TSF Book Club
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@tim said in TSF Book Club:
He took a big shit on The Luminaries, and that was good enough for me.
I had to look this up:
Each of the twelve men who comprise the council in the first chapter of the book is associated with one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. The title of a chapter in which one of these men plays a major role invariably bears that man's sign.
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@tim I’ve read some of his non fiction but that’s the only novel Read it when the movie came out as he was my English prof at the time
Decent guy. Very supportive of all his students even the drunken no hopers like me
Last bumped into him in the urinal at Nz house in London. He remembered me which was a shock and says something about the man given it was a good 5 years later and he must’ve had thousands of students
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@tim It's only a short story, but "A fitting tribute" is quite amusing - if you can find it.
@SammyC - Sven Hassel - great stuff from my youth! Can't think of anything with a similar mix of blood-thirstiness and humour - Game of Thrones?
Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest by Wade Davis – review
A magnificent new account puts the British assaults on Everest in the 1920s in the context of imperialism and the aftermath of the first world war, writes Geoff Dyer
I read this quite recently, which has a lot of first World War stuff, mixed in with the misery of trying to climb Mt. Everest in the 1920s!
It is excellent!
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@tim said in TSF Book Club:
Any one know of any fictional accounts of an invasion of NZ? Especially post-WW2.
I vaguely remember something about an Indonesian invasion and guerilla resistance.
There's on set in Australia, for young adults, but can't think of one for NZ. I think the Aussie one was 'tomorrow when the war began' or summat
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@tim said in TSF Book Club:
Any one know of any fictional accounts of an invasion of NZ? Especially post-WW2.
I vaguely remember something about an Indonesian invasion and guerilla resistance.
@tim said in TSF Book Club:
Any one know of any fictional accounts of an invasion of NZ? Especially post-WW2.
I vaguely remember something about an Indonesian invasion and guerilla resistance.
None that I know of about nz but there’s a great one about the Aussies pulling back to a line from Brisbane to Melbourne and leaving militias to harass the Japanese supply lines I’m trying to search for you.
This one about the Indonesians invading was pretty decent I thought
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@nta said in TSF Book Club:
Now reading Patrick Rothfuss' Name Of The Wind - I'm liking it but apparently there are only 3 of 4 books released at present so taking my time.
I wish it had a map at the front.
It's a fantastic book. There is a second book (don't bother with the novella). The third book is yet to be released.
Thoroughly enjoyed that and the sequel - unexpectedly found it, and now loan my copies to people to read. Have fun!
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I read Ronnie Wood's book while i was at mum and dad's the other week.
It's your typical rock star book really. My favourite parts were at the start, where all these amazing musicians emerge at the same time, and spend their time playing together in different iterations, or just appearing on each other's records.
But as with all of these stories, eventually the drugs get in the way. And holy shit Ronnie and Keef did a lot. Of everything. I have no idea how they have survived.
As a book it's all over the shop. About halfway through it gets very hard to keep track of what year it is supposed to be, or even which band he is in at the time. I guess that might have something to do with the sheer volume of substances that have flowed through his system. There is a lot of "i met this famous guy, good fella. Did a shitload of coke. Met this other famous guy. Good bloke, friend for life. did a shitload of coke. Keef chased a guy with a gun".
I know the idea of the book is to show Ronnie as this knock about bloke, but really he's a bit of a piece of shit when you read it. And it amazes me how often he went broke (ok, not amazes). "Guys i just need to borrow a couple of million until the next tour"
One thing is for sure, today's musicians are fucking pussies.
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@tim said in TSF Book Club:
Any one know of any fictional accounts of an invasion of NZ? Especially post-WW2.
NZ First manifesto
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@tim have you checked it out yet? Speaking of other big world building settings, I'm getting into the origin stories from the malazan books of the fallen. Latest one is a cracker.
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@paekakboyz Started it recently, but haven't had time to read more of it.
It opened with an intriguing mystery about a few aliens infiltrating earth, but unfortunately skipped back and forth from a future set Ender's Game type scenario (not my cup of tea).
Amazon.com: The Reckoning: The Day Australia Fell (The Unforeseen Series Book 1) eBook : McArdle, Keith: Kindle Store
