TSF Book Club
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Really interesting read, the author starts off with his personal experiences and then moves into how different peoples throughout history treated war and soldiers and the repurcussions on them . Some of it dealt with traditions and why we have them . I want to read his earlier book now, this one was very hard to put down. -
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<p>Sooooooo anyway, my next book is out August 17, a full length Regency-set suspense called <strong>To Love a Hellion</strong>. (Regency is 1810-1820 England in case anyone wondered). If the lady in your life (or maybe you, cos you have EXCELLENT taste) is into lords and ladies/filthy smex/nasty villains/snarky banter...buy my book!</p>
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Just finished John Birminghams Designated Targets, top read...although been struggling to find time to read it has taken me longer than usual.<br><br>
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awkward promo dance<br><br>
Sooooooo anyway, my next book is out August 17, a full length Regency-set suspense called To Love a Hellion. (Regency is 1810-1820 England in case anyone wondered). If the lady in your life (or maybe you, cos you have EXCELLENT taste) is into lords and ladies/filthy smex/nasty villains/snarky banter...buy my book!<br><br>
You know you want to. Yep. :mail: :greeting:</p></blockquote>
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<p>Just finished John Birminghams Designated Targets, top read...although been struggling to find time to read it has taken me longer than usual.<br><br>
Love some of the modern day characters in the series too.</p>
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<p>Just this minute finished Seveneves by Neal Stephenson. Starts in the not too distant future when something causes the moon to break up. An astronomer - who is not Neil deGrasse Tyson, OK? - realises that in a short time that means the planet is about to become a very dangerous place to be and so a plan is put in place to create an ark made up of a fleet of small craft to take some of us out to space. The book then spans 10,000 years into the future.</p>
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<p>As with all of his books it is surprisingly easy to read despite being full of hard science. It takes a bit of work nevertheless, nearly 900 pages. Loved it.</p> -
<p>No idea if it's been mentioned, probably has, but reading Flash Boys - Cracking the Money Code by Michael Lewis at the moment. Fascinating stuff, would recommend.</p>
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<p>Cheers JC, will check that out</p>
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<p>Just finished John Birminghams Designated Targets, top read...although been struggling to find time to read it has taken me longer than usual.<br><br>
Love some of the modern day characters in the series too.</p>
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<p>I'm just into book 2 of the Dave Hooper series and loving it. Read Book 1 in a night. Good mix of macabre action and humour in typical Birmingham style.</p>
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<p>Basically a middle aged loser becomes earths great super hero against legions of demons and dragons who suddenly appear from the underworld.</p>
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<p>Dave's a real lad and a bit of a fuck up who definitely enjoys the side effects of his super status - libido, drug and alcohol capacity, stamina but tries to do the right thing (sort of).</p>
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<p>He's an Everyman for the internet age.</p>
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<p>Just this minute finished Seveneves by Neal Stephenson. Starts in the not too distant future when something causes the moon to break up. An astronomer - who is not Neil deGrasse Tyson, OK? - realises that in a short time that means the planet is about to become a very dangerous place to be and so a plan is put in place to create an ark made up of a fleet of small craft to take some of us out to space. The book then spans 10,000 years into the future.</p>
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<p>As with all of his books it is surprisingly easy to read despite being full of hard science. It takes a bit of work nevertheless, nearly 900 pages. Loved it.</p>
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<p>Did you read Anathem? I love his stuff but I've never been so bored in my life so I've steered clear of Seveneves. Normally with his books they just fly past, but jeysus Anathem was a slog. </p> -
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<p>Gollum, did you ever read into thin air? What did you think? I read it last weekend .</p>
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<p>Yeah, really liked it. Made me want to never climb anything ever. Same with touching the void. Fuck. That.</p>
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<p>Sort of jaded since as Krakaur has since of got a reputation for given a 99% chance a boring thing happened v a 1% vhance a dramtic thing happened & no one really knows which, he always goes the bullshit option. Sort of spoils it a bit when "non fictioon" or "true accounts" are only "truish".</p>
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<p>Really looking forward to Everest coming out in a couple of months.</p>
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<p>I watched touching the void on sunday morning , I read the book over the weekend. Watching the movie and reading the book made me wonder aspect of mountaineering is enjoyable? Beck Wethers who suffered horribly on that trip is a motivational speaker now <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.badassoftheweek.com/weathers.html'>http://www.badassoftheweek.com/weathers.html</a></p>
<p>I read into the wild and where men win glory by Krakauer too, I'm not sure I believe 100% of into the wild and it was a bit average but where men win glory was a superb read although thats probably got traces of bullshit too.</p>
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<p>That film looks good, there was an earlier film thats rubbish and puts a decent amount of blame on Rob Hall <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_Thin_Air:_Death_on_Everest'>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_Thin_Air:_Death_on_Everest</a></p> -
<p>Yeah, Beck Wethers story was the one that put me off going anywhere near a fricking mountain.</p>
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<p>Into The Wild is the one where Krakaur has got a lot of (deserved) shit for flat out making it up in the most sensationalist way he could - helped by the "no one knows!" element. Its a shame as he carved out a nice nieche writing that stuff. </p>
