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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Just finished the first book of the "Old Man's War" series, by John Scalzi. He's as good as Robert A. Heinlein, if not better. I reread my favorite book series on Kindle every 8 months or so, including this one.
I'm concurrently reading, and just completing (again) "Bumbling into Body Hair," a hilarious autobiography of a lesbian to male's journey into manhood.
What's so weird is that the moment she committed to transitioning and taking testosterone, she got a work promotion, was recruited to a government job for three times her current salary, and got a beautiful girlfriend, who she married.
Because she was perceived as a normal married man, her comment was "Wow..white (cis hetero) male privilege is TRUE.."
birdingnut
Level 8
May 24, 2018
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When I read "Old Man's War", ten years ago, I saw the comparison to Heinlein and that would have been good enough, but I am convinced he is better.
If you have read it, you need to read "Redshirts" Imagine how the crew on Star Trek felt about going on missions with J T Kirk.
@GeorgeRocheleau Yeah, I often think John Scalzi is better than Heinlein, but they are equally good writers- able to draw the reader completely into their universes. However, Heinlein was from a different era, so one has to ignore some flawed science and incest fantasies.
Still, John Scalzi pays him tribute in the back of his novels. What book is called "Redshirts?" Those were the supposedly expendable security personnel routinely killed by random aliens during the original Star Trek series, and spoofed so well in "Galaxy Quest."
@GeorgeRocheleau Ah! Thanks.
Now that I think of it, I did google all of his books before, but this one is only available in audio on Kindle.
I read it on my Nook. It won a Hugo, so it should still be available.
@GeorgeRocheleau Ah! It costs almost $10. Right now, after not working for over a year, and paying out of my pocket since I got cancer, I'll wait until someone gives me another Amazon gift card, lol!
But thanks for the heads up.
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Amisja
Level 8
May 24, 2018
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The Years of Rice and Salt - Kim Stanley Robinson
GeorgeRocheleau
Level 8
May 24, 2018
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"I am a strange loop" by Douglas Hofstadter. The guy who wrote "Godel Escher Bach".
IamNobody
Level 8
May 24, 2018
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Read both of those. They started me on the road to atheism.
@tnorman1236 why is that, if you don't mind asking?
@IamNobody It was the beginning, for me, of trying to think more scientifically, instead of mystically. I had already left Christianity many years before, but I had this vague idea of a power, or an unknown source, and a soul. These books started disabusing me of this notion.
I'm currently reading One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Up next, I will most likely read either The Graveyard Book or Norse Mythology, both by Neil Gaiman.
maggiethecat
Level 4
May 24, 2018
2
Two of my faves….enjoy!
Nostromo, by Joseph Conrad. Was going through my shelves and found an old copy that had belonged to my dad.
Tomfoolery33
Level 9
May 24, 2018
2
I'm finishing USA Culture Smart, Vocational Psychology, and Common Sense by Thomas Paine. After that, I have like ten more books on queue because I know too little about natural systems, even to this day, and I am starved for thinking internally. These days, no explanation is ever enough.
DZhukovin
Level 7
May 24, 2018
2
While I prefer paperbacks, PDF's available to download on the internet can be quite useful. Found one on the US Constitution that I was reading.
SpikeTalon
Level 9
May 24, 2018
1
The Man with the Golden Gun. After this, I'll only have one book left and then I will have finished all 14 of Ian Fleming's original 007 novels.
TheDarkNolanite
Level 6
May 24, 2018
1
I actually read Dan Brown's books, Origin and The Lost Symbol in a matter of 3 months which is very odd for me! I am also reading Dr. Wayne Dyer's book, You'll Believe it when You See It. I been reading that for almost a year now. I been trying to get through his chapter on Forgiveness and I just find some of his ideas and words hard to accept. I think I have thrown the book across the room at least 9 times! I guess I need more time to let this anger go before I will be more open and understanding. Wish me luck!
gracielufreebush
Level 4
May 24, 2018
1
Good luck!!!
Currently reading Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann, Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton, the Outsider by Stephen King, and No Middle Name by Lee Child. I also have Leonardo da Vinci, which is a huge, lovely book, but I only read it when I have time to read and look through it.
Wisewoman3
Level 7
May 24, 2018
1
'Palestine the Reality- The Inside Story of the Balfour Declaration 1917-1938' by J.M.N. Jeffries (1939)
Silver1wun
Level 7
May 24, 2018
1
Origin by Dan Brown was interesting (not like some of his previous books); "Doc" a book about Doc Holiday was fascinating. Otherwise a lot of cozy mysteries and historical romance.
DevraisA1
Level 7
May 24, 2018
1
@Purplegirl1974 I joined a cozy mystery bok club. I am really enjoying getting to know new authors, as well as being able to discuss the books.
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