"CB" (jrcb)
02/04/2020 at 08:00 • Filed to: Oppo Book Club
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"CB" (jrcb)
02/04/2020 at 08:00 • Filed to: Oppo Book Club | 2
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Yeah, it’s a few days late, sue me. I’m not getting paid for this.
Mindhunter was excellently written and an interesting read. It’s biographical for the first bit, then becomes a collection of “war stories”, which break down the crimes and the suspect profiles they end up looking for. Definitely not for the faint of heart, it’s very disturbing.
This month, I’ll be reading Good Omens to be a bit more positive.
So, what did you all read in January?
CalzoneGolem
> CB
02/04/2020 at 08:09 |
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I’m reading A Whiff of Death. One of the few Asimov books that I’ve read that is not set in the distant future.
Nothing
> CB
02/04/2020 at 08:09 |
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I finished 99 Stories by Wayne Gretzky. Definitely a good read for those that like hockey, but I’m not good at short stories, which is basically what this book is a collection of. That made it tough to get into a rhythm reading it.
This month, I’m reading Blue Moon by Lee Child. Sometimes I like just a mindless read, and Jack Reacher novels are pretty mindless. I still find it amusing that Tom Cruise played 6’5”, 260lb Jack Reacher in movies.
Chuckles
> CB
02/04/2020 at 08:43 |
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I'm still finishing my January book, so I'll probably update this next week (and pick something shorter for February).
DasWauto
> CB
02/04/2020 at 08:45 |
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I read about half of How to be a motoring journalist by Roy Lanchester. It’s satire done by Richard Porter (Sniffpetrol, Top Gear, Grand Tour writer). It’s pretty entertaining but the writing style hasn’t kept me glued to it. I should finish it this month and move on to one of the Ben Macintyre books I have waiting for me (either The spy and the traitor or Double cross). You might like his work, it’s well researched non-fiction mostly about espionage, check out A spy among friends if you get a chance.
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> DasWauto
02/04/2020 at 08:53 |
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I’ll add it to the list!
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> Chuckles
02/04/2020 at 08:54 |
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I finished my January book late so logically I went for a longer book for February.
Tripper
> CB
02/04/2020 at 09:00 |
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I’m still working through Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Did you watch the Netflix series also? The guy who plays Ed Kemper is amazing!
DirtyDodge
> CB
02/04/2020 at 09:28 |
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I still haven’t finished my January book, I need to finish it and pick something shorter for February.
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> CB
02/04/2020 at 11:10 |
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I am reading Virgil Wander , by Leif Enger. Very uplifiting, as Enger’s writing tends to be.
As for disturbing, the cover of the book you mention is disturbing enough for me to look right past.
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DasWauto
> CB
02/04/2020 at 12:46 |
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I can’t recommend that book highly enough, it’s what got me back into reading after avoiding it like the plague since high school (STEM major).
SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
> CB
02/04/2020 at 16:15 |
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I managed to finish Peter Andrew’s Back from the Brink...it’s a nonfiction book about a sustainable farming system that the author developed over his lifetime. It’s a confounding read for someone with a science and natural resources background due to his writing style and language but I don't doubt his landscape observation powers...
Longtime Lurker
> CB
02/04/2020 at 22:18 |
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I read James Rollins: The seventh plague. Part of his Sigma Force series, which I like for being a fictious blend of well researched history and cutting edge science. The seventh plague supposes that the Nile River turning red in ancient times was caused by an electricity eating microbe, when a billionaire tries to use these microbes to build a wireless power network ala Nikola Tesla, by seeding the ionosphere with the microbes. A fresh breakout of the plague occurs, so Sigma Force has to save world. I do like this series this is the third book I’ve completed of it.
Since I barely finished this book in time I’m going to set a shorter goal for Feb. and read Diesel: Ignition by Tyson Hesse.
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> CB
02/05/2020 at 00:38 |
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I’m 1/3 through In the Kingdom of ice. I have to pick up the pace
AestheticsInMotion
> CB
02/06/2020 at 23:06 |
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Good O mens as in the Terry Pratchett/Neil Gaimen collab? That’s a fun book, especially if you’re familiar with the respective authors’ different styles.
I didn't read anything January, but now that you mentioned Good Omens I may just start over with Terry Pratchett's disc world series. I read the first few and loved the offbeat humor. Pretty unique for a fantasy mega-series
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> AestheticsInMotion
02/06/2020 at 23:12 |
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I love Discworld! So yeah, I’m familiar and onboard for it.
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Longtime Lurker
> CB
03/13/2020 at 21:04 |
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Will there be post for March?
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> Longtime Lurker
03/13/2020 at 21:13 |
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If less people had died in February, yes. But since they did, the book club with reconvene in April.