha well I supposed ill have to join Oprahs book club damnit I am so over the color purple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I'm always up for new recommendations, although I admit I'm slow as hell reading a book. I just don't have time for more than a page or two a day. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I might be up for this. I read Manhunt by James Swanson, and it is a fascinating minute by minute account of Lincoln's assassination, the related assassination attempts, Booth's escape and hiding, and the hunt for him. Really good book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I've been known to recommend Arthur Clarke's Childhood's End about 40 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsSuperBowl21 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 I might be up for this.I read Manhunt by James Swanson, and it is a fascinating minute by minute account of Lincoln's assassination, the related assassination attempts, Booth's escape and hiding, and the hunt for him. Really good book. Oh man, the description of the scene Ford's theater is unreal. My favorite part so far is all that happened in Secretary Seward's Mansion, so much more happened than what we learned in grade school... great book so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsSuperBowl21 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 I've been known to recommend Arthur Clarke's Childhood's End about 40 times. I just looked it up, sounds intense but interesting. How hard of a read is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I just looked it up, sounds intense but interesting. How hard of a read is it? Well, I read it in Junior High, and didn't have any trouble with it at all. IMO, the concepts in the book are Larger Than Life. I like to say that after many of Clarke's books, you feel honored that you were present at such momentous events. I probably haven't read it in 20 years. (And I really enjoy re-reading books I've already read.) But I still vividly remember large sections of the book, including some important parts of the dialog. (BTW, I'd be curious about how much you've found out about the story. IMO, the book contains at least three major revelations that I really savor seeing people be surprised by.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsSuperBowl21 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Drop a line to confirm interest. I was thinking of a kill/save method for choosing books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufumonk Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I just looked it up, sounds intense but interesting. How hard of a read is it? It's an excellent read. One of my favorite Sci-Fi books along with The Left Hand of Darkness. Left Hand of Darkness I just started reading The Road. I couldn't put it off any longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufumonk Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Drop a line to confirm interest. I was thinking of a kill/save method for choosing books. It depends on how structured you want to make it. I tend to go in spurts within a genre so anything too rigid and I'll have a hard time keeping interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsSuperBowl21 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Well, I read it in Junior High, and didn't have any trouble with it at all. IMO, the concepts in the book are Larger Than Life. I like to say that after many of Clarke's books, you feel honored that you were present at such momentous events. I probably haven't read it in 20 years. (And I really enjoy re-reading books I've already read.) But I still vividly remember large sections of the book, including some important parts of the dialog. (BTW, I'd be curious about how much you've found out about the story. IMO, the book contains at least three major revelations that I really savor seeing people be surprised by.) I looked up a few reviews of the book but I try not to spoil things for myself but I have always been intrigued by the cold war/third Reich era and that initially grabbed my attention I stopped reading the review when it started talking about the overlords and apocalyptic concepts. I dont want to spoil anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsSuperBowl21 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 It depends on how structured you want to make it. I tend to go in spurts within a genre so anything too rigid and I'll have a hard time keeping interested. Bingo. There obviously needs to be some sort of structure, I love discussing books but Im a casual reader and don't like deadlines. The idea would be to get people to read the same book and discuss it. Plain and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I looked up a few reviews of the book but I try not to spoil things for myself but I have always been intrigued by the cold war/third Reich era and that initially grabbed my attention I stopped reading the review when it started talking about the overlords and apocalyptic concepts. I dont want to spoil anything OK. . . . Far as I'm aware, the book has only tangential relevance to the Cold War, and none whatsoever to the Third Reich. But I'll take that as "I haven't read any spoilers". ("The Overlords" is the name that Humanity uses to refer to the Extraterrestrials who contact Earth in the opening scene.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Well, I recently started Routing TCP/IP, by Cisco Press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Well, let's see...I just got done reading Teddy Atlas' autobiography. Right now, I'm reading a religious book called "Crossing Morgan's Creek." As long as we're on the subject though, maybe someone in this thread can help me out. I was listening to a radio interview about a month or two ago, and they were interviewing an author. Apparently, he was an FBI guy or some other fed who infiltrated the mob and wrote about his experiences. It wasn't like Donnie Brasco or anything, this was much more recent. I never caught his name or the title of his book, but if anyone knows what I'm talking about, it'd be much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsSuperBowl21 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 OK. . . . Far as I'm aware, the book has only tangential relevance to the Cold War, and none whatsoever to the Third Reich. But I'll take that as "I haven't read any spoilers". ("The Overlords" is the name that Humanity uses to refer to the Extraterrestrials who contact Earth in the opening scene.) I just ordered the book for a penny on amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufumonk Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I just ordered the book for a penny on amazon. Brave soul.........considering where alot of reading is done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsSuperBowl21 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Well, let's see...I just got done reading Teddy Atlas' autobiography. Right now, I'm reading a religious book called "Crossing Morgan's Creek."As long as we're on the subject though, maybe someone in this thread can help me out. I was listening to a radio interview about a month or two ago, and they were interviewing an author. Apparently, he was an FBI guy or some other fed who infiltrated the mob and wrote about his experiences. It wasn't like Donnie Brasco or anything, this was much more recent. I never caught his name or the title of his book, but if anyone knows what I'm talking about, it'd be much appreciated. http://www.amazon.com/Making-Jack-Falcone-Undercover-Family/dp/1416551638/ref=pd_sim_b_2 I found this..even if this is not the one its sounds pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsSuperBowl21 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Brave soul.........considering where alot of reading is done hahaha i wash my hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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