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Francorelli

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Recently finished the second book in the partly-historical/mostly-fantasy Age of Iron trilogy.

Entertaining enough in a sub-Abercrombie way. Sadly, the incongruous Asterix references towards the end were so clumsy they've nearly put me off reading any further...



I'm a big fan of Aaronovitch's Peter Grant series. Three-quarters of the way in, and I can't shake off the feeling that he's just treading water with this sixth book.
 
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frost liam

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A typical summer book with a beer at the beach (for the beach it will be in 3 weeks :( )
i like the fact Steve berry is able to renew his subjects (from religion , to mythology and now from past facts from US history),
From the few who don't him, it's a mix between james bond and indiana jones (some critics said it's a dan brown like but in a better way)
 

bandito

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I haven't read it, nor seen the film. but I will definitely read it now that you've recommended it.
Let me know what you think if you do read it - I found it to be a cracking story - quite a slow read for me, but in a relaxed, contemplative way as opposed to finding it difficult or boring.
 

Francorelli

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It's been a couple of years since I've read any sci-fi, after devouring Orson Scott Card's excellent Shadow saga.

Corey is a new author for me and he didn't disappoint. Compelling, filmic storytelling - I can see why they made a TV series based on the books.
 

Matsilainen

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J. D. Vance: Hillbilly Elegy

The further I read, the more compelling the story, and the more it also helps illuminate some of the social issues in the U.S.

 

Lann

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Picked up an interesting book for anyone, like myself, interested in military history, from my local library "Great Military Disasters - From Cannae to Stalingrad" by Julian Spilsbury. Easy but informative read.
 

KAV

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My 'seatime' on USCG discharge lists six months duty on a icebreaker and one Southpat ( Southern Patrol) to Antarctica. I brought along Shackelton's SOUTH and enjoyed tracing his voyage, the rare opportunity to visit his gravesite and drink a smuggled shot of whisky in toast. I have a Antarctic service medal, just about the only one not
rescinded and the only one I cared about anyway. I imagine of all the many people I've read or read about he has
always been the one I admire most.
The old books on polar exploration are all very collectable and expensive. I've managed reading what I can at libraries
under the watchfull eye of the collections clerks, a few reprints and wrote a scathing 'Letter to the editor' at OUTSIDE magazine when some ignorant twit made an unfounded insult to Sir Earnest and saw it published with a retraction- rare for that useless rag.
I was out and about and passed a garage sale, our residential equal of a boot sale. The usual junk; late uncle Ralph's old golf clubs, musty suits and wrinkled ties. Among it all was this book. I CALMLY asked how much? Oh, is $1 to much? I bought it and walked away quickly lest someone see the flash of exultation in my eyes poker players watch for. These books are never less than three figures.
Home safely I am playing this odd old musical score titled Antarctica with bone chilling wind effects. It's been 100 F give or take this summer and all my winter woolens lie drycleaned and safely folded in a Chinese camphorwood chest with no foreseeable use.
MY Antarctica is breaking up and it also breaks my heart. I love this book and curse not being born earlier.
 
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Lord Fatboy

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Lady Fatboy is Norwegian and ever time I walk to the mall I have two choices - go past the big statue of Amundsen or the small statue of Amundsen.
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My 'seatime' on USCG discharge lists six months duty on a icebreaker and one Southpat ( Southern Patrol) to Antarctica. I brought along Shackelton's SOUTH and enjoyed tracing his voyage, the rare opportunity to visit his gravesite and drink a smuggled shot of whisky in toast. I have a Antarctic service medal, just about the only one not
rescinded and the only one I cared about anyway. I imagine of all the many people I've read or read about he has
always been the one I admire most.
The old books on polar exploration are all very collectable and expensive. I've managed reading what I can at libraries
under the watchfull eye of the collections clerks, a few reprints and wrote a scathing 'Letter to the editor' at OUTSIDE magazine when some ignorant twit made an unfounded insult to Sir Earnest and saw it published with a retraction- rare for that useless rag.
I was out and about and passed a garage sale, our residential equal of a boot sale. The usual junk; late uncle Ralph's old golf clubs, musty suits and wrinkled ties. Among it all was this book. I CALMLY asked how much? Oh, is $1 to much? I bought it and walked away quickly lest someone see the flash of exultation in my eyes poker players watch for. These books are never less than three figures.
Home safely I am playing this odd old musical score titled Antarctica with bone chilling wind effects. It's been 100 F give or take this summer and all my winter woolens lie drycleaned and safely folded in a Chinese camphorwood chest with no foreseeable use.
MY Antarctica is breaking up and it also breaks my heart. I love this book and curse not being born earlier.
 

Francorelli

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Another new author for me. An engaging yet unexceptional crime thriller. The story is made slightly more interesting due to its location, Brighton, where I lived for many years.

 
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